Remote Lead Reliability Engineer Jobs
Remote Lead Reliability Engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams in sectors like cloud infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise software. Employers hiring remotely right now include Humana, M&T Bank, and EPAM Systems. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Lead Site Reliability Engineer coordinates software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications. Ensures proper controls are established and maintained over test and production systems and software source code. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.The Lead Site Reliability Engineer coordinates software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications. Ensures proper controls are established and maintained over test and production systems and software source code. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the reliability, availability, and performance of critical enterprise applications and platforms.
- Drive incident management efforts, including leading high-severity production incident bridge calls and coordinating cross-functional teams through resolution.
- Implement and maintain observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and similar platforms.
- Oversee application deployments, configurations, testing, and production releases to ensure stable and seamless delivery of software updates.
- Conduct root cause analyses (RCA) for production incidents and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Partner with engineering, platform, and business teams to establish reliability standards, operational best practices, and support models.
- Develop and maintain automation, tooling, and operational processes to improve service reliability, reduce manual effort, and enhance system performance.
- Leverage AI, Generative AI, and agentic AI capabilities to support operational analysis, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
- Ensure proper controls, documentation, and governance are maintained across software development, testing, and production environments.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers while influencing reliability strategy and engineering best practices.
- Support critical pharmacy technology operations, including participation in after-hours and weekend escalations as needed.
- Advise stakeholders and senior leadership on reliability risks, incident trends, service health, and strategic improvement initiatives.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
- 8 or more years in information technology field, SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering.
- 2 or more years of project/technical lead experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead high-severity incident and service restoration bridge calls, including coordination and communication with senior leadership.
- Must possess strong verbal communication skills, remain composed under pressure, provide clear status updates, drive technical teams toward resolution, and confidently manage stakeholder expectations during critical outages.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis over a broad range of software technologies in a large, multi-system production environment supporting critical pharmacy operations
- Understanding and experience with generative and agentic AI tools for authoring and analysis
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
- Availability for occasional and/or weekend escalations on an as-needed basis, to support pharmacy releases and escalations
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree
- Domain knowledge and experience working in the health care sector, specifically pharmacy
- Experience with .NET, Java, Typescript, SQL Server, Oracle Database, Postgres, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Temporal, and similar technologies, particularly in a regulated enterprise environment
- Experience working with Agile SDLC and/or Scrum
- Extensive experience with large-scale observability tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$117,600 - $161,700 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Become a part of our caring community
The Lead Site Reliability Engineer coordinates software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications. Ensures proper controls are established and maintained over test and production systems and software source code. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.The Lead Site Reliability Engineer coordinates software application testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation and support to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of new software and updates to installed applications. Ensures proper controls are established and maintained over test and production systems and software source code. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the reliability, availability, and performance of critical enterprise applications and platforms.
- Drive incident management efforts, including leading high-severity production incident bridge calls and coordinating cross-functional teams through resolution.
- Implement and maintain observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and similar platforms.
- Oversee application deployments, configurations, testing, and production releases to ensure stable and seamless delivery of software updates.
- Conduct root cause analyses (RCA) for production incidents and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Partner with engineering, platform, and business teams to establish reliability standards, operational best practices, and support models.
- Develop and maintain automation, tooling, and operational processes to improve service reliability, reduce manual effort, and enhance system performance.
- Leverage AI, Generative AI, and agentic AI capabilities to support operational analysis, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity.
- Ensure proper controls, documentation, and governance are maintained across software development, testing, and production environments.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers while influencing reliability strategy and engineering best practices.
- Support critical pharmacy technology operations, including participation in after-hours and weekend escalations as needed.
- Advise stakeholders and senior leadership on reliability risks, incident trends, service health, and strategic improvement initiatives.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
- 8 or more years in information technology field, SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering.
- 2 or more years of project/technical lead experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead high-severity incident and service restoration bridge calls, including coordination and communication with senior leadership.
- Must possess strong verbal communication skills, remain composed under pressure, provide clear status updates, drive technical teams toward resolution, and confidently manage stakeholder expectations during critical outages.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis over a broad range of software technologies in a large, multi-system production environment supporting critical pharmacy operations
- Understanding and experience with generative and agentic AI tools for authoring and analysis
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
- Availability for occasional and/or weekend escalations on an as-needed basis, to support pharmacy releases and escalations
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree
- Domain knowledge and experience working in the health care sector, specifically pharmacy
- Experience with .NET, Java, Typescript, SQL Server, Oracle Database, Postgres, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Temporal, and similar technologies, particularly in a regulated enterprise environment
- Experience working with Agile SDLC and/or Scrum
- Extensive experience with large-scale observability tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$117,600 - $161,700 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote lead reliability engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or industrial engineering required
- Five or more years of reliability or maintenance engineering experience in an industrial setting
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms such as SAP PM or Maximo
- Experience applying reliability-centered maintenance and failure mode and effects analysis
- Professional Engineer license or Certified Reliability Engineer certification preferred
- Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis investigations and implement corrective actions
Tips for Your Remote Lead Reliability Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote lead reliability engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and apply directly without sifting through location-filtered results on general boards.
Signal async leadership in your application
Remote employers hiring lead reliability engineers want proof you can coordinate incident response and reliability improvements across distributed teams without real-time hand-holding. Write your resume in outcome-driven language that shows async ownership, not just participation.
Demonstrate remote observability tooling depth
Remote lead reliability engineer roles screen for hands-on fluency with distributed tracing, alerting pipelines, and SLO frameworks. Name the specific tools you've used in production, such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or OpenTelemetry, so remote hiring managers can assess fit immediately.
Prepare for async-heavy remote interviews
Many remote engineering teams use take-home incident analysis exercises or written architecture reviews instead of live coding screens. Practice writing clear, structured post-mortems and reliability proposals that communicate your reasoning to an audience that isn't in the room with you.
Remote Lead Reliability Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote lead reliability engineer job?
Remote lead reliability engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate deep reliability engineering skills and the ability to lead distributed teams without in-person oversight. Remote employers screen heavily for strong written communication, comfort with async coordination, and self-directed problem-solving. Showing experience with observability tooling, incident response playbooks, and site reliability practices in a distributed environment gives you a clear edge over generalist applicants.
Which companies hire remote lead reliability engineers?
Companies hiring remote lead reliability engineers right now include Humana, M&T Bank, and EPAM Systems, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology firms, distributed cloud infrastructure teams, and enterprise SaaS companies make up the largest share of employers offering these roles fully remotely.
Can you get a remote lead reliability engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote lead reliability engineer roles at the entry level are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one. Your strongest path in is contributing to open-source reliability or observability projects, building a home-lab portfolio that demonstrates incident response and automation, and targeting remote-first startups that grow engineers into the role rather than requiring a fully formed lead from the start.
Do you need a degree for remote lead reliability engineer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated reliability engineering skills, production experience, and measurable outcomes over a formal degree. Certifications in cloud platforms, proficiency with monitoring and alerting tools, and a portfolio of real on-call and incident work carry significant weight, especially at remote-first companies where output is easier to measure than credentials.
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