Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer - Veza

ServiceNow ServiceNow · Enterprise · Santa Clara, CA +1 · Engineering, Infrastructure and Operations

ServiceNow is acquiring Veza, an AI-native identity security platform. This role is for a Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer to lead critical infrastructure initiatives and drive innovation across the organization, focusing on architecting scalable solutions for cloud environments and ensuring reliability for enterprise customers. The role involves leading cross-team projects, responding to incidents, developing automation, and collaborating with engineering and product teams. Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and compliance frameworks is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead enterprise-wide reliability and infrastructure projects across multiple teams with high autonomy
  2. Navigate ambiguous problem spaces and deliver innovative solutions under tight deadlines
  3. Architect and deploy solutions for Cloud Prem and SaaS customers at scale
  4. Drive technical innovation and establish SRE best practices across the organization
  5. Respond to critical incidents, lead root cause analysis, and implement long-term resolutions

Skills

Required

  • BS degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering
  • 5+ years with AWS (VPC, EC2, RDS, EKS, CloudFormation) and cloud automation
  • Expert-level experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Linux, and Terraform
  • Strong experience with GitOps model, distributed version control, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Proficiency with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog)
  • Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash) for automation
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and reliability patterns
  • Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Track record of driving technical change across organizational boundaries
  • Successfully delivered multiple complex projects under tight deadlines
  • Strong customer service orientation with patience and empathy

Nice to have

  • Bazel
  • CueLang

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven track record leading large-scale, cross-team infrastructure projects from conception to production
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously on ambiguous projects with tight deadlines
  • Hands-on experience with at least one major compliance framework (SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP Moderate/High) through an audit cycle