Vice President, Site Reliability Engineer

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of SRE / Site Reliability Engineer to join our Technology team. This role is located in Jersey City, NJ.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways :

Drive reliability and performance by defining SLOs / SLIs, improving observability, and proactively identifying and addressing system bottlenecks across cloud environments.

Automate infrastructure and operations using Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI / CD tools to eliminate toil and enable scalable, fault-tolerant deployments.

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to reduce incidents, build resilient services, and ensure architectural clarity.

Lead incident management by participating in on-call rotations, conducting postmortems, and implementing automated recovery to minimize downtime.

Build and maintain monitoring systems with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and Splunk to support real-time alerting and root cause analysis.

Develop platform tooling and pipelines for container orchestration, third-party integrations, and cloud-native operations to improve system efficiency and reliability.

Maintain and improve live services by measuring and monitoring latency and overall system health, working closely with tech support and operations teams.

Leverage and define KPIs to understand service performance and identify corrective actions.

Create, manage, and use dashboards for continuous monitoring and health checks of applications and underlying infrastructure.

Design and implement solutions to customer friction points and improve the entire lifecycle of services from inception through sustainment.

Assist in creating and maintaining automation to improve reliability and velocity in addressing issues during regular maintenance tasks.

Mentor engineers and champion SRE best practices, embedding a reliability-first culture and ensuring technical excellence across engineering teams.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following :

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.

5-8 years of related experience; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm).

Proficiency in observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, Datadog, Splunk, and experience with incident response and on-call support.

Solid programming and scripting skills in languages like Python, Go, or Java, with a focus on automation, tooling, and system integration.

Deep understanding of SRE principles, including SLAs, SLOs, error budgets, postmortems, and reliability-focused system design.

Familiarity with automated testing, DevSecOps practices, CI / CD methods, performance engineering, and security controls.

Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working in Agile environments and partnering with cross-functional engineering, product, and operations teams.

Previous success in technical engineering and coding experience beyond simple scripts.

Here’s a few of our recent awards :

America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025

World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025

“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits and Rewards :

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups / Females / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $83,000 and $155,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department / team performance, and market factors.