Team Lead, SRE

Job Description:

We're looking for a Team Lead, Site Reliability Engineering, to lead our SRE team in Amsterdam. You'll own the reliability, scalability, and security of our platform-enabling product teams to deliver value quickly and safely. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll set technical direction, drive engineering excellence, and grow a high-performing team.
Why DataSnipper?
DataSnipper is revolutionizing audit and finance through intelligent automation. Since our founding in 2017, we've grown into a $1 billion unicorn with a global footprint in over 180 countries. Our impact is rapid, real, and constantly evolving - if you want to be part of a company breaking new ground and scaling fast, this role is for you.
What You'll Own:

Technical Leadership

* Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of highly available and scalable infrastructure on Azure
* Set and evolve the team's technical direction for CI/CD, observability, security and infrastructure-as-code
* Architect self-service tooling that empowers product teams to deploy and operate autonomously
* Own the observability strategy end-to-end-define SLIs/SLOs, enforce actionable logs, metrics, alerts, and Grafana dashboards for every service before go-live
* Champion Infrastructure as Code via Terraform-no manual changes, no ClickOps

People Leadership

* Lead the SRE team day-to-day: set priorities, provide direction, and remove blockers
* Coach and mentor engineers on reliability best practices, career growth, and technical skills
* Create a safe, inclusive environment where the team can experiment, learn, and deliver
* Provide regular, constructive feedback and drive performance through recognition and development
* Facilitate collaboration across teams, resolving friction constructively

Strategy & Execution

* Own and report on key success metrics: Provisioning Lead Time, MTTD, MTTR, Compliance Coverage, Support Toil Duration, and Planned Outage Duration
* Translate engineering strategy into clear team priorities aligned with company goals
* Prioritize work based on business impact
* Drive incident management processes and post-incident reviews
* Ensure compliance with certifications (e.g., SOC 2) and security best practices
* Coordinate with the US-based team to align workload priorities with the platform centralization strategy
What you bring:

Must-Have

* 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering, with 2+ years leading a team
* Excellent people skills-clear communicator, effective at managing and coaching engineers, and able to translate complex technical topics for diverse audiences
* Deep expertise in a major cloud platform (we use Azure), including strong understanding of cloud networking, management, and security
* Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (we use Claude Code)
* Solid experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (we use Terraform)
* Proven track record with CI/CD platforms and pipeline design (we use GitHub Actions)
* Proficiency with observability and monitoring stacks (we use Grafana), including structured logging, alerting, and dashboarding
* Strong coding ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, etc.)

Nice-to-Have

* Experience with GPU infrastructure and scaling for ML workloads
* Experience in secure engineering or compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
* Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service infrastructure tooling
What We Offer:
* Be part of one of the fastest-growing, profitable unicorn scale-ups in the Netherlands with a global impact
* Equity (Stock Appreciation Rights) to share the company's success and growth
* Excellent salary package, competitive for top tech talent
* Pension plan with a 6% contribution on top of your base salary
* 28 vacation days per year (full-time) to support your work-life balance
* Hybrid work model with at least 3 days onsite in our dynamic Amsterdam office
* Daily, freshly prepared lunches by our in-house chef to keep you energized
* Parking and NS card for easy commuting to the office
* Access to continuous learning and development initiatives to grow your skills
* Engage with a vibrant international team spread across five global offices
* Company-wide events like DataSnipper GO where global teams come together
* Access to OpenUp, a mental health and wellness platform supporting your wellbeing
* Friday drinks and various social activities are designed for team bonding and fun
Recruitment Steps
* Chat with the recruiter - 30 minutes
* Call with the Hiring Manager - 45 minutes
* Online live- troubleshooting - 1 hour
* System design - 1 hour
* Final interview
At DataSnipper, your engineering expertise will directly influence the future of audit automation while advancing your career in a vibrant and fast-moving environment. If you thrive on technical complexity and want to make an impact, come build the future with us.🚀