Backblaze is the cloud storage innovator delivering a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers.
Strategic Operations Engineer III
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
$123K - $175K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Strategic Operations Engineer III
Backblaze
• Available to Lead and govern the end-to-end incident management lifecycle, including detection, triage, escalation, and resolution. • Drive major incident management (MIM) processes and communications. • Improve MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution) through automation and process optimization. • Establish and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks. • Maintain and improve intelligent heatmaps leveraging AI/ML to identify recurring technical themes and prioritize long-term remediation. • Implement trend analysis and proactive problem identification using observability data and AI. • Track and manage problem records to closure. • Govern change management processes (lead the CAB), ensuring safe, compliant, and low-risk deployments. • Define and enforce change policies, risk assessments, and approval workflows. • Drive continuous improvement in release and deployment practices. • Maintain a strong understanding of system architecture and monitoring strategies, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement. • Partner with engineering teams to improve system resilience and performance. • Reduce alert fatigue by improving signal-to-noise ratio in monitoring systems. • Leverage AI/ML for anomaly detection, predictive alerting, and automated root cause analysis. • Implement AI-driven solutions to optimize incident response and operational workflows. • Analyze large-scale operational data to identify patterns and recommend improvements.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in IT Operations, SRE, or similar roles.
- Strong expertise in Incident, Problem, and Change Management (ITIL or similar frameworks).
- Proven experience in governing and optimizing operational processes.
- AI & Data Expertise: Strong knowledge of AI/ML concepts, including anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and data modeling.
- AIOps Experience: Hands-on experience with AIOps platforms or building AI-driven operational solutions (event correlation, alert prioritization).
Benefits
- competitive salary
- health insurance
- retirement plans
- paid time off
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development
- diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
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