SRE Team Lead

DescriptionParagon is on a mission to transform the world of cyber intelligence.Based in Tel Aviv, our innovative team is made up of top-tier talent who are passionate about making an impact. At Paragon, you’ll find the freedom to think boldly, collaborate with purpose, and grow alongside a team united by a shared mission — striving for excellence, and always looking out for one another.We're expanding our SRE capabilities and looking for an experienced SRE Team Lead to help build and guide our growing team. In this role, you will lead a team of SREs within the R&D organization and collaborate closely with Infrastructure, Research, Development, and DevOps teams to ensure stable, scalable, and high-performing Prod and Dev environments.ResponsibilitiesLead, mentor, and grow a team of SRE engineers, including technical guidance, career development, and day-to-day support.Define and drive the SRE roadmap, including reliability goals, automation strategy, and continuous improvement initiatives.Serve as the highest escalation point for complex incidents across dev and prod environments – ensuring fast resolution and thorough post-mortems.Oversee system performance and availability, proactively identifying bottlenecks and leading improvements.Own operational excellence for large-scale distributed environments, ensuring stability, scalability, and observability.Guide system design decisions, platform architecture, and capacity planning in collaboration with cross-functional partners.Promote and enforce best practices for automation, monitoring, and production readiness.Lead the development of tools and automation processes for infrastructure and application deployment.Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.Requirements2+ years of experience leading or managing an SRE/DevOps/Infrastructure team (formal or informal leadership).Strong hands-on experience with production systems and distributed architectures.Experience developing in Python.Experience with Ansible.Deep knowledge and hands-on expertise with Kubernetes.Strong experience with Linux.Proficiency in Bash scripting.Background in network and system administration.Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and incident-analysis skills.Strong leadership qualities: ownership, proactivity, ability to prioritize, team player, and a big-picture mindset.