Senior Manager, SRE and Operations

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 30 days ago $152,678$190,847 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

The Senior Manager, Edge Operations/SRE role within the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team at McDonald’s is responsible for maintaining the reliability and scalability of the company's global edge computing platform. This position involves leading 24x7 operations to ensure high availability and efficiency, coordinating upgrades across markets, and driving automation initiatives to reduce operational toil. The candidate will collaborate with various teams including Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Security to enhance observability and incident response capabilities. Key responsibilities include mentoring a team of engineers, managing SLAs with vendors, and ensuring compliance with security standards while aligning edge operations with business objectives. Ideal candidates possess strong experience in Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana, along with leadership skills to manage teams across multiple geographies in a complex multinational environment.

Skills

Kubernetes CI/CD Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana ELK New Relic AWS GCP

What you'll do

  • Lead 24x7 operations to ensure high availability and reliability of edge computing platform.
  • Own delivery of global data center upgrades across markets for seamless transitions.
  • Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational toil and improve efficiency.
  • Mentor and manage a team of engineers and specialists in multiple geographies.
  • Ensure compliance with security guidelines and regulatory standards for all operations.
  • Collaborate with Platform Engineering teams to align edge operations with business goals.
  • Coordinate change management processes for global and market-specific platform changes.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, On-Prem/Public Cloud, or SRE roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
  • Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Proven experience managing edge platforms or hybrid cloud environments.
  • Experience driving automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve efficiency.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Established background in directing Operations/SRE teams across complex multinational environments.
  • Strong knowledge of GCP and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.

Market check

Salary context

This $152,678–$190,847 range sits above 35% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,480$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$157,100$223,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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