Need some career advice from folks who’ve grown in SRE/Platform roles.

I’m currently working at Morgan Stanley as an Associate (5.5 YOE). My current role is largely support-focused, but over the last couple of years I’ve invested heavily in automation, Python, CI/CD, cloud, observability, and SRE best practices because I want to transition into a more engineering-heavy SRE role.

I recently interviewed with JPMC and cleared their process. The role they are offering is also support-heavy with SRE principles, and will involve on-call rotations. Compensation is significantly higher(~=70%) than my current package, which definitely matters at this stage of my career.

At the same time, my long-term goal is to move into a more pure SRE/devops/automation-heavy role. I know that sometimes joining a support+SRE hybrid team can still be a stepping stone if I focus on automation and gradually move deeper into engineering work.

So I’m trying to evaluate: Should I take the JP offer for better compensation & brand, and treat it as a stepping stone while continuing to upskill and shift towards SRE? Or should I hold out longer for a more engineering-heavy SRE role right now, even if the pay jump is smaller?

Would really appreciate some practical, no-fluff advice from people who’ve already been through a similar path — especially those who moved from support roles into strong SRE/Platform Engineering roles.

Thanks in advance.