Chaos Engineer

Edge Signal; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work with brilliant minds

Balance matters

Growth mindset

Values-driven culture

Job summary

Edge Signal in Ottawa is seeking a Chaos Engineer who will design and execute chaos experiments to improve platform reliability. The role emphasizes automation with AI tools, and you will collaborate with engineering teams to enhance the Solace platform for clients.

The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of relevant experience, exceptional debugging skills, and familiarity with tools like Chaos Mesh and AWS Fault Injection Simulator. Edge Signal values flexibility, offering a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in chaos engineering or site reliability engineering.
• Proven experience with chaos experiments and cloud-provider fault injection services.
• Exceptional debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Solid understanding of cloud environments and Kubernetes.
• Experience working cross-functionally with multiple engineering teams.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute chaos experiments to improve reliability.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance experiment design.
• Debug complex, multi-system failures and trace issues.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to drive remediation.
• Define and track reliability metrics and experiment outcomes.

Skills

Chaos engineering

Site reliability engineering

Debugging

Cloud environments

Kubernetes

Scripting (Python, Bash)

AI tools

Tools

Chaos Mesh

AWS Fault Injection Simulator

Azure Chaos Studio

GCP Fault Injection Testing

Job description

Chaos Engineer

Solace Corporation – Ottawa, ON K2K 3K1 – Hybrid work – Full‑time.

Enterprise AI is moving from pilots to production, and the constraint is no longer the model — it's the data. Agents are only as good as what they can sense, trust, and act on in the moment, and real‑time, event‑driven data is becoming the foundation every serious AI system runs on.

Solace is the leading platform for the enterprise AI era. Established enterprises worldwide – including RBC Capital Markets, Bosch, Heineken, PSA Singapore, United Airlines, Schwarz Group, and hundreds more – have built their business around Solace to enable intelligent, real‑time experiences, modernize their application and integration landscape, and create seamless digital journeys for their customers, partners, and employees.

So, the next time you drive a car, order furniture online, fly in a plane, check your bank balance on your phone, your positive experience could be a direct result of our technology—and your hard work!

About the Role

At Solace, reliability is a feature we build deliberately — and you’ll be a key part of how we do it. As an Intermediate Chaos Engineer on our R&D team, you’ll design and run experiments that intentionally stress our platform to expose weaknesses before our customers ever feel them. You’ll bring deep technical expertise in chaos tooling (Chaos Mesh, AWS Fault Injection Simulator, and beyond), sharp debugging instincts, and a genuine drive to uncover hard problems. You embrace AI as a force multiplier in your work and actively champion an AI‑native approach within the team — automating, accelerating, and enhancing everything from experiment design to root‑cause analysis. You’ll collaborate closely with other squads to dig into systemic issues, turning findings into actionable improvements that make Solace more resilient for the enterprises that depend on it.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and execute chaos experiments using Chaos Mesh, AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS), and other cloud‑provider fault injection services to proactively surface reliability gaps in the Solace platform
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to enhance experiment design, automate analysis, and accelerate root‑cause investigations — actively pushing the team toward AI‑native ways of working
• Debug complex, multi‑system failures with rigor and curiosity, tracing issues to their root cause across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and application layers
• Collaborate with engineering squads across R&D to share findings, drive remediation, and embed resilience thinking into how we build and operate
• Define and track reliability metrics and experiment outcomes, translating results into concrete recommendations that reduce customer‑impacting incidents
• Continuously expand the chaos experiment library, staying current with emerging tooling, cloud‑native failure patterns, and industry best practices
• Contribute to a culture of proactive quality — finding issues before our customers can

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in chaos engineering, site reliability engineering, or a closely related discipline
• Proven experience running chaos experiments with Chaos Mesh and/or cloud‑provider fault injection services such as AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Azure Chaos Studio, or GCP Fault Injection Testing
• Exceptional debugging and root‑cause analysis skills — you love getting to the bottom of a problem and don’t stop until you understand why
• Solid understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized infrastructure, with meaningful Kubernetes experience
• Enthusiasm for AI as a native part of how you work — you actively use AI tools to move faster, think deeper, and do more, and you help bring that mindset to those around you
• Experience working cross‑functionally with multiple engineering teams, comfortable navigating ambiguity and aligning stakeholders around reliability findings
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar) to build and maintain experiment tooling
• Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, logs, traces) and using them to validate experiment outcomes and system health
• Knowledge of distributed systems concepts and failure modes relevant to high‑throughput, event‑driven architectures
• Experience with messaging systems or event streaming technologies is a strong asset

You must be able to work onsite two days per week, Tuesday & Wednesday.

Why You’ll Love Working at Solace

• Work with brilliance – Our team is packed with some of the sharpest minds in the industry.
• Balance matters – We believe work should fit into your life, not the other way around.
• Hybrid‑first – Flexibility is built into how we work, so everyone feels included and empowered.
• Values‑driven – We live and breathe our core values: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.
• Growth mindset – Our training programs are designed to help you level up, fast.
• Customer Obsessed – We’re proud of our world‑class customer lineup (we’re not shy about it).
• Keep it fun – We’re social, we keep things simple, and we know how to have a good time.
• Creative culture – We’ve got a great sense of humour and we make cool videos on topics like MITT and this.

Salary Range

Expected salary range for this role is from $90,000 to $120,000. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

EEO Statement

At Solace, we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process.

To help identify candidates whose qualifications best align with the role, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial stage of resume screening. These tools compare submitted resumes to the job description, focusing on education, experience, and skills. Importantly, all decisions beyond this initial screening—including interviews and final hiring—are made by our human recruitment team. AI is never used to make final hiring decisions.

How to Apply

Not sure you meet every requirement? That’s okay — we’re more interested in your potential and passion. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you.

Need accommodations during the hiring process? Just let us know — we’re here to support you.

At Solace, we believe that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, both in business and in life. We strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. If you want to do the best work of your career and feel supported every step of the way, we encourage you to join us!