Cloud Engineer 2, Site Reliability Engineering

Kinaxis; Ottawa, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation & Kinaxis Days

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Mentorship & training

Job summary

Kinaxis is seeking a Cloud Engineer II in the Site Reliability Engineering team to support reliability, automation, and operational efficiency of the Kinaxis SaaS platform. You''ll build, operate, and maintain systems to keep services available in production while collaborating with Product, Security, Platform, and Support teams.

You''ll engage in incident response, automation efforts, and continuous improvement, growing skills in cloud infrastructure, scripting, and production operations within

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience supporting production systems in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms, containers, and orchestration (Kubernetes is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Support operation of production systems to meet SLA targets and maintain service availability.
• Contribute to automation across Azure, GCP, and datacenters via Terraform and pipelines.
• Assist in managing lifecycle of production and HOL environments, including deployment and troubleshooting.
• Participate in on-call rotation to investigate and resolve incidents.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and app issues and escalate when needed.
• Collaborate with Product, Platform, and Support to ensure production stability.

Skills

Terraform

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Ansible

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Azure

GCP

AWS

Job description

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

Ottawa and Toronto, Canada - Hybrid

Other Canadian locations - Remote

About the team

The Site Reliability Engineering team owns the delivery, operation, and monitoring of Kinaxis products and cloud infrastructure in production. We are focused on keeping services reliable, performant, and available for our global customers, 24x7.

The team builds and operates the tooling and automation needed to support production at scale. This includes infrastructure-as-code, deployment pipelines, and platform-level automation using tools such as GitHub Actions, Terraform, ArgoCD, and Ansible.

About the role

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer II within the Site Reliability Engineering team to support the reliability, automation, and operational efficiency of the Kinaxis SaaS platform. In this role, you will contribute to building, operating, and maintaining systems that ensure our services remain available and stable in production.

You will work closely with Product, Security, Platform, and Support teams to help deploy and operate services in a way that meets performance and reliability expectations. You will contribute to automation efforts and assist in translating technical designs into practical implementations.

This is a hands-on technical role where you will develop your skills in cloud infrastructure, automation, and production operations. You will participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance the reliability and operability of the platform

Vacancy Status

This is an existing job vacancy

What you will do

• Support the operation of production systems to meet SLA targets and maintain service availability for customer workloads.
• Contribute to automation across multiple environments (Azure, GCP, and datacenters), including infrastructure as code (Terraform), deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD), and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible).
• Assist in managing the lifecycle of production and Hands-on Lab (HOL) environments, including deployment, resource management, and troubleshooting.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, working with the team to investigate and resolve incidents.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues, escalating and collaborating as needed to resolve problems effectively.
• Work closely with Product, Platform, and Support teams to support the operation and stability of services in production.
• Learn from and collaborate with senior engineers, contributing to team knowledge sharing and continuous improvement of practices.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in development, operations, or cloud engineering environments.
• 2–4 years of experience supporting production systems in cloud environments (GCP, Azure, or AWS).
• Familiarity with:
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • CI/CD and deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
  • Scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Basic understanding of:
  • Cloud platforms and services
  • Containers and orchestration (Kubernetes is a plus)
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take ownership of assigned work.

#Associate, #Intermediate

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day, when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Unilever, P&G, ExxonMobil, Cisco and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to a long-term net-zero operations strategy. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and here are some of the perks and benefits we offer, which may vary by location and employee:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs, training, and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at [e-mail]. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.