Cloud SRE Specialist (Hybrid)

PowerToFly; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial organization is seeking a Cloud SRE Specialist to join their Azure Platform Squad in Montreal. This role involves enhancing operational stability and automating cloud deployments across Azure and AWS. Candidates should possess at least 4 years of SRE experience, strong skills in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and Python. The position promotes a hybrid work model, requiring fluency in both French and English. Join a diverse and innovative team with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Hybrid work environment

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• 4+ years prior SRE experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Sound knowledge of server infrastructure and cloud computing.
• Good knowledge of security protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID, Kerberos).
• Experience with architecting high availability production systems.
• Strong development skills in Python.
• Hands-on experience with automation.
• Implementing open-source observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors on Cloud services deployment.
• Ensure security controls for Cloud services are tested.
• Design and document operational aspects of Cloud platform.
• Develop Infra as Code for cloud deployments.
• Implement CI/CD automation workflows.
• Conduct incident management tabletop exercises.
• Evaluate and implement emerging DevOps tools.
• Troubleshoot cloud and on-premise issues.
• Integrate observability into cloud solutions.
• Reduce toil with process improvements.

Skills

SRE experience

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

cloud computing knowledge

security protocols knowledge

high availability systems architecture

Python development skills

software installation and patching

playbook automation

open-source observability tools

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Open Telemetry

Job description

We're seeking someone to join our Azure Platform Squad as a Cloud SRE Specialist in Enterprise Computing to work on public cloud projects with opportunities to work on both Azure and AWS in a global financial organization, with a focus on improving operational stability and reliability.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering position at Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you'll do in the role:

• Collaborate with vendors to develop and deploy Cloud services to meet customer expectations.

• Collaborate with IT Security to ensure necessary controls to Cloud services are deployed and tested.

• Design, optimize and document the operational aspects of the Cloud platform.

• Develop Infra as Code to automate cloud deployments.

• Develop automation workflows in CI/CD pipelines adhering to change management process.

• Facilitate tabletop exercises for incident management processes, chaos engineering.

• Evaluate and implement emerging DevOps tools.

• Complex troubleshooting of on‑premise and cloud environment issues.

• Build and integrate observability into cloud platforms and solutions.

• Highlight and reduce toil with automation, architecture improvements, and process improvements.

What you'll bring to the role:

• 4+ years prior SRE experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Sound knowledge of server infrastructure and cloud computing.
• Good knowledge of security (SAML, OAuth, OpenID, Kerberos, Policies, entitlements etc.)
• Experience with architecting and maintaining high availability production systems.
• Strong development skills in Python.
• Experience in software installation, configuration and patching.
• Hands on experience in playbook and infrastructure automation (i.e., Ansible, Terraform).
• Implementing open-source observability tools (i.e., Prometheus, Grafana, or Open Telemetry).

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi‑faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

Build a career with impact. Visit morganstanley.com for more information.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first‑class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work‑life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.