Senior Database Reliability Engineer – Global Infrastructure
i3D.net - A Ubisoft Company
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i3D.net is seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer to own the availability, scalability, and performance of MariaDB/MySQL across its global infrastructure. You will design, build, and operate highly available database platforms, automate operations with IaC, and collaborate with Linux, Kubernetes, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable services with strong observability.
In this hybrid Montreal-based role, you’ll work with Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring, CI/CD integrations, and security
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing production database platforms (MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL).
- Strong Linux and Kubernetes skills, including troubleshooting in hybrid/on‑prem environments.
- Experience with automation via IaC (Ansible, Terraform) to automate workflows.
- CI/CD integration and platform collaboration; GitHub Actions is a plus.
- Experience with monitoring/observability using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Excellent English communication; knowledge of French is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate highly available database platforms across global infrastructure.
- Manage multi-environment database clusters, including replication, backups, failover, and performance tuning.
- Automate database provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance with IaC.
- Own Linux systems running database workloads; handle day-to-day operations and tuning.
- Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines for safe, repeatable deployments.
- Implement monitoring and alerting to ensure visibility into performance and reliability.
- Apply security best practices for access control, encryption, and compliance.
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Montreal CEO Leadership Full-Time
At i3D.net , we provide world-class global coverage with one of the most interconnected networks in the world. Our solutions focus on low latency, zero packet loss, and unmatched scalability, enabling seamless experiences for millions of users worldwide. With dedicated support, bespoke solutions, and cutting-edge technology, we deliver reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure that empowers game developers and businesses to scale effortlessly. Partnering with major names like Nvidia, DuckDuckGo, and Ubisoft, we are shaping the future of gaming and network technology.
As a Senior Database Reliability Engineer, you own the availability, scalability, and performance of our MariaDB/MySQL platforms that power real time and latency sensitive services across i3D.net 's global infrastructure.
You design, build, and operate highly available database platforms that are reliable, observable, and easy for our internal engineering teams to consume. From provisioning new database clusters and automating operations to improving performance and supporting mission critical production workloads, you play a key role in ensuring our services remain fast, resilient, and always available.
Because i3D.net operates its own global infrastructure, you work across the full technology stack. Alongside database engineering, you'll work closely with Linux, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform automation to build modern database services rather than simply administer databases.
- Design and build database platforms: You design, build, and evolve highly available RDBMS platforms, ensuring they are resilient, scalable, and aligned with platform standards across multiple environments.
- Operate and optimize database clusters: You manage multi-environment database clusters, including replication, failover, backups, and performance tuning, using components such as Kubernetes and load balancers.
- Automate database operations: You automate database provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance using IaC, reducing manual effort and increasing consistency across environments.
- Linux and systems ownership: You take responsibility for the Linux systems running database workloads, handling day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and system-level tuning in bare metal and hybrid setups.
- CI/CD for database platforms: You integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, supporting safe and repeatable deployments, schema changes, and configuration updates across staging and production.
- Monitoring and observability: You implement and maintain monitoring and alerting for database platforms using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring clear visibility into performance, capacity, and reliability.
- Security and reliability: You apply security best practices to database platforms, including access control, encryption, and compliance requirements, while continuously improving availability and recovery processes.
- Collaboration and knowledge sharing: You work closely with platform, DevOps, and application teams, sharing knowledge, improving internal tooling, and supporting incident reviews and continuous improvement.
At i3D.net , you’ll work with:
- Databases: MariaDB/MySQL, multi-node clusters, replication, backups and recovery
- Infrastructure and tooling: Linux (bare metal and hybrid), Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub Actions
- Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, logging and alerting stacks
- Practices: Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Agile ways of working, you build it, you deploy it, you support it.
- Database platforms are stable, scalable and consumable by our systems and teams
- Manual database operations are largely automated
- Performance and availability issues are detected earlier and resolved faster
- Backup, recovery, and failover processes are reliable and well tested
- You are a trusted point of knowledge for database and platform topics within the team
- Database Engineering experience: You have 5+ years of hands‑on experience managing production database platforms, preferably MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL, with strong requirements around uptime, performance, and data integrity.
- Linux & Kubernetes: You are comfortable operating Linux systems, especially in on-premise or hybrid environments, and regularly troubleshoot issues spanning storage, networking, and system resources.
- Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code: You use tools like Ansible and Terraform to automate database and infrastructure workflows and avoid manual configuration wherever possible.
- CI/CD and platform integration: You have experience integrating databases into CI/CD pipelines and working alongside application and platform teams to support reliable releases. Experience with GitHub Actions is a plus.
- Monitoring and observability: You have worked with Prometheus and Grafana in production environments and understand how to monitor database health, performance, and capacity effectively.
- Communication: Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken, are required for regular collaboration with our international teams and to clearly explain technical issues. Knowledge of French is plus.
- Collaboration and mindset: You enjoy working in platform or SRE style teams, contributing to documentation and tooling, and supporting others through reviews, incidents, and shared learning.
- Remote vs onsite: This is a hybrid role, so you'll spend some time working onsite at our Montréal office. You'll need to be based in Montréal or the surrounding area and have valid authorization to work in Canada.
- Global gaming customers: Join a company with over 20 years of success, working with gaming leaders like Ubisoft.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, healthcare, dental, physio, and access to fully paid wellness services through Dialogue.
- Work-Life Balance: Benefit from 5 weeks of vacation and additionally 5 discretionary days between Christmas and New Year's
- Skill Development: Advance your career with clear growth paths, hands‑on learning, and meaningful projects.
- Free Games: Enjoy lifetime access to Ubisoft’s game library
Remote is the new office. Optimize your home office space to suit your comfort and needs.
You will have the latest Dell Pro or a MacBook at your disposal, ensuring you're fully equipped to rock 'n roll from day one.
Get your hard work rewarded with our performance-based bonus of up to 12% of your yearly salary.
With offices, data center PoPs, and customers scattered across the globe, you'll be sure to see a city or two.
Keep your mind and body in top shape with our company-funded programs. Quit smoking, get a health check, personal training, or mental coaching.
A fully equipped gym in our Rotterdam office equals deadlifts, squats, and the treadmill for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The sky is the limit. We offer you all the room to grow. With our unlimited educational fund, w e've got you covered for everything from books or part‑time courses to a whole Master’s degree.
Access to the entire Ubisoft backlog for life comes with the job! You'll never be bored again.
Views, 50 specialty beers, french fries, Friday afternoon drinks, and an all-you-can-eat candy buffet.
Low latency is our mission! In 2002 we set out to improve online experiences for gamers. Today, we translate our hosting innovations to various industries, but gaming is still in our DNA. And as of 2019, we are part of the Ubisoft family! We build out our network presence in data centers across the globe - from Madrid to Mumbai, Amsterdam to Seattle, and everything in between - bringing content closer to the users.
Our team works hard on everything related to running our privately owned premium network, from opening new points-of-presence, setting up peering relationships, developing integral products like anti-DDoS protection, and serving our customers with expert help and advice. Finally, we play even harder, in our office gym and bar, and with our lifetime access to Ubisoft games.
- A challenging and dynamic job in an international company
- A competitive salary (depending on education, knowledge, and experience)
- 25 vacation days (excluding national holidays)
- Travel allowance & work-from-home budget
- Collective pension scheme
- All the hardware and software you need to perform, including a laptop
- Career guidance including remuneration of relevant education, courses, and training
- A modern office in a prime location with open workplaces
- Free access to Ubisoft games through Ubisoft Connect
- Free use of the in‑house gym
i3D.net is an equal opportunity employer. At i3D.net, we believe in a fair and equal workplace for all and foster an environment that is inclusive as well as diverse. We do not discriminate based on color, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender (identity), age, mental or physical abilities, or other characteristics. We believe that employees thrive when they can be comfortable and be themselves! We encourage candidates to apply knowing that they will be considered solely on their merits and qualifications.
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