Senior DevOps Engineer - Remote

ANSYS, Inc.; Montreal; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Montreal. The role involves ensuring system reliability and availability, working with development teams to create automated solutions, and utilizing advanced problem-solving skills. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with AWS, Terraform, and system reliability practices. Join the team to contribute to delivering innovative solutions.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Wellness programs

Financial benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience for BS, 3+ for MS, or 1+ for PhD holders.
• Deep understanding of module creation and best practices in Terraform.
• Proficient in at least one scripting language.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to resolve complex technological infrastructure issues.
• Create automated pipelines and solutions for continuous delivery.
• Quickly identify and resolve incidents to maintain system reliability.
• Measure metrics and alarms to ensure system performance.

Skills

Automation

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Git

AWS

Terraform

Linux

Job description

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Date : Aug 13, 2025

Company : Ansys

Requisition # : 17177

Ansys is now a part of Synopsys. Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq : SNPS) accelerates technology innovation from silicon to systems. Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, we deliver design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP, to system design and multiphysics simulation and analysis. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

SUMMARY

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Ansys is responsible for the reliability and availability of systems and services and the infrastructure activities of multiple software products and supporting systems. While automation is a part of SRE, this role is more directed towards ensuring the reliability of systems. SRE's at Ansys use automation to minimize manual intervention and enhance system stability. In this role, the Senior SRE will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives. Furthermore, Synopsys is looking to develop a solution to deploy to the Ansys Cloud, Customer Cloud and on-prem. In order to streamline the deployment process, Synopsys is building solutions around using Keycloak and Traefik

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with others to brainstorm best techniquesto resolvecomplex technological infrastructure, build or packaging problems
• As a member of the SRE team, you will work with development teams to help create automated pipelines and solutions required for continuous delivery
• Have a consultant's mindset - you LISTEN, and lead your customers into the goodness of SRE practices
• Recognize your obligation to the team to elevate the practice of SRE to the highest standard possible
• Improve the predictability and reliability of software releases, workflows, and operating software
• Reduce complexity and streamline delivery by participating in the creation of and promoting the use of reusable code, tooling, systems, and solution patterns
• Be an expert in incident responses... I.e., can quickly identify and resolve incidents to maintain high system reliability
• Measure and monitor metrics and alarms extensively to ensure the performance and reliability of systems. Decisions should be driven by a data-driven approach.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field of study with 5+ years’ experience, MS with 3 years experience, or PhD with 1 year experience

At least 3 years of experience with source code version control software (git) and AWS Cloud

At least 3 years of working with Terraform with a deep understanding of module creation and best practices

Proficient in at least one language used for scripting (e.g. bash, python, perl, ruby, etc)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Strong EKS skills including configuring and troubleshooting clusters

Thorough knowledge of software development tools, compilers, and packaging software

Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems

Passion for crafting robust and efficient automated build systems

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Rewards and Benefits :

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Ansys, part of Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

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