Senior Reliability Senior Engineer (Cloud)

Barracuda; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Internal mobility

Job summary

Barracuda is seeking a Cloud Site Reliability Senior Engineer in Ottawa to join our team delivering cloud SaaS products at scale. You will own infrastructure as code and enable engineering teams with reliable, self-service platforms.

The role emphasizes multi-region Kubernetes on Azure, Terraform, and observability, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize cost, performance, and incident response while mentoring others and promoting best practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Terraform.
• Familiarity with multi-region, multi-cluster Kubernetes in Azure.
• Cloud architecture and tooling.
• Keen to learn and teach.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage infrastructure as code for self-service by engineering teams.
• Support Engineering design and implementation decisions.
• Cost and performance management for multi-regional deployments.
• Define and improve observability with LGTM.
• Collaborate with Cloud operations and engineering teams to refine best practices.
• Minimize alert noise to make alerts actionable.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure

Automation

Observability

Cloud architecture

Communication

Proactive learning

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.

We are committed to a candidate selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. To ensure candidates are assessed in a fair and equitable manner, accommodations will be provided to prospective employees in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

We are looking for a Cloud Site Reliability Senior Engineer to join a team delivering cloud SaaS products at scale. We need somebody who is passionate about the SRE method and a technologist who is looking to make a difference to how and what we do in order to continually improve and learn.

Tech Stack

• Kubernetes (Ideally on Azure AKS)
• Terraform (Ideally with Azure)
• Azure
• Automation / Pipelines using Azure Dev ops or GitHub Action
• Grafana LGTM

What You’ll Be Working On

• Own and manage the infrastructure as code, supporting engineering teams to self-service based on the best practice you create.
• Support the Engineering team in design and implementation decisions.
• Cost and performance management for multi-regional deployments.
• Define and improve observability with LGTM.
• Collaborate with other Cloud operation and engineering teams to continually refine best practice.
• Minimizing alert noise to make every alert actionable.

What You Bring To The Role

• Extensive knowledge of terraform.
• Familiarity with Multi region, multi cluster Kubernetes ideally in Azure.
• Cloud architecture and tooling.
• You will be keen to learn and teach.
• Pro-active communicator with the ability to explain technical risks and incidents in a language different audiences can understand
• A passion for technology, learning and evangelizing for the best ways to work.
• Automation Minded – dislikes repetitive works and looks for ways to minimize it
• Pragmatic – Balance reliability with delivery speed instead of demanding perfection

What You’ll Get From Us

A team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda. In addition, you will receive equity, in the form of non-qualifying options.

The anticipated on-target earnings range for this role is CAD 110,000 to CAD 140,000. Actual compensation offered will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, the budget for the position, and applicable employment laws.

Job ID: 27-0457