Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Orion Innovation; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services firm in Montreal seeks an experienced Sr. SRE to ensure reliability and performance of systems in classified environments. This role demands expertise in RKE2, Kubernetes, and observability tools in complex infrastructures. Candidates must have a strong background in site reliability engineering and be eligible for a Top Secret Security Clearance. Join us for a transformative opportunity in an impactful setting.

Qualifications

• Expertise in RKE2, Kubernetes, Ingress, Kong, Artifactory, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Elastic, and Sonar.
• Strong background in site reliability engineering and system observability.
• Experience working in air-gapped environments with a focus on classified data protection.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and optimizing complex, multi-tenant infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain highly reliable systems using RKE2, Kubernetes, Ingress, Kong, Artifactory, and Sonar.
• Implement observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and Elastic to monitor system health.
• Ensure compliance and performance optimization across multi-tenant deployments.
• Conduct code quality analysis and security assessments using Sonar.
• Collaborate with the Lead and Infra / Security Specialists to resolve incidents.
• Develop documentation for system configurations in a classified environment.

Skills

RKE2

Kubernetes

Ingress

Kong

Artifactory

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Elastic

Sonar

Site reliability engineering

System observability

Job description

Overview

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Job Overview

The Sr. SRE will be responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of systems supporting classified government projects in an air-gapped deployment. This role leverages advanced monitoring and DevOps tools to ensure uptime and compliance in a disconnected environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain highly reliable systems using RKE2, Kubernetes, Ingress, Kong, Artifactory, and Sonar.
• Implement observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and Elastic to monitor system health in an air-gapped setting.
• Ensure compliance and performance optimization across multi-tenant deployments.
• Conduct code quality analysis and security assessments using Sonar.
• Collaborate with the Lead and Infra / Security Specialists to resolve incidents and improve system resilience.
• Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations and recovery procedures in a classified environment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Expertise in RKE2, Kubernetes, Ingress, Kong, Artifactory, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Elastic, and Sonar.
• Strong background in site reliability engineering and system observability.
• Experience working in air-gapped environments with a focus on classified data protection.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and optimizing complex, multi-tenant infrastructures.

Preferred Qualifications

• SRE or DevOps certifications (e.g., CKAD, CKA).
• Prior experience with government or defense-related SRE roles.
• Must be eligible for up to a Top Secret Security Clearance.

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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