Senior Software Engineer SRE

LRO Staffing; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their agile team. The role involves designing and maintaining Observability infrastructure for a mission-critical AI-enabled solution. Candidates should have over 7 years of software development experience, with expertise in SRE, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools. The position offers a competitive salary between $110k-$130k, along with bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. Preference is given to local candidates due to the hybrid work model.

Benefits

Generous vacation allotment

RRSP matching

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in software development (C# or Java preferred).
• Extensive SRE and CI/CD infrastructure experience.
• Ability to obtain Canadian Top-Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Observability infrastructure to optimize system health and performance.
• Collaborate with agile teams of software engineers.

Skills

Software development

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Kubernetes

Microservices architecture

CI/CD

Containerization

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Ansible

ELK stack

Job description

About the Opportunity

We are currently sourcing a Senior Software Engineer (SRE) for our west-end client. HQ'd in Kanata, this software company is a leader in the domain and has several offices worldwide to serve their global client base. Reporting to the Software Development Manager, this person will join a growing agile team of skilled Software Engineers and Kubernetes Platform Engineers in the development of a mission‑critical, AI‑enabled digital intelligence solution. Specifically, this individual will be tasked with the design, implementation, and maintenance of their Observability infrastructure in order to optimize system health, performance and scalability. Above all, they value attitude and aptitude over the perfect technical fit. This is a permanent position with one of the region's top employers. Although this company is known for their socially‑relevant product/technology and progressive culture/work‑life balance, they also offer a comprehensive perks package in addition to salary. They employ a hybrid model consisting of two days/week in‑office, therefore, only candidates local to the Ottawa region will be considered.

About You

• B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or similar field
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong background in software development (C# or Java preferred) as well as extensive SRE and CI/CD infrastructure experience with particular expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Expertise in microservices architecture, containerization and observability as well as experience with CI/CD, IaC, and tools such as Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, ELK stack, Rancher, Loki, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; ability to thrive autonomously as well as within a team
• Ability to obtain Canadian Top-Secret Clearance

About the Job

Our client is offering a competitive salary between $110k-$130k depending on experience, bonus, a generous vacation allotment, RRSP matching, and a comprehensive benefits package.