Senior SRE Specialist

PetalMD; Montreal; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company in Montreal is seeking a Senior SRE Specialist. This role focuses on ensuring the stability and performance of critical infrastructure while collaborating with product teams. Candidates should have extensive experience in deployment, automation, and solution optimization. The position allows for a hybrid work model, offering benefits such as paid vacation and a comprehensive insurance plan.

Benefits

Recurring hybrid work allowance

4 to 6 weeks of paid vacation

Group insurance plan

Annual wellness allowance

Flexible work hours

Qualifications

• 8 years of hands-on experience in production systems.
• Experience with performance analysis and debugging.
• Proficiency in security monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage configuration and infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate to track service level indicators.
• Provide continuous application support.

Skills

Deployment and administration

System performance analysis

Scripting

Automation

Cloud provisioning

Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

Collaboration with cloud providers

Continuous integration/delivery

Bilingual (English and French)

Education

College diploma or bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Elastic

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Petal is a leading Canadian healthcare orchestration and billing company that revolutionizes healthcare systems to make them agile, efficient, and resilient by enabling the forecasting and shaping of world‑class healthcare through Healthcare BI, advanced analytics, and informed insights.

Our commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace culture has earned us notable recognitions, including being listed as a Great Place to Work in both the technology and healthcare sectors. Join us in our mission to empower healthcare innovators and improve healthcare differently.

What you can expect when you join the team

As a Senior SRE Specialist, you will be at the heart of our mission to ensure the stability and performance of our critical infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to play a key role in the design, implementation, and enhancement of our systems. Expect to tackle exciting technical challenges, make a significant impact on our operations, and thrive in an environment that values your expertise.

Your daily life

During the day, you will be led to:

• Manage configuration and infrastructure as code. This includes, but is not limited to, Terraform and Ansible;
• Collaborate within product development teams to identify, implement, and track service level indicators and objectives;
• Provide continuous application and infrastructure support for Petal's products (software and scripts), 24/7, 365 days a year;
• Automate, deploy, and troubleshoot complex production systems;
• Deploy and maintain security monitoring tools and procedures, including container infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker), and the Azure platform;
• Regularly verify and analyze all application systems and logs to detect suspicious activities and recommend solutions to eliminate or mitigate risks;
• Implement necessary security controls in close collaboration with technology teams;
• Ensure infrastructure cost optimization and application utilization;
• Serve as a coach within the development team, acting as an SRE expert;
• Participate in the SRE community with the Practice Lead, contributing to the establishment of usage and operational standards.

Your profile

Are you an expert, recognized for your ability to solve complex problems? Are you seeking an opportunity to work in an environment focused on system reliability and continuous improvement? The sky is the limit! if you have:

• A college diploma (DEC) or bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent;
• A minimum of 8 years of hands‑on experience in deployment, administration, and troubleshooting of production systems;
• Strong experience in system performance analysis and debugging;
• Experience in software development and scripting;
• Automation skills (required);
• At least 4 years of experience with provisioning and configuration management systems (Terraform, Ansible) across multiple cloud providers;
• Over 4 years of experience in observability and alert systems such as Elastic, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent;
• At least 4 years of experience collaborating with various cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP;
• Over 5 years of experience with orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes / Docker Swarm;
• Expertise in infrastructure automation, configuration management, and development workflows;
• Proficiency in continuous integration/delivery pipelines;
• Knowledge of open‑source platforms;
• Ability to share information with peers and transfer knowledge;
• Capability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously;
• Attention to detail and strong skills in analysis, organization, and task management;
• Since you will be interacting with teammates, some of whom are unilingual English or French speakers, proficiency in both English and French (spoken, written, and read) is preferable.

Petal's position on teleworking

In our opinion, a company cannot claim to be modern, innovative and have the well‑being of their team at heart, without attempting to integrate remote working to the level that their business model allows them to. Petal employees continue to benefit from the option of teleworking up to the maximum flexibility permitted by the nature of the position and the smooth running of operations.

Our benefits

• Recurring hybrid work allowance;
• Compensation that recognizes your contribution;
• 4 to 6 weeks of paid vacation per year;
• 5 paid personal days per year ;
• A group RRSP / DPSP plan with employer contribution;
• A complete group insurance plan, from day 1;
• An annual wellness allowance;
• Access to the Lumino Health™ telehealth application;
• Flexible work hours and more.

Petal is an active participant in the equal opportunity employment program, and members of the following target groups are encouraged to apply: women, people with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. If you are a person with a disability, assistance with the screening and selection process is available on request.

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