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Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer Job Description

Site reliability engineers (SRE) in Canada play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of web applications and infrastructure within an organization. This role bridges the gap between software development and IT operations, leveraging automation and coding skills to design, build, and maintain highly reliable and efficient systems.

Typical site reliability engineer duties:

Design, develop, and implement automated solutions to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance. Collaborate with developers to ensure code is written with reliability and maintainability in mind. Implement and manage infrastructure automation tools (e.g., configuration management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools). Work with operations teams to deploy and maintain applications and infrastructure in production environments. Analyze system logs and metrics to identify performance bottlenecks and potential issues. Participate in incident response procedures to diagnose and resolve production issues efficiently. Conduct root cause analysis to identify the underlying causes of failures and implement preventative measures. Continuously improve the reliability and scalability of the organization's IT infrastructure.

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Salary for Site Reliability Engineer
97500 - 142750
Low
97500
The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is building necessary skills.
Mid
115750
The candidate has moderate experience in the role, meets most requirements or has equivalent transferrable skills, and may also have relevant certifications.
High
142750
The candidate has extensive experience and advanced skills for the role, and may also have specialized certifications.
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