Site Reliability Engineering Specialist

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Telecommunications, Satellite Communications, Cloud ServicesIndustries

Requirements

The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, a minimum of nine years of experience in IT operations with a focus on reliability, uptime, availability, and performance, and at least five years of hands-on, provable experience with Microsoft Azure, including deployment, management, and monitoring. Expertise in automation and configuration management tools, such as Terraform and Ansible, is required, along with a strong understanding of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, or Splunk, and the ability to implement and manage them.

Responsibilities

The Site Reliability Engineering Specialist will work closely with Telesat’s cloud engineers to deploy and maintain the Kubernetes-based infrastructure, maintain high availability, uptime, and resiliency of the infrastructure, perform day-to-day operational tasks such as upgrades and patching of the Kubernetes platform, automate operational tasks, monitor the health of the platform and applications using Telesat’s observability platform, improve observability, define and measure SLOs, collaborate with development teams to resolve application issues, go on-call and respond to automated alerts and execute playbooks, identify gaps in processes and build or improve tools to support incident management, and facilitate incident response and conduct root cause analysis.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Automation

Monitoring

Incident Response

System Optimization

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Nagios

Splunk

Telesat

Global satellite operator providing connectivity solutions

About Telesat

Telesat operates in the satellite communications industry, providing connectivity solutions to various sectors including government, telecommunications, and enterprises. The company utilizes both geostationary (GEO) and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to ensure reliable global communications. Telesat's products include satellite capacity and consulting services, which are offered through long-term contracts and service agreements. A key feature of Telesat is its Lightspeed network, which uses advanced LEO satellites to deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity. This focus on diverse applications, such as inflight connectivity and maritime services, sets Telesat apart from its competitors, as it addresses complex communication challenges across multiple industries.

Ottawa, CanadaHeadquarters

1969Year Founded

$30.7MTotal Funding

IPOCompany Stage

Automotive & Transportation, Consulting, AerospaceIndustries

501-1,000Employees