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Site Reliability Engineer
Finastra · Mississauga, ON, Canada
Mississauga, ON, CanadaHybrid
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Finastra is seeking an entry-level Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and maintain Azure-based cloud infrastructure and developer platforms. This role focuses on a PaaS-forward, cloud-native approach, emphasizing containerization, managed services, and infrastructure automation. The engineer will support both modern cloud-native workloads and legacy virtual machine infrastructure during the company's cloud transformation journey.
Benefits
Unlimited vacationHybrid working arrangementsPaid time off for votingBereavement leaveSick leaveEmployee Assistance ProgramWellbeing Champions networkGather GroupsMonthly events and initiativesMedical insuranceLife insuranceDisability insuranceRetirement plansLifestyle benefitsPaid time off for volunteeringDonation-matching opportunitiesOnline learningAccredited coursesGlobal recognition program
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Proven experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or related roles
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud platform
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/AKS, and cloud-native architectures
- Understanding of Azure PaaS services including App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL
- Basic knowledge of infrastructure as code principles using Terraform for Azure
- Understanding of Git version control and GitHub for repository management
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of both Windows and Linux systems administration
- Experience with system patching, updates, and maintenance procedures
- Basic scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell
- Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Eagerness to learn new technologies and stay current with industry trends
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container orchestration (preferred)
- Experience with Azure PaaS services and serverless computing patterns (preferred)
- Experience with Terraform for Azure infrastructure provisioning (preferred)
- Familiarity with Backstage or other developer portal platforms (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform to provision and manage Azure cloud resources with a PaaS-forward approach
- Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters and containerized applications
- Maintain and patch Windows virtual machines, including self-hosted build agents for Azure DevOps
- Apply security patches and updates to Windows and Linux systems in accordance with compliance requirements
- Manage source code repositories and collaboration workflows using GitHub
- Monitor platform health, performance, and security using Azure Log Analytics and Grafana Cloud
- Respond to incidents and troubleshoot issues
- Collaborate with development teams to improve developer experience and platform capabilities
- Create and maintain documentation for platform services, tools, and best practices
- Participate in on-call rotation to support production systems
- Follow infrastructure and security best practices and compliance requirements
- Assist in capacity planning and cost optimization initiatives
Skills
AKSAWSAzureAzure DevOpsAzure MonitorBackstageBashDockerGitGitHubGrafanaGrafana CloudKubernetesLinuxPowerShellPythonTerraformWindowsWindows Server
Certifications
Azure FundamentalsAzure AdministratorTerraform AssociateCKA
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Information TechnologyRelated field
Work schedule
On-call rotation
Industry
Financial services
Relocation
No