Senior Site Reliability EngineerAbout ViafouraViafoura is a leading audience engagement platform that powers real-time conversations and community experiences for digital publishers and brands worldwide.The RoleWe're seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our infrastructure team. You'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available, scalable systems that power our platform. This role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, AWS cloud infrastructure, and infrastructure-as-code practices.Required QualificationsKubernetes & Container OrchestrationAmazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service): Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing production EKS clusters from the ground upCluster Architecture: Hands-on experience with end-to-end cluster setup including:Designing and implementing cluster networking architectureConfiguring and managing Container Network Interfaces (CNI)Deploying and managing AWS Load Balancer Controller for ingress managementImplementing External DNS for automated DNS managementSetting up and maintaining service mesh solutions, particularly Istio, for advanced traffic management, observability, and securityStrong understanding of Kubernetes security best practices, RBAC, pod security policies, and network policiesExperience with cluster upgrades, scaling strategies, and disaster recovery proceduresAWS Cloud InfrastructureNetworking: Deep expertise in AWS networking services including VPC design, subnets, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, VPC peering, and PrivateLinkEC2: Extensive experience managing EC2 instances, AMI management, Auto Scaling Groups, and instance optimizationRDS: Production experience with Amazon RDS including database engine selection, Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, backup strategies, and performance tuningStrong understanding of AWS security best practices, IAM policies, and compliance frameworksExperience with additional AWS services such as CloudWatch,



CloudTrail, S3, and Route 53Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Terraform: Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and maintaining Terraform modules and configurationsTerragrunt: Hands-on experience using Terragrunt for managing multiple environments, DRY configurations, and remote state managementStrong understanding of IaC best practices including state management, module design, version control, and testing strategiesExperience with infrastructure testing frameworks and validation toolsCI/CD & AutomationGitHub Actions: Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub ActionsExperience with workflow automation, deployment strategies (blue-green, canary), and rollback proceduresKnowledge of GitOps principles and toolingStrong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) for automationKey ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with focus on reliability, security, and performanceArchitect and maintain AWS infrastructure including networking, compute, and database layersDevelop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Terragrunt following best practicesBuild and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deploymentImplement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutionsParticipate in on-call rotation and incident responseCollaborate with development teams to improve application reliability and performanceLead capacity planning and cost optimization initiativesMentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharingPreferred QualificationsExperience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets management solutionsExperience with disaster recovery planning and executionContributions to open-source projectsWhat We OfferCompetitive salaryComprehensive health benefitsProfessional development opportunitiesRemote-friendly work environmentCollaborative and cutting-edge team culture#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Sre (Toronto)
🏢 Viafoura
📍 Toronto