Sr. DevOps Engineer

About the Opportunity

Squadric is seeking a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to support one of our leading North American clients. In this role, you will design, implement, and operate large-scale, business-critical cloud services. This position is ideal for a hands-on engineer with strong expertise in cloud architecture, automation, and DevOps best practices, who thrives in agile, cross-functional environments and enjoys mentoring others while driving operational excellence.

Location: Calgary or Vancouver (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

  • Own components of cloud architecture and production operations for multi-regional services.

  • Work as a senior member of a growing DevOps/SRE team, mentoring junior engineers and contractors.

  • Collaborate with IT, security, vendors, and stakeholders to define roadmaps and gain adoption of DevOps/SRE practices.

  • Lead the implementation of critical roadmap elements and delegate tasks to other team members.

  • Support development teams with setup, release, and operation of services across environments.

  • Define and implement SLIs/SLOs, driving continuous improvement in performance and reliability.

  • Participate in on-call rotations to triage, resolve, and escalate production issues, acting as incident commander when needed.

  • Report and deliver on targets for operational excellence, performance, security, and cost optimization.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role.

  • Proven track record of shaping DevOps/SRE practices and implementing cloud architecture best practices.

  • Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL databases, networking, and data platforms.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and microservices release management (Azure DevOps, Terraform preferred).

  • Strong background in building automations and DevOps tooling to reduce operational toil.

  • Proven experience running production operations with monitoring, incident management, post-mortems, and SLA accountability.

  • Data-driven mindset for operational decision-making.

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).

  • Industry certifications (ITIL, Cloud Architecture, etc.) are an asset.

Why Join Squadric?

  • Collaborate with top North American companies on challenging data engineering projects.

  • Work in a hybrid model that blends flexibility with in-person collaboration.

  • Join a supportive, innovative environment committed to quality and continuous improvement.