Senior SRE Engineer

03/20/2025

Address:

4100 Gordon Baker Road

Technology

• Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications
• Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market of our suite of software solutions
• Measure and optimize system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating for continual improvement
• Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications
• Run the production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health
• Develop and provide operational support for full-stack software applications.
• Gather and analyze metrics from operating systems as well as applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
• Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning
• Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts
• Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service-level objectives
• Collaborate with development operations staff to create, monitor, and troubleshoot the system infrastructure.
• Increase system resilience and serve larger customer volumes with expert-level coding, bulletproof release, and change management skills.
• Improve automation and increase the system’s self-healing capability.
• Collect operating system data and report performance metrics to stakeholders.
• Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.
• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
• Collaborates and engages with the appropriate areas across the bank.
• Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor.
• Develops an understanding of organizational interactions and complexity to engage with the appropriate matrix areas.
• Stays abreast of industry technical and business trends through participation in professional associations, practice communities & individual learning.
• Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.

• Required skills and qualifications

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in computer science or related discipline with 7-10 years of experience
• Fluent with programming (structured and OOP) using one or more high-level languages, such as Python, Java, GO, C/C++, Ruby, and JavaScript
• Fluent with OS scripting like UNIX, Bash
• Fluent with CI/CD and Automation Tools like Ansible, JIRA
• Fluent with Source Code Management - GitHub
• Experience with distributed storage technologies such as NFS, HDFS, Ceph, and Amazon S3, as well as dynamic resource management frameworks (Apache Mesos, Kubernetes, Yarn)
• Experience with Cloud deployments and Operations (AWS & Azure)
• Experience with REST API's
• Proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
• Understanding of Information Technology operating processes used for systems to ensure effective delivery including but not limited to IT Operations mandatory operating standards for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Knowledge of support and operations practice, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience.
• Technical and/or business functional knowledge of systems, tools, timing, and dependencies.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
• Able to manage ambiguity.
• Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.

• Preferred skills and qualifications

• Previous success in site reliability engineering
• Coding experience beyond simple scripts
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

$92,400.00 - $171,600.00

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.

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