Remote - Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Canada
Full Time Senior-level / Expert CAD 83K - 149K
Dayforce
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Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce. Our brand promise - Makes Work Life BetterTM- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.
Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in the United States or Canada.
About the opportunity
Site Reliability Engineers bridge the gap between development and operations organizations and facilitate effective collaboration which leads to faster feature delivery and elevated service quality overall.
Join the pioneering Site Reliability Engineering team at Dayforce, where we lead the charge in ensuring our state-of-the-art products set new benchmarks in scalability, availability, and reliability. We embrace the SRE engagement model to deliver exceptional performance. As a member of our team, you'll help build and maintain a suite of internal tools that provide transparency into day-to-day operations, report, and autonomously remediate Dayforce’s environments, ensuring seamless service. We're committed to proactive solutions, crafting robust processes, empowering our talented developers with the latest technology, and engineering innovative remedies to prevent issues from recurring. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries in site reliability engineering, join us at Dayforce and become part of a team that thrives on challenges and celebrates continuous improvement. Elevate your career with us, and be a part of a transformative journey in the world of SRE.
What you’ll get to do
Develop a deep understanding of Dayforce’s cloud infrastructure and applications to build a comprehensive mental model of the ecosystem.
Contribute to and maintain a robust suite of tools that enhance reliability, support SRE practices, and automate operational tasks.
Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and networking components to ensure scalability, security, and reliability.
Collaborate with the team to uphold high coding standards and deliver reliable, maintainable code.
Respond to and remediate production issues as they arise.
Write scripts to collect data, monitor services, automate tasks, and support various operational needs.
Participate in PagerDuty on-call rotations as required.
Skills and experience we value
Self-starter and passionate individual willing to learn new concepts and technologies as well as contributing to the SRE powered ecosystem.
7+ years of hands-on experience managing Azure infrastructure using Terraform.
Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VNets, Private Endpoints, and Private DNS Zones.
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and managing deployment workflows.
Experience managing alerting and incident response systems such as PagerDuty.
Experience managing and maintaining SQL Server databases.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
What would make you really stand out
Familiarity with AI/ML technologies or enthusiasm to explore them (e.g., LLMs, ML APIs).
Openness to learning and adopting new tools and platforms (e.g., Rundeck, Pagerduty).
Experience with security best practices in DevOps and software development.
Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is considered an asset.Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and Python.
What’s in it for you
Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.
We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.
Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.
With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.
About the Salary Ranges
Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.
Proficiency in English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English-speaking stakeholders, co-workers, managers and/or clients across the world. Further, our back office support teams, including but not limited to Human Resources, are primarily English speaking. Employees need to be able to communicate with these departments in English to appropriately administer their business relationship. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking co-workers, managers, stakeholders and/or clients, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
Fraudulent Recruiting
Beware of fraudulent recruiting. Legitimate Dayforce contacts will use an @dayforce.com or @Ceridian.com email address. We do not request money, checks, equipment orders, or sensitive personal data during the recruitment process. If you have been asked for any of the above, or believe you have been contacted by someone posing as a Dayforce employee, please refer to our fraudulent recruiting statement found here: https://www.dayforce.com/be-aware-of-recruiting-fraud
Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in the United States or Canada.
About the opportunity
Site Reliability Engineers bridge the gap between development and operations organizations and facilitate effective collaboration which leads to faster feature delivery and elevated service quality overall.
Join the pioneering Site Reliability Engineering team at Dayforce, where we lead the charge in ensuring our state-of-the-art products set new benchmarks in scalability, availability, and reliability. We embrace the SRE engagement model to deliver exceptional performance. As a member of our team, you'll help build and maintain a suite of internal tools that provide transparency into day-to-day operations, report, and autonomously remediate Dayforce’s environments, ensuring seamless service. We're committed to proactive solutions, crafting robust processes, empowering our talented developers with the latest technology, and engineering innovative remedies to prevent issues from recurring. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries in site reliability engineering, join us at Dayforce and become part of a team that thrives on challenges and celebrates continuous improvement. Elevate your career with us, and be a part of a transformative journey in the world of SRE.
What you’ll get to do
Develop a deep understanding of Dayforce’s cloud infrastructure and applications to build a comprehensive mental model of the ecosystem.
Contribute to and maintain a robust suite of tools that enhance reliability, support SRE practices, and automate operational tasks.
Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and networking components to ensure scalability, security, and reliability.
Collaborate with the team to uphold high coding standards and deliver reliable, maintainable code.
Respond to and remediate production issues as they arise.
Write scripts to collect data, monitor services, automate tasks, and support various operational needs.
Participate in PagerDuty on-call rotations as required.
Skills and experience we value
Self-starter and passionate individual willing to learn new concepts and technologies as well as contributing to the SRE powered ecosystem.
7+ years of hands-on experience managing Azure infrastructure using Terraform.
Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VNets, Private Endpoints, and Private DNS Zones.
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and managing deployment workflows.
Experience managing alerting and incident response systems such as PagerDuty.
Experience managing and maintaining SQL Server databases.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
What would make you really stand out
Familiarity with AI/ML technologies or enthusiasm to explore them (e.g., LLMs, ML APIs).
Openness to learning and adopting new tools and platforms (e.g., Rundeck, Pagerduty).
Experience with security best practices in DevOps and software development.
Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is considered an asset.Scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and Python.
What’s in it for you
Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.
We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.
Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.
With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.
About the Salary Ranges
Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.
Proficiency in English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English-speaking stakeholders, co-workers, managers and/or clients across the world. Further, our back office support teams, including but not limited to Human Resources, are primarily English speaking. Employees need to be able to communicate with these departments in English to appropriately administer their business relationship. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking co-workers, managers, stakeholders and/or clients, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement.
Fraudulent Recruiting
Beware of fraudulent recruiting. Legitimate Dayforce contacts will use an @dayforce.com or @Ceridian.com email address. We do not request money, checks, equipment orders, or sensitive personal data during the recruitment process. If you have been asked for any of the above, or believe you have been contacted by someone posing as a Dayforce employee, please refer to our fraudulent recruiting statement found here: https://www.dayforce.com/be-aware-of-recruiting-fraud
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