Site Reliability Engineer II (Platform Engineering)

Job Responsibility:

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued - as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®. At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Does working with some of Canada's most talented minds in innovation, supporting retail, digital consumer solutions, and analytical platforms excite you? Loblaw Technology powers some of Canada's most game-changing retail solutions, giving our customers the ability to live their lives well.

Come work with a team that values diverse ideas, fosters a culture of inclusion and develops our talent from within. Loblaw Technology gives you the chance to excel and helps you to strive for success in a big way. Keep reading to learn more!

Site Reliability Engineer 2 (Platform Engineering), Toronto, ON

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for the architecture, maintenance, and development of tools to ensure the reliability of our applications. Working as part of the Loblaw Technology SRE Team, you will collaborate with multiple engineering teams across various verticals. Your primary goal will be to aid the adoption of cloud native solutions, develop tools and capabilities that help us build better and more resilient systems.

What You'll Do

• Design, architect, and develop cloud native solutions using services like Istio, Grafana, on Google Kubernetes Engine
• Identify and diagnose deficiencies related to existing frameworks, tools and processes, and recommend creative solutions to reduce waste and continuously improve
• Build and own infrastructure through code, maintain our high-quality code base by performing code reviews, and work closely with development teams to automate CI/CD pipelines to remove repetitive processes and simplify operational needs
• Identifying and diagnosing deficiencies related to systems, coding and infrastructure, and recommending creative solutions for mitigation.
• Support and monitor our end-user systems running Kubernetes.
• Promote and implement monitoring/Observability utilising either OTEL, Prometheus and Grafana.

What you bring:

• You are first and foremost a developer who understands OPS or aspires to do OPS activities.
• Hands-on experience in software engineering and one or multiple cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Passionate about troubleshooting technical problems and automating solutions to reduce manual toil
• Inspired by working with both a Development and SRE mindset (i.e. software and infrastructure)
• Comfortable with Cloud Native platforms (knowledge of Google Cloud Platform is an asset)

What Loblaw Offers You

We offer flexibility and balance, and an environment that sets you up for success no matter where your workspace is located.

Here, you will find a great team to help you achieve your goals as you help us achieve ours! Work in our fast-paced, exciting Technology environment, helping our stores, colleagues and customers every day.

Loblaw colleagues also enjoy:

• Work Perks Program
• On-site GoodLife Fitness, Basketball & Volleyball courts, Ice Rink, Groceries delivered to work via PC Express, Dry Cleaning services (1PCC Office)
• Tuition Reimbursement & Online Learning
• Pension & Benefits
• Paid Vacation

If you're up to the challenge, then we would love to hear from you. Apply today, and get the process started.

Loblaw recognises Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation's evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organisation. At Loblaw, we celebrate diversity and strive to build a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced, valued and supported. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and encourage people from all backgrounds and identities to apply to our jobs. Accommodation in the recruitment, assessment, and hiring process is available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but please note, those candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position will be contacted.

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