Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Senior Vice President

Citi • Mississauga, ON

7d • CA$145,100 - CA$217,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior leadership position responsible for driving engineering excellence through team leadership, strategic technical direction, and a strong foundation in modern DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. This role leads by example — fostering a culture of reliability, automation, and continuous improvement across the organization, with a forward-looking emphasis on leveraging AI to advance SRE capabilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in system development, platform engineering, or related technology disciplines.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale technology initiatives with measurable, impactful results.
• Strong background in DevOps and SRE practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, observability (logging, metrics, tracing), and incident management.
• Experience applying AI and machine learning techniques to SRE workflows, such as predictive alerting, anomaly detection, automated root cause analysis, or intelligent remediation.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cloud platforms, containerization and container orchestration, and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools and modern deployment pipeline technologies.
• Solid understanding of system design, software engineering best practices, and testing methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and strategic technical decision-making capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead & Develop Engineering Teams: Manage and mentor software engineers, providing guidance across technology disciplines, conducting performance evaluations, and supporting hiring and talent development decisions.
• Drive DevOps & SRE Culture: Champion DevOps principles and SRE practices across the organization — including infrastructure-as-code (IaC), observability, incident management, and reliability engineering.
• Ensure Platform Reliability & Resilience: Define and uphold service reliability standards (SLOs/SLAs/SLIs), lead incident response and post-mortem processes, and drive continuous improvements to system availability and performance.
• Advance SRE with AI: Leverage AI and machine learning capabilities to enhance SRE practices — including AI-driven anomaly detection, predictive incident management, intelligent root cause analysis, and automated remediation to improve platform reliability and reduce toil.
• Architect Scalable, Cloud-Native Solutions: Lead the design and implementation of systems built on modern technology stacks — including cloud platforms, microservices, and containerization — grounded in strong computer science and systems design fundamentals.
• Solve Complex Technical Challenges: Analyze and resolve complex technical issues with sound, strategic decision-making and a focus on long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with senior leaders, product teams, and external stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business goals and deliver impactful outcomes.
• Foster a Collaborative Team Environment: Cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture that encourages knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior