Site Reliability Engineering Specialist

@ Telesat

Overview

Telesat, a global satellite operator with over 50 years of excellence, is looking for a Site Reliability Engineering Specialist to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of its infrastructure. This role supports Telesat Lightspeed, a revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network scheduled for service in 2027 that aims to deliver high capacity, ultra-low latency broadband connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cloud engineers on Kubernetes-based infrastructure deployment and maintenance.
• Maintain high availability, uptime, and resiliency.
• Perform operational tasks including upgrades and patching.
• Automate operations using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Monitor system health with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
• Define, measure SLOs and improve observability.
• Support incident management with root cause analysis and playbooks.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field along with a minimum of nine years in IT operations focusing on system reliability and performance. At least five years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and proficiency in automation/configuration management tools are required. A CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is an asset.

Additional Information

The candidate must be eligible to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP). Telesat is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to providing accommodations during the interview process.

Key skills/competency

• Kubernetes
• Microsoft Azure
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Observability
• Incident Response
• Automation
• Monitoring
• System Optimization
• Root Cause Analysis