Senior DevOps Engineer - SRE (Remote)
Upgrade is a fintech unicorn founded in 2017. We are the fastest-growing company in the Americas (Financial Times). In the last five years, over 15 million people have applied for an Upgrade card or loan, and we have delivered over $10 billion in affordable and responsible credit. Our innovative Upgrade Card is the fastest growing credit card in America (Nilson Report). Combining the flexibility of a credit card with the low cost of an installment loan helps us redefine banking.
Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three years in a row, one of the “Top Companies to work for in Arizona”, “Best Engineering Team" and we have received awards for being a best company for Diversity, Women, Culture, and Veterans.
We are looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products to join a team of 1300 talented and passionate professionals. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
This is a remote position based in Canada.
As a Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer you'll be part of a team that is responsible for automating build pipelines, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, scripting, and supporting our Spectrum (Shaw Systems) partnership. This hybrid role will leverage AWS, automation using Terraform/Ansible, and work with Java-based applications.
What You'll Do:
- Build a resilient, secure, and efficient cloud based platform.
- Automate deployment, monitoring, management and incident response.
- Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues.
- Build and scale the technology infrastructure to meet rapidly increasing demand.
- Manage cross-functional requirements working with various company stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Development and QA to launch new features and services.
- Develop and improve operational practices and procedures.
What We Look For:
- 5+ years of production-level SRE/DevOps experience.
- Experience with Windows Server 2016-2019.
- In-depth hands-on knowledge of AWS, advanced knowledge of Ansible and Terraform.
- Understanding of Java applications, Tomcat, and Hibernate framework.
- Strong understanding of systems, networks and troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience in automated build pipeline, and continuous integration.
- Working knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server 2016+).
- Knowledge of cloud monitoring, logging and cost management tools.
- Strong programming/scripting knowledge (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc.).
- Experience with other IaaT platforms.
- Spectrum (Shaw Systems) experience is a plus.
What We Offer You:
- Competitive salary and stock option plan.
- 100% paid coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Unlimited vacation.
- RRSP company match program.
- Learning stipend for personal growth and development.
- Paid parental leave.
- Health and wellness initiatives.
Interested in joining Upgrade but don't think this role is for you? Check out our careers page!