At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex projects and enhance Elastic's cloud infrastructure with cutting-edge tech.
- Company: Join Elastic, a leader in AI-driven search solutions used by Fortune 500 companies.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health coverage, flexible work schedules, and generous vacation days.
- Other info: Mentorship opportunities and a supportive environment for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on innovative projects while working with a diverse team.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in SRE or platform engineering; strong skills in Terraform and Python.
The predicted salary is between 138300 - 185900 $ per year.
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter.
Platform Observability & Analytics runs the infrastructure that tells Elastic the truth about its own platform. The observability clusters show Cloud engineers how production is behaving right now, and the analytics pipelines show the business how the platform and the products get used over time. This role sits on the observability side. We run 200+ hosted deployments across every supported cloud region, ingesting logs, metrics and traces for all of Elastic Cloud, plus the SLA and SLO monitoring for ESS and Serverless.
What You Will Be Doing
- Owning end‑to‑end delivery of moderate‑to‑high complexity projects on the team’s roadmap, with minimal day‑to‑day direction.
- Operating and hardening shared Elastic Cloud infrastructure (ECH, ECE, and ECK) as Infrastructure as Code – writing and reviewing the Terraform, Python, and Go that other engineers depend on.
- Carrying a 24/7 on‑call rotation: responding to incidents, driving them to resolution, and writing clear RCAs/postmortems that lead to lasting fixes rather than repeat pages.
- Reviewing others’ code and designs, and being a trusted second set of eyes on production changes to critical infrastructure.
- Mentoring less experienced engineers, and proactively raising risks, ideas, and improvements in team discussions.
- Improving runbooks, documentation, and operational processes so the on‑call load gets lighter over time.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering experience.
- Proficiency with Terraform; comfortable owning large, multi‑workspace configurations in a team setting.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python; comfort with Go is a plus.
- Deep Linux systems knowledge and experience operating containerized workloads in production.
- Experience carrying a 24/7 on‑call rotation, resolving incidents under pressure, and writing RCAs that hold up under review.
- A track record of consistently delivering end‑to‑end projects of moderate‑to‑high complexity with minimal oversight, and being a valuable code/design reviewer for your team.
- Comfort thinking about the security implications of the infrastructure you build, not just its reliability.
- A pattern of mentoring less experienced engineers and speaking up with ideas and concerns in team discussions.
- Clear written and verbal communication – you document what you build and can explain it to both engineers and non‑engineers.
- Comfort working across time zones, in both real‑time and asynchronous contexts.
Bonus Points
- Experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, Kibana) in production.
- Experience with GitOps‑style deployment tooling (ArgoCD, Helm) or policy‑as‑code frameworks (e.g., Kyverno) on Kubernetes.
- Experience with secrets management (Vault) or access‑control/bastion tooling (Teleport).
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible) at fleet scale.
- Exposure to FedRAMP, GovCloud, or other regulated/compliance‑driven infrastructure.
Compensation
The typical starting salary range for this role is: $138,300 - $185,900 CAD.
Benefits
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
- Generous number of vacation days each year.
- In addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.
- Company‑matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar‑for‑dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Platform Infra in Winnipeg employer: Elastic
Elastic is an exceptional employer for Senior Site Reliability Engineers, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritizes flexibility and employee well-being. With fully paid health coverage, generous parental leave, and a commitment to professional growth through mentorship opportunities, employees can thrive both personally and professionally. The distributed workforce model allows for a balanced work-life integration, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in a cutting-edge technology environment.
