At a Glance
- Tasks: Engineer resilient batch processing pipelines and enhance system performance.
- Company: Join Kyndryl, a leader in IT services and consulting.
- Benefits: Competitive contract pay, flexible onsite work, and growth opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic contract role with potential for extensions and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on critical financial technology systems.
- Qualifications: Expert Python skills and strong Linux systems engineering experience required.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
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Client: Financial Services - Capital Markets Technology
Duration: 12-month contract with potential extensions
Location: Toronto, Canada - 2 to 3 days onsite per week
Language: English
Hours: 37.5 hours/week
Our client is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to enhance the reliability, performance, and efficiency of mission‑critical batch workloads across Capital Markets Technology. The SRE will serve as a technical lead focused on automation, application development, systems performance engineering, and observability using Dynatrace. This position is pivotal in driving operational excellence and maturing reliability practices across the organization.
Qualifications
- Expert‑level Python skills, including performance tuning, concurrency (async/multiprocessing), testing, and packaging.
- Strong Linux systems engineering expertise (kernel tuning, networking, process management, filesystem optimization).
- Proven experience optimizing batch workloads for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Deep knowledge of Dynatrace for observability (dashboards, KPIs, tagging, alerts, anomaly detection).
- Hands‑on experience with Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduler tuning, SLA management).
- Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts — retries, idempotency, backpressure, data integrity.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
- Familiarity with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Excellent incident management, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Reliability & Performance: Engineer resilient and performant batch processing pipelines by reducing runtime and minimizing failures.
- Observability: Implement and maintain Dynatrace dashboards, alerts, and runbooks to ensure deep visibility into system health.
- Systems Engineering: Configure and tune Linux and Windows environments for optimal reliability and speed.
- Automation & Orchestration: Design and refine Airflow DAGs, automate deployments with CI/CD pipelines, and reduce operational toil through code.
- Incident Management: Lead incident response, conduct root‑cause analysis, and implement improvements based on post‑mortems and SLOs.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure all reliability and automation processes adhere to security best practices and regulatory compliance standards.
Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a full-time employment role with Kyndryl Canada.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Contract
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting
Site Reliability Engineer employer: Kyndryl
Kyndryl Consult is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture focused on innovation and collaboration. With a commitment to employee growth, you will have access to mentorship opportunities and the chance to lead high-impact projects that shape the future of top-tier clients. Located in a vibrant environment, Kyndryl offers competitive benefits and a supportive atmosphere that empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally.
