Senior SRE / Platform Engineer (Multi-Cloud & AI-Driven)

Senior SRE / Platform Engineer (Multi-Cloud & AI-Driven) Future Opportunity

Aequilibrium builds digital products that are ahead of the curve. To support our elite development teams, we are seeking a Senior SRE / Platform Engineer who views infrastructure as software and leverages the latest in AI-driven automation to maintain world‑class reliability. This is a high‑impact role an engineer who thrives on complexity across multiple cloud ecosystems.

The Role You will work closely with our Senior Full Stack Developers to architect, deploy, and scale innovative applications for global brands in gaming, entertainment, and finance. You aren't just a \"cloud\" admin— you are a Platform Engineer dedicated to developer experience (DevEx), multi‑cloud resilience, and the integration of Generative AI into the operational lifecycle.

What you will be doing

Multi‑Cloud Orchestration: Design and manage high‑availability infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and GCP, ensuring seamless cross‑cloud connectivity and disaster recovery

Platform Engineering: Build and maintain internal developer platforms (IDP) that empower developers to self‑serve infrastructure while maintaining governance

AI‑Augmented Operations: Integrate AI tools (GitHub Copilot for CLI, AI‑driven observability, and automated incident summarization) to accelerate troubleshooting and reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Standardize environment provisioning using Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane across diverse cloud providers

Advanced CI/CD: Architect sophisticated pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins, incorporating automated security scanning (SAST/DAST) and \"canary\" deployment strategies

Observability & SRE: Implement \"Golden Signals\" monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic. Lead post‑incident reviews to drive systemic improvements

Security & Compliance: Implement Zero Trust architecture, manage secrets (HashiCorp Vault/Azure Key Vault), and ensure compliance in highly regulated environments (Fintech/Public Sector)

Must Have

Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles

Multi-Cloud Mastery: Deep, hands‑on expertise in at least two of the \"Big Three\" (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Container Excellence: Expert‑level knowledge of Kubernetes (AKS/EKS/GKE) and OpenShift. You should be comfortable managing clusters, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and ingress controllers

Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash for building custom automation tooling and operators

IaC Expert: Advanced experience with Terraform (including module development) and/or Cloud‑native tools (CloudFormation, Bicep)

AI Integration: Proven ability to use Generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or specialized AI agents) to optimize infrastructure code, debug complex logs, and automate documentation

CI/CD Architect: Experience building end‑to‑end pipelines that support polyglot applications (Java, .NET, Node.js)

Security Mindset: Strong understanding of cloud security (IAM, VPC Peering, Private Links) and vulnerability management

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Status: Canadian resident with Citizenship or PR Status

Nice to Have

Data & Search: Experience managing containerized Apache Solr or Elasticsearch at scale

Fintech/Enterprise: Experience in highly regulated environments (Banking, Credit Unions, or Public Sector)

FinOps: Experience in infrastructure cost optimization and cloud spend management

Salary & Benefits

CAD $100,000 – $160,000 annually

Full remote work

Comprehensive benefit plan

Training and career development opportunities

Regular in‑person social events for those near Vancouver or Toronto

Location

Canada: Preference for Western Canada, but open nationwide

Travel for conferences and client meetings is expected

About Aequilibrium Aequilibrium (AEQ) is a digital consulting and innovation services firm focused on

strategy, experience design, and technology . Through

AEQ Innovate , we explore and build next‑generation solutions using

XR, AI, and immersive technologies

to elevate employee training, onboarding, and human‑centered experiences.

Our vision is to

enrich people’s lives by crafting remarkable experiences .

Learn more at

https://aequilibrium.com/careers .

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