Senior Database Reliability Engineer – Global Infrastructure
Owns the availability, scalability, and performance of MariaDB/MySQL database platforms powering i3D.net's global, latency-sensitive infrastructure. Day to day: designing highly available clusters, automating provisioning and operations with Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, Terraform), working across Linux and Kubernetes, and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years hands-on experience managing production database platforms
- Experience with MariaDB, MySQL, and preferably PostgreSQL
- Comfortable operating Linux systems, especially in on-premise or hybrid environments
- Kubernetes experience
- Experience automating database and infrastructure workflows with Ansible and Terraform
- Experience integrating databases into CI/CD pipelines
- Production experience with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring databases
- Strong English communication skills, written and spoken
- Based in Montréal or the surrounding area with valid authorization to work in Canada
Nice to have
- Experience with GitHub Actions
- Knowledge of French
Full description
At , we provide world-class global coverage with one of the most interconnected networks in the world. Our solutions focus on low latency, zero packet loss, and unmatched scalability, enabling seamless experiences for millions of users worldwide. With dedicated support, bespoke solutions, and cutting-edge technology, we deliver reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure that empowers game developers and businesses to scale effortlessly. Partnering with major names like Nvidia, DuckDuckGo, and Ubisoft, we are shaping the future of gaming and network technology.
Why your role matters
As a Senior Database Reliability Engineer, you own the availability, scalability, and performance of our MariaDB/MySQL platforms that power real time and latency sensitive services across 's global infrastructure.
You design, build, and operate highly available database platforms that are reliable, observable, and easy for our internal engineering teams to consume. From provisioning new database clusters and automating operations to improving performance and supporting mission critical production workloads, you play a key role in ensuring our services remain fast, resilient, and always available.
Because operates its own global infrastructure, you work across the full technology stack. Alongside database engineering, you'll work closely with Linux, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform automation to build modern database services rather than simply administer databases.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build database platforms: You design, build, and evolve highly available RDBMS platforms, ensuring they are resilient, scalable, and aligned with platform standards across multiple environments.
- Operate and optimize database clusters: You manage multi-environment database clusters, including replication, failover, backups, and performance tuning, using components such as Kubernetes and load balancers.
- Automate database operations: You automate database provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance using IaC, reducing manual effort and increasing consistency across environments.
- Linux and systems ownership: You take responsibility for the Linux systems running database workloads, handling day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and system-level tuning in bare metal and hybrid setups.
- CI/CD for database platforms: You integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, supporting safe and repeatable deployments, schema changes, and configuration updates across staging and production.
- Monitoring and observability: You implement and maintain monitoring and alerting for database platforms using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring clear visibility into performance, capacity, and reliability.