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Site Reliability Engineer Montreal, QC
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Posted:
8 September 2026 (9 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our enterprise-level client in Montreal Quebec has an immediate need to add several Site Reliability Engineers to the team. Please see below for full details--
Job Notes:
--12-month contract / extendable and perm possible with good performance.
--Onsite in Montreal Quebec hybrid 3 days per week
--Drug & Background check required.
--Weekend/evenings on call rotation required.
Pay Rate $80-85 CAD per hour depending on experience.
Must have:
1. Unix command line
2. Exp in Identity access mgmt and LDAP
3. Site reliability engineering
4. Strong communications
Position Overview:
Support Identity Management applications for human and system account management built on the PingIdentity / ForgeRock Identity Management products.
Maintain LDAP Directory Services products such as PingDirectory and PingDataSync
Provide first-line support for Identity Management during large-scale outages including post1mortem pre-mortems and problem management with a data-driven strategies and a code-first approach to problem solving.
Prepare and execute change management activities often automating and creating tools where necessary.
Collaborate with partner enterprise technology teams and provide support to stakeholders and our Level 2 operations team
Contribute to performance and training assessments of team members
Improving stability of Identity Management platforms by identifying and implementing alert automation and self-healing functions where possible.
Performance and scalability ensure systems can scale seamlessly to handle increased load and monitor the performance of our applications and infrastructure using our service level objectives (SLO) and service level indicators (SLI).
Participate in on-call rotations (weekday and weekend cycles)
Share responsibilities and knowledge across the team engaging with our community and stakeholders to gather feedback to improve our systems.
Address security and compliance issues ensuring we are meeting industry standards and have implemented best practices for security and data protection with our systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Previous experience in IT Operations Reliability Engineering or DevOps
Exposure to Agile / DevOps environments
Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and methodology
ITIL CISSP or similar certification (optional)
Technical Skills:
Basic understanding of the LDAP protocol and its functionalities
Experience supporting PingDirectory and PingDataSync
Familiarity with IAM products from providers such as ForgeRock and Ping Identity
Knowledge of enterprise security standards and concepts
Understanding of general enterprise infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting including network storage web infrastructure middleware etc.
Basic knowledge of operating system administration on Windows (Active Directory) and Red Hat Linux platforms (>RHEL7)
Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as PowerShell Python Shell (bash)
Functional knowledge of C/C and Java can be advantageous for some tooling.
Experience working within large enterprise architectures
Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and development environment tooling (GitHub Jenkins Visual Studio Code etc.)
Familiarity with visualization and plant and incident management tools such as Splunk Grafana ServiceNow Jira Bitbucket PagerDuty PowerBI
Recommend: Foundational knowledge of authentication protocols in the broader IAM domain such as OpenID Connect SAML Kerberos and Radius and multifactor authentication solutions like RSA SecurID Cisco Duo Security FIDO etc
Soft Skills:
Strong interest in account management systems directory products and information security
Excellent written and oral English communication skills; capable of writing documentation making presentations and positively interacting with colleagues and customers
Independent problem-solving attitude highly motivated and self-directed
Comfortable working within an operations and support team with end-user interaction and
periodic on-call responsibilities
Advocate of SRE principles
Good organizational skills
Why Choose Merge IT
We have a team of talented and ambitious professionals that drive growth by identifying and delivering top quality IT talent for our Fortune 100 enterprise-level clients (aka Big Name - think big banks big pharma etc.).
We would love to connect with you! Follow us on social media and be the first to know about open positions career advice and insider tips and tricks. Find us by searching @MergeITLLC on Instagram Facebook or Twitter or paste this link into your browser: IT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Nothing in this job posting guarantees employment.
Job Notes:
--12-month contract / extendable and perm possible with good performance.
--Onsite in Montreal Quebec hybrid 3 days per week
--Drug & Background check required.
--Weekend/evenings on call rotation required.
Pay Rate $80-85 CAD per hour depending on experience.
Must have:
1. Unix command line
2. Exp in Identity access mgmt and LDAP
3. Site reliability engineering
4. Strong communications
Position Overview:
Support Identity Management applications for human and system account management built on the PingIdentity / ForgeRock Identity Management products.
Maintain LDAP Directory Services products such as PingDirectory and PingDataSync
Provide first-line support for Identity Management during large-scale outages including post1mortem pre-mortems and problem management with a data-driven strategies and a code-first approach to problem solving.
Prepare and execute change management activities often automating and creating tools where necessary.
Collaborate with partner enterprise technology teams and provide support to stakeholders and our Level 2 operations team
Contribute to performance and training assessments of team members
Improving stability of Identity Management platforms by identifying and implementing alert automation and self-healing functions where possible.
Performance and scalability ensure systems can scale seamlessly to handle increased load and monitor the performance of our applications and infrastructure using our service level objectives (SLO) and service level indicators (SLI).
Participate in on-call rotations (weekday and weekend cycles)
Share responsibilities and knowledge across the team engaging with our community and stakeholders to gather feedback to improve our systems.
Address security and compliance issues ensuring we are meeting industry standards and have implemented best practices for security and data protection with our systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Previous experience in IT Operations Reliability Engineering or DevOps
Exposure to Agile / DevOps environments
Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and methodology
ITIL CISSP or similar certification (optional)
Technical Skills:
Basic understanding of the LDAP protocol and its functionalities
Experience supporting PingDirectory and PingDataSync
Familiarity with IAM products from providers such as ForgeRock and Ping Identity
Knowledge of enterprise security standards and concepts
Understanding of general enterprise infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting including network storage web infrastructure middleware etc.
Basic knowledge of operating system administration on Windows (Active Directory) and Red Hat Linux platforms (>RHEL7)
Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as PowerShell Python Shell (bash)
Functional knowledge of C/C and Java can be advantageous for some tooling.
Experience working within large enterprise architectures
Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and development environment tooling (GitHub Jenkins Visual Studio Code etc.)
Familiarity with visualization and plant and incident management tools such as Splunk Grafana ServiceNow Jira Bitbucket PagerDuty PowerBI
Recommend: Foundational knowledge of authentication protocols in the broader IAM domain such as OpenID Connect SAML Kerberos and Radius and multifactor authentication solutions like RSA SecurID Cisco Duo Security FIDO etc
Soft Skills:
Strong interest in account management systems directory products and information security
Excellent written and oral English communication skills; capable of writing documentation making presentations and positively interacting with colleagues and customers
Independent problem-solving attitude highly motivated and self-directed
Comfortable working within an operations and support team with end-user interaction and
periodic on-call responsibilities
Advocate of SRE principles
Good organizational skills
Why Choose Merge IT
We have a team of talented and ambitious professionals that drive growth by identifying and delivering top quality IT talent for our Fortune 100 enterprise-level clients (aka Big Name - think big banks big pharma etc.).
We would love to connect with you! Follow us on social media and be the first to know about open positions career advice and insider tips and tricks. Find us by searching @MergeITLLC on Instagram Facebook or Twitter or paste this link into your browser: IT is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Nothing in this job posting guarantees employment.
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