[Remote] Site Reliability Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dayforce is a global human capital management company that offers a unified Cloud HCM platform. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to bridge the gap between Development and Operations teams, focusing on building scalable and reliable systems while enhancing service quality and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
• Learn and develop a deep understanding of Dayforce’s cloud infrastructure and application ecosystem
• Onboard new applications and features, ensuring successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews
• Contribute to projects that improve platform reliability, automate operational tasks, and enhance SRE processes
• Participate in incident response activities, root cause investigations, and remediation efforts
• Create and maintain runbooks and reusable operational components
• Contribute to the internal SRE repository and engineering best practices
• Build trusted relationships across Development, Operations, and broader business teams
• Participate in PagerDuty on-call rotations as required
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, performance, and service reliability
Skills
• U.S. based applicants must successfully pass a Dayforce background screening, USFedPASS (U.S. Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards), including a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor background check, and drug test
• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the screening
• Due to federal requirements, only U.S. citizens, naturalized U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or Green Card holders will be considered
• Candidates must also be eligible for U.S. security clearance
• 2–4 years of experience as an SRE, System Administrator, Network Engineer, Database Administrator, or Software Engineer
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, preferably C#
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell
• Experience with at least one database platform and querying language such as MSSQL/TSQL or PostgreSQL/PLSQL
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced operational environments
• Understanding of operational excellence, automation, and reliability engineering concepts
• Experience with containerization technologies and Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Experience automating operational workflows and remediation activities
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and observability best practices
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills in distributed cloud environments
Benefits
• Excellent time away from work programs
• Comprehensive wellness initiatives
• Recognition through competitive pay and benefits
• Volunteer days
• Opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life
Company Overview
• Dayforce is a time and attendance application that helps businesses automate clocking and streamline employee payroll. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.dayforce.com.
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Responsibilities
• Learn and develop a deep understanding of Dayforce’s cloud infrastructure and application ecosystem
• Onboard new applications and features, ensuring successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews
• Contribute to projects that improve platform reliability, automate operational tasks, and enhance SRE processes
• Participate in incident response activities, root cause investigations, and remediation efforts
• Create and maintain runbooks and reusable operational components
• Contribute to the internal SRE repository and engineering best practices
• Build trusted relationships across Development, Operations, and broader business teams
• Participate in PagerDuty on-call rotations as required
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, performance, and service reliability
Skills
• U.S. based applicants must successfully pass a Dayforce background screening, USFedPASS (U.S. Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards), including a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor background check, and drug test
• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the screening
• Due to federal requirements, only U.S. citizens, naturalized U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or Green Card holders will be considered
• Candidates must also be eligible for U.S. security clearance
• 2–4 years of experience as an SRE, System Administrator, Network Engineer, Database Administrator, or Software Engineer
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language, preferably C#
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell
• Experience with at least one database platform and querying language such as MSSQL/TSQL or PostgreSQL/PLSQL
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced operational environments
• Understanding of operational excellence, automation, and reliability engineering concepts
• Experience with containerization technologies and Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Experience automating operational workflows and remediation activities
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and observability best practices
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills in distributed cloud environments
Benefits
• Excellent time away from work programs
• Comprehensive wellness initiatives
• Recognition through competitive pay and benefits
• Volunteer days
• Opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life
Company Overview
• Dayforce is a time and attendance application that helps businesses automate clocking and streamline employee payroll. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.dayforce.com.
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