Morningstar

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Morningstar$90K — $132K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, ECS/EKS, and Lambda.
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation.
  • Understanding of Linux/Unix system administration and networking principles.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery.
  • Provision and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using IaC tools.
  • Perform technical triage and troubleshooting during on-call incidents.
  • Lead reliability initiatives including disaster recovery and security compliance.
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications with Docker and AWS ECS/EKS.
  • Drive automation and monitoring using tools like Splunk and New Relic.
  • Collaborate with engineers to integrate SRE practices into development.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours with 4 days onsite per week.
  • Opportunity to work with innovative cloud technologies and tools.
  • Collaboration with a globally distributed team.
  • Access to AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity.
  • Engagement in cross-team initiatives and knowledge sharing.
Full Job Description

Location: Toronto, ON (4 days onsite)

What You’ll Do

  • Design, build, and improve CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery while maintaining stability and security across our platform.
  • Provision, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
  • Provide on-call technical triage and troubleshooting, driving incidents to resolution and conducting thorough post-incident reviews.
  • Lead cross-team reliability initiatives, including disaster recovery planning, security compliance, and AWS resource optimization.
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and AWS ECS/EKS, optimizing resource utilization and deployment strategies.
  • Drive automation and innovation for proactive monitoring, alerting, and continuous operational improvement using tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, New Relic, and Harness.
  • Collaborate with software engineers and data engineers to embed SRE best practices into the development lifecycle, including SLOs, error budgets, and capacity planning.
  • Write scripts and tooling in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages to automate routine operational tasks and streamline deployments.
  • Document infrastructure architecture, deployment processes, and operational runbooks to enable transparency, consistency, and long-term maintainability.
  • Collaborate with globally distributed teams for projects, knowledge transfer, and on-call rotation coverage.
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate engineering workflows and improve productivity.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles supporting production systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, Route 53, CloudWatch).
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Harness, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
  • Strong working knowledge of Docker containers and container orchestration platforms.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation and operational tooling.
  • Solid understanding of Linux/Unix system administration and networking fundamentals.
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Splunk, New Relic, CloudWatch, or Datadog.
  • Knowledge of SRE principles, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident management, and post-incident review processes.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across distributed teams and explain infrastructure decisions clearly

Nice to have

  • AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator).
  • Experience designing or supporting disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
  • Familiarity with security compliance frameworks and implementing security best practices in cloud environments.
  • Experience with serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, SAM, or the Serverless Framework.
  • Experience supporting distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.
  • Exposure to data pipeline infrastructure or platforms used for large-scale data processing.
  • FinOps certification or experience with cloud financial management and cost optimization practices.

Base Salary Compensation Range
$90,489.00-132,711.00

Incentive Target Percentage

12.5% Annual

About Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $200 billion in assets under advisement and management as of December 31, 2020. The company has operations in 29 countries.
Learn more about Morningstar
Size
10,038 employees
Market Cap
$9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$223.6 million
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+16.3%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
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