Richmond, British Columbia

Job ID JR2026507728 Category Information Technology Role Type Hybrid Post Date Apr. 27, 2026

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Vancouver is embarking on an exciting journey to modernize and migrate our systems to the cloud. We are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer to join our Defence & Government Services team.

This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Global Services (BGS) business organization. This new SRE role will bridge the gap between traditional software engineering and operations to create highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems. As a result, you will ensure the reliable and efficient operation of Boeing Vancouver’s systems and services within the Defence & Government Services Portfolio. The position will be based out of our Richmond BC office, offering a flexible hybrid work style that allows for both virtual and in-office work.

As a Site Reliability Engineer at Boeing, you will play a pivotal role in streamlining our development and operations processes to ensure seamless software delivery and infrastructure management. You will collaborate closely with our development, architecture, and analytics to build and maintain robust systems, automate deployment pipelines, and optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of our applications.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and highly available infrastructure and processes using modern DevOps practices.
• Deploy and support customer installations, ensuring a smooth setup and integration of our hybrid multi-tenant SaaS solutions into their environments
• Provide both reactive and proactive support to customers, addressing issues as they arise and implementing strategies to prevent future incidents.
• Lead incident response efforts, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to minimize downtime and service disruptions.
• Develop and enhance automation tools and scripts to streamline operations, reduce manual intervention, and improve efficiency.
• Set up and manage monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve performance issues.
• Analyze system capacity and performance metrics to forecast future needs and ensure scalability of services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement new tools, technologies, and processes to enhance DevOps practices.
• Implement and advocate for “security best practices” to protect our applications and customer data.
• Pioneer and support special projects.
• Serve as a go-to resource for tools development and process improvement, with the ability to write small custom web-based tools for internal use.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident response procedures.
• Effectively contribute to building the overall knowledge and expertise of the technical team.
• Conduct training sessions and provide mentorship to team members and other departments. Focus on teaching others to enable them to take on newer and bigger tasks, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Be available to support emergencies via a Boeing provided mobile device.
• Monitoring and improving the availability and reliability of applications.
• Optimizing infrastructure and enhancing performance.
• Developing tools and scripts to automate repetitive tasks, such as deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
• Quickly addressing failures or outages and implementing solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Proactively analyzing and improving system performance to meet service level targets.
• Working closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 7+ years in software development or advanced technical support role.
• 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or a related role.
• Proven experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or a related role, with a track record of successfully implementing and managing infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Candidate must be eligible for authorization under the Canadian Government Controlled Goods Program (CGP) assessment.
• Must be able to obtain Canadian Secret Level II Security Clearance.
• Must be legally able to work in Canada.
• Individuals must not pose a risk for safeguarding of controlled goods.
• Must be eligible to handle US export-controlled data.
• Fluency in English language.

Preferred Qualifications (Education/Experience):

• Strong proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch).
• Strong understanding of IAM policies, Key Vaults, and security best practices in cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Proficiency in managing storage solutions such as Azure Storage, AWS S3, and related services.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and experience deploying and managing applications within the AWS cloud environment.
• Proven experience in incident management and root cause analysis.
• Solid understanding of configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, and AWS CloudFormation.
• Ability to write and integrate with small custom web-based tools for internal use, demonstrating basic web development.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Cloud Developer certification.
• Azure AI fundamentals certification.
• Ability to support emergencies via a Boeing mobile device.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Additional Information:

This requisition is for a, locally hired position in Canada. The employer is Boeing Canada. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Benefits and pay are determined by Canada and are not on Boeing US-based payroll. This is not an expatriate assignment.

Starting salary will be based on year of post-secondary education completed, qualifications and experience.

Salary pay range - $103,000.00 - $184,000.00 CAD

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance Level II from the Canadian government. Requirements to obtain a secret security clearance can be found at:

http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/personnel/information-eng.html#a1.1

To review the Canadian Controlled Goods and Public Service and Procurement Canada requirements please go to the following government pages below:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/services/industrial-security.html

https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/personnel/pdcf-rsrp-eng.html

Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 28, 2026

Export Control Details:

Non – US based job

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active or ability to obtain Secret level II security clearance

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

• Competitive base pay and incentive programs.
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
• Resources and opportunities to grow your career.
• Up to $10,000 match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.