Senior Platform Engineer

Who We Are; What We Do; Where We’re Going

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires analyzes and shares evidence from computers smartphones tablets and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies communities and countries.

Serving over 4000 customers in over 100 countries our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations helping investigators fight crime protect assets and guard national security.

With employees based around the world Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence with offices in Waterloo and Ottawa Canada; Atlanta GA Herndon VA Westminster CO; and Singapore. As a part of Magnet Forensics you can expect to make a difference in the world no matter what role you play. You’ll be supported through learning and development not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.

If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal we would love to hear from you!

The Engineering Organization is focused on producing software that solves the most important problems  facing digital forensics and incident response professionals today. Our algorithms make sense  of data that is often hidden corrupted or incomplete. We write well-tested performant code and build intuitive UIs because we know that minutes can make a difference in national terrorism  cases and life-or-death situations. We are a community of smart passionate humble people  who recognize that solving the industry’s toughest problems requires constant collaboration  continuous learning and frequent doses of humour.

The Magnet Review Team is looking for a talented platform engineer to join our growing team  responsible for building the next generation of digital forensics products enhancing collaboration between various stakeholders in the agency org.

You will be part of the team responsible for delivering our Customer-Hosted REVIEW solution driving best practices and improvements related to hardware storage and Kubernetes configurations.

We value what is different about you whether it is your education work experience life  experiences or background

Role Expectations

• Participate in support calls with customer and professional services team for timely resolution of issues

• Troubleshoot customer environment problems in different deployment model

• Adapt to changes as they arise from business & customer needs

• Establish best practices for our varying deployment models including hardware and storage recommendations

• Communication across the product and throughout the organization to share knowledge and build consensus.

• Provide informal and formal mentorship within and outside the team.

• Identify and advocate for improvements across process tools and architecture

Skills Required

• Expertise in designing and measuring the performance of on-prem storage systems (JBOD Dell PowerVault Dell Unity VMWare SAN etc.)

• Proficiency with networking design protocols (ie: S3 iSCSI)

• 3+ years of experience with Python and/or Go

• 3+ years or experience building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters

• Experience working with Cloud Providers (AWS Azure)

• Proficiency in Linux shell scripting (create debug maintain etc.)

• Proficiency using Git based version control systems

Nice to have skills

• Experience working in high security environments

• Experience generating effective and efficient project documentation

The Most Important Thing

• We’re looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences.

• CARE -We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.

• OWN -We are accountable for or results – while never forgetting to act with integrity empathy and respect.

• DEDICATE -We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.

• EVOLVE -We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.

Compensation & Benefits

• The Compensation Range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications experience knowledge and skills. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location and you are selected for an interview the Talent Acquisition Partner can share more information with you. If the compensation structure for the role includes an incentive component (ie. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary + variable).

• Compensation Range:

• MIN: $107200 - MID: $134000 - MAX: $160800 Currency: CAD

• Magnet is proud to offer benefits such as:

• Generous time off policies

• Competitive compensation

• Volunteer opportunities

• Reward and recognition programs

• Employee committees & resource groups

• Healthcare and retirement benefits

We’re committed to continuous learning and are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This commitment will be reflected in our hiring processes and embedded in our values and how we treat one another. If you’re interested in this role but do not meet all of the qualifications listed above we encourage you to apply anyways.

Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race colour religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal provincial or local law.

We are committed to providing an inclusive accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. If you require accommodation please let our talent team know or you can email [email protected] .

All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each position’s job duties among other factors in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.