Full-Time

Site Reliability Consultant

Posted on 8/25/2025

Pythian

Pythian

501-1,000 employees

Cloud migration and managed analytics services

No salary listed

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid work from home and office.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Python
Grafana
Docker
Microservices
Go
Prometheus
Terraform
Linux/Unix
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Experience with Google Cloud, plus IaC tools (Terraform).
  • Strong knowledge of microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and networking.
  • Hands-on experience with PKI, service mesh, and Linux systems administration.
  • SRE mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and reliability.
Responsibilities
  • Operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters, Istio service mesh, and Linux-based systems.
  • Automate workflows using Go, Python, and Shell scripting.
  • Build monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
  • Troubleshoot complex networking, storage, and system performance issues.
  • Partner with AI/ML teams to ensure infrastructure readiness for model training and data pipelines.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and postmortem reviews to improve system resilience.

Pythian helps organizations move, manage, and analyze data and IT infrastructure. It provides cloud migration, managed services, and advanced analytics to help businesses use cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure. Its solutions include moving data and applications to the cloud, running and monitoring those systems, and turning data into insights through machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science. Pythian differentiates itself by offering a fully managed analytics platform that unifies a company’s data across sources and by combining expert consulting with ongoing operations to ensure data systems run smoothly. The company’s goal is to enable enterprises to improve decision-making, reduce IT friction, and drive growth by leveraging cloud technology and data analytics.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$21M

Headquarters

Ottawa, Canada

Founded

1997

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Oracle workload migration to Google Cloud creates high-margin consulting and managed services.
  • Enterprise AI adoption accelerates demand for Pythian's AI Maturity Framework and implementation.
  • Multi-cloud positioning across Google, Azure, Snowflake reduces single-vendor competitive vulnerability.

What critics are saying

  • Rittman Mead integration failure risks talent attrition and client churn in 12–18 months.
  • Google Cloud partnership concentration exposes Pythian to revenue loss if market share shifts.
  • Hyperscaler native services (BigQuery, RDS, Synapse) undercut Pythian's managed services margins.

What makes Pythian unique

  • 2025 Google Cloud Partner of Year for Databases with Oracle@Google Cloud expertise.
  • Rittman Mead acquisition expands Oracle ACE consultants and European market presence significantly.
  • Agentspace QuickStart enables rapid enterprise AI agent deployment versus competitor timelines.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
ChannelE2E
Apr 30th, 2025
Pythian Expands Oracle Cloud Services with Rittman Mead Acquisition

Pythian has expanded its Oracle consulting and managed services portfolio with the acquisition of Rittman Mead, a U.K.-based Oracle data and analytics company.

GlobeNewswire
Apr 30th, 2025
Pythian Acquires Rittman Mead for Expansion

Pythian Services Inc. has acquired Rittman Mead, enhancing its Oracle capabilities and expanding its presence in the UK and Europe. This acquisition strengthens Pythian's Oracle Database@Google Cloud services, combining its data, analytics, and AI expertise with Rittman Mead's Oracle specializations. As a 2025 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Databases, Pythian will increase its Oracle ACE consultants, offering advanced Oracle services to a broader global customer base.

GlobeNewswire
Apr 15th, 2025
Pythian Doubles Down on AI-Readiness, Expanding AI Practice with Valuable Services and Expertise

Shishir Suresh will join Pythian as Senior Director, AI Services, along with Karen Pfeifer, Field CAIO.

ChannelE2E
Apr 10th, 2025
Pythian Launches Agentspace QuickStart to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

Pythian has introduced its Agentspace QuickStart service, a new offering that helps enterprises rapidly implement Google's Agentspace platform.

The Mainstream
Apr 7th, 2025
Pythian Partners with GigaOm to Drive Ethical Generative AI Adoption

Attendees of Pythian's AI Workshop will acquire essential knowledge of AI technologies, discover how to pinpoint applicable use cases, and create a strategic roadmap for implementation utilizing the AI Maturity Framework.

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