Automation Engineer

haemonetics; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company in Edmonton is seeking an Automation Engineer responsible for designing and maintaining infrastructure automation solutions. The ideal candidate has 5 to 7 years of experience in automation in regulated environments, strong skills in AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible, and knowledge of regulatory standards. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on compliance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of experience in infrastructure automation and DevOps in a regulated industry.
• 10–15 years of overall IT experience in infrastructure and automation.
• Proficiency with AWS services and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of scalable and secure infrastructure.
• Automate provisioning of cloud resources.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are constantly looking to add to our core talent. If you are seeking a career that is challenging and rewarding, a work environment that is diverse and dynamic, look no further — Haemonetics is your employer of choice.

Job Details

As an Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for owning, designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure automation solutions for Haemonetics' medical device software platforms. You will work closely with TechOps, SREs, Cloud Engineers, and Security teams to drive automation initiatives that enhance efficiency, compliance, and reliability in a healthcare-regulated environment (FDA, HIPAA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304).

This role requires strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Terraform, ensuring scalable, compliant, and secure cloud/on-prem infrastructure deployments. *** Must have regulated Industry experience (Healthcare, Finance, Aerospace, Defense) ***

What You’ll Do

Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration

• Led development and maintenance of scalable, compliant, and secure infrastructure using CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Automate the provisioning and configuration of cloud resources (AWS, hybrid environments).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices to ensure traceability and compliance.

CI/CD & Deployment Automation

• Enhance deployment pipelines with automated testing, security, and rollback capabilities.
• Optimize CI/CD workflows to support zero-downtime releases and blue-green deployments.
• Work with DevOps teams to improve containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS).

Security & Compliance in a Regulated Environment

• Ensure infrastructure automation aligns with FDA, HIPAA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304 regulatory requirements.
• Implement security-as-code policies for access control, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Work with compliance teams to generate required documentation and audits.

Monitoring, Performance, and Optimization

• Build self-healing, highly available, and fault-tolerant infrastructure.
• Automate monitoring solutions (Datadog, CloudWatch) to detect anomalies.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost management strategies.

Knowledge, Skills, & Capabilities

Required Skills

• 5 to 7 years of experience in infrastructure automation and DevOps in a medical device, healthcare, or regulated industry.
• 10–15 years of overall IT experience, encompassing infrastructure, automation, cloud, and enterprise technology solutions.
• Proficiency with AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
• Expertise with all AWS services (EC2, VPC, RDS, IAM, S3, Lambda, CloudTrail, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
• Highly experienced with containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
• Familiarity with networking, security, and access control best practices.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, HIPAA, IEC 62304).

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Hybrid cloud deployments (AWS + On-Prem).
• Scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with monitoring & observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog)

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