DevOps Architect

IT Connex Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Connex Inc. is recruiting a DevOps Solutions Architect for an established manufacturing client. You will bridge DevOps, SRE, cloud architecture, and AI operations to support enterprise applications.

Focus on scalable, secure infrastructure across hybrid clouds, building CI/CD pipelines, automation, and observability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to drive modernization and secure delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven engineering and software architecture experience with DevOps and SRE skills.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP including networking, security, and IaC.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or comparable orchestration tools, and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure application infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Automate configuration, deployments, and operational processes.
• Improve production reliability through monitoring, incident response, performance optimization, and recovery planning.
• Implement application security and identity controls using Cloudflare and enterprise IAM technologies.
• Contribute to architecture roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and technical documentation.
• Support generative AI applications through observability, cost controls, security guardrails, and sensitive data protection.
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure teams, vendors, and senior technology leaders.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Linux

Windows Server

IAM

Cloud security

Generative AI basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Okta

Active Directory

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

New Relic

ELK

Splunk

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

SQL Server

Job description

IT Connex is recruiting a DevOps Solutions Architect for an established manufacturing company (Client). Join the IT Enterprise Applications team and bring together DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, cloud architecture, and AI operations to support enterprise applications.

What You Will Do

• Design scalable, secure application infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Automate configuration, deployments, and operational processes.
• Improve production reliability through monitoring, incident response, performance optimization, and recovery planning.
• Implement application security and identity controls using Cloudflare and enterprise IAM technologies.
• Contribute to architecture roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and technical documentation.
• Support generative AI applications through observability, cost controls, security guardrails, and sensitive data protection.
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure teams, vendors, and senior technology leaders.

What You Bring

• Proven engineering and software architecture experience, with strong practical DevOps and SRE skills.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including networking, security, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or comparable orchestration tools, and configuration automation such as Ansible.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, and GitHub.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of Linux and/or Windows Server, networking, monitoring, logging, and IAM.
• Foundational understanding of generative AI, LLMs, and AI security.
• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Good to Have

• Experience supporting technology in warehouse, manufacturing, or third-party logistics (3PL) environments.
• Exposure to Cloudflare WAF, Reverse Proxy, and Tunnel.
• Familiarity with Okta, Active Directory, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, ELK, or Splunk.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Progress Technology, MongoDB, or SQL Server.
• Basic familiarity with vector databases or semantic caching.

DevOps Solutions Architect

Base Salary: CAD $120,000 to $145,000

Monday through Thursday onsite, with Fridays working from home