DevOps Engineer

Orion Innovation; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in Montreal is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Responsibilities include developing CI/CD pipelines, implementing monitoring solutions, and ensuring security best practices. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience with CI/CD tools and Kubernetes management. This is a contract position offering competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with CI/CD tools.
• Strong experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Must be eligible for Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions.

Skills

Kubernetes management

CI/CD pipeline development

Terraform

Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Secrets management

Networking fundamentals

Static application security testing

Tools

Rancher

Vault

GitHub

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Harbor

Artifactory

Kong

Job description

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer with Kubernetes and Rancher

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure using tools like Rancher and Helm.
• Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and ArgoCD to enable seamless application delivery.
• Configure and manage container registries such as Harbor and Artifactory.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd / Fluentbit.
• Ensure security best practices, including SAST tools like Checkmarx and Sonar, and manage certificates using Certificate Manager.
• Manage secrets securely using Vault and integrate secret management into CI / CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows and improve system reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues in a timely manner.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, including Rancher, Helm, and security configurations.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with GitLab CI, GitHub, Jenkins, or ArgoCD for building and automating pipelines.
• Proficiency in managing secrets securely using Vault or similar tools.
• Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Proficiency in Prometheus, Grafana, Alert Manager, and Loki for observability.
• Knowledge of Ceph, Longhorn, S3 or Portworks for managing persistent storage in Kubernetes environments.
• Familiarity with Checkmarx and Sonar for static application security testing.
• Experience in managing deployments in air-gapped environments.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and network security best practices.
• Experience with Harbor and Artifactory for managing container images.
• Experience with Kong for API gateway and ingress management.
• Understanding of Active Directory for authentication and access control.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies like VMware and hypervisors.
• Knowledge of SQL, Trino, and Iceberg for distributed data processing.
• Must be eligible for up to a Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Telecommunications, and Computer and Network Security