DevOps Engineer

STACK IT Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment firm in Toronto is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to automate and optimize cloud and Kubernetes environments for their innovative video surveillance platform. The role involves managing deployment pipelines and ensuring system reliability. Ideal applicants have over four years of experience in DevOps, strong scripting skills, and familiarity with AWS services. Competitive annual salary ranges from $100,000 to $130,000, with additional perks such as stock options and a health spending account.

Benefits

Stock Options

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or systems engineering.
• Strong configuration management and infrastructure-as-code proficiency.
• Expertise in Cloud resources management.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python.

Responsibilities

• Automate the installation, deployment, and configuration of software.
• Build and maintain scripts and tools to optimize workflows.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines for reliability and speed.
• Manage cloud resources and monitor systems.

Skills

Experience in DevOps

Configuration management (Ansible, Chef)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Linux system administration

Git administration

CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3)

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm Charts

VMWare vSphere

Prometheus

ELK

Zabbix

Job description

Passionate about building reliable, automated, and scalable infrastructure?

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to help support and optimize cloud and Kubernetes environments for an innovative video surveillance software platform.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of critical deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring systems, ensuring that applications run securely, efficiently, and at scale for all users.

Who You Are

You’re a technically skilled and detail‑oriented DevOps professional who thrives in hands‑on, fast‑paced environments. You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities, resolving issues quickly, and improving system reliability. You take pride in being the person others rely on to keep deployments smooth, systems robust, and infrastructure future‑ready.

Work Type

• Fully On‑Site – 5 days a week in‑office
• Location: Toronto, ON
• Vacancy Type: This is a newly created position

What You’ll Do (Your Superpowers)

• Automate the installation, deployment, and configuration of software across AWS and Kubernetes (k3s) environments
• Build and maintain scripts and tools to optimize infrastructure, testing, and deployment workflows
• Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for reliability, scalability, and speed
• Implement and enforce best practices for security, monitoring, and infrastructure management
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD practices and support smooth software releases
• Manage cloud resources, including EC2, RDS, S3, AutoScaling, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation
• Maintain containerized environments with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm Charts
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure, networks, and deployment pipelines to ensure uptime and performance
• Contribute to documentation and change management processes to keep infrastructure knowledge up‑to‑date
• Recommend and implement improvements to processes, tooling, and system automation

What We’re Looking For (Our Wishlist)

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or systems engineering
• Strong experience with configuration management systems (Ansible, Chef) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform)
• Solid Linux system administration experience
• Expertise with Git administration and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm Charts
• Familiarity with AWS services: EC2, RDS, S3, AutoScaling, CloudWatch, CloudFormation
• Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python
• Understanding of network technologies and protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, TLS)
• Experience with VMWare vSphere and Semaphore UI is a plus
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, ELK, Zabbix) is an asset

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Impact – Play a critical role in maintaining reliable, scalable infrastructure for a cutting‑edge video software platform
• Innovation – Work with modern cloud, containerization, and automation technologies
• Growth – Expand your expertise across AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
• Collaboration – Partner with software developers, engineers, QA and technical support to deliver robust solutions

Base Salary: $100,000 - $130,000

• Stock Options: Opportunity to own a part of the company and share in its growth
• Health Spending Account (HSA): Flexible, employer‑funded account to cover health and wellness expenses
• Paid Time Off: 2 weeks of vacation to maintain a healthy work‑life balance

Ready to Elevate Your DevOps Career? Apply Now!

At STACK IT Recruitment, we connect top technical talent with standout opportunities across Canada. If you meet at least 70% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to chat!

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