DevOps Engineer

UNAVAILABLE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advertising agency in Toronto is looking for a DevOps Engineer for an innovative AI initiative. The role offers both full-time and freelance opportunities. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. Responsibilities include designing multi-cloud infrastructure, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing security best practices. This position is ideal for individuals passionate about automation and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Accommodations available for applicants with disabilities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain multi-cloud cloud infrastructure.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Java and React applications.
• Implement infrastructure as code to ensure consistency in deployments.
• Establish monitoring and alerting strategies.

Skills

Cloud platforms proficiency (GCP, AWS, or Azure)

Containerization and orchestration (Docker)

Scripting skills (Bash, Python)

Understanding of networking concepts (VPCs, DNS)

Tools

CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Job description

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency with the belief that creativity, data, media and technology should all work together, and we use that to influence human behavior and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the world's largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally. Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota, Buckley's, and Children's Advil, as well as several under the Mondelez banner (Crispers, Oreo, and Chips Ahoy just to name a few). We’re an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness, so it’s really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.

Job Description

Saatchi & Saatchi Canada is looking for a DevOps Engineer for an innovative new AI initiative. Full-time and freelance opportunities are available, with positions starting immediately. You should have a minimum of 6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. You are passionate about automation, reliability, and enabling development teams to deliver value quickly. You understand the importance of security, scalability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure with multi-cloud extensibility in mind.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Java backend and React frontend applications.
• Implement infrastructure as code for consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Manage containerized workloads and orchestration platforms.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies using cloud-native and third-party tools.
• Implement security best practices including secrets management, IAM policies, and network security.
• Support development teams with environment provisioning and troubleshooting.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• +6 years of professional experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration concepts.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or cloud-native equivalents).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, or similar).
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python) for automation.
• Understanding of networking concepts (VPCs, load balancing, DNS, firewalls).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, cloud-native monitoring, or similar).
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Experience with GitOps workflows and version-controlled infrastructure.

Additional Information

Saatchi is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties. Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process.