DevOps Engineer

JENOPTIK Smart Mobility Solutions; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Jenoptik Light & Safety is seeking a DevOps Engineer to own CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure-based containerized environments, and enable development teams to ship reliably. You will work with a globally distributed engineering team to design infrastructure that is secure, scalable, and easy to deploy.

Requirements include 5+ years in DevOps, strong Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes skills, and IaC experience with Terraform/Ansible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar infrastructure/platform role.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes and hands-on Azure experience.
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools like Ansible or Terraform.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and web app architecture.
• Azure, .NET, SQL/SQL Server familiarity.
• Willingness to travel to specified locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design processes that simplify building, deploying, and operating software.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Manage Azure-hosted, containerized environments and keep .NET apps highly available.
• Review code/designs for scalability, performance, and best practices.
• Build tools to speed releases and automate testing and deployments.
• Define standardized environments bridging local development and production.
• Write tests and keep CI/CD pipelines current and reliable.
• Support testing/validation and governance with automation.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and optimize Azure performance.
• Serve as escalation point for incidents and outages.
• Evaluate new tools, IaC, observability, and serverless approaches.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

IaC tools (Terraform/Ansible)

CI/CD tooling (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)

Azure Cloud

.NET knowledge (desirable)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure tooling

Job description

Jenoptik Light & Safety builds the civil security and smart city systems used by agencies across North America and Europe. We're looking for a DevOps engineer to own our build and release pipelines, manage our containerized environments, and give our development teams the confidence to ship. You'll work on a globally distributed engineering team, architecting the infrastructure that keeps our software reliable, secure, and easy to deploy. Development experience, especially .NET, is a strong plus but not required. We're hiring for DevOps depth first.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):

• Design engineering processes that simplify how we build, deploy, and operate software.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Manage Azure-hosted, containerized environments and keep our .NET applications highly available.
• Review code and designs for scalability, performance, and alignment with best practices.
• Build developer tools that speed up releases and improve code quality, including automated releases and test automation frameworks.
• Partner with the development team to define standardized environments that bridge local development and production.
• Write technical documentation, unit tests, and integration tests, and keep CI/CD pipelines current.
• Support governance and quality assurance through automated testing and integration validation.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and optimize performance within Azure.
• Serve as an escalation point for service incidents.
• Evaluate new tools and approaches, including infrastructure as code, observability, and serverless, to keep our stack current.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar infrastructure or platform role.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, Docker, and Kubernetes, plus hands-on experience across the Azure ecosystem and web application architecture.
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools like Ansible or Terraform.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• A deep understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Knowledge of Azure (or a similar cloud), .NET, and SQL/SQL Server.
• Familiarity with common web architectures, such as LAMP or MEAN stacks, CDNs, and load balancing.
• Experience mentoring and training other engineers.
• Experience working on a globally distributed engineering team.
• Strong communication skills. You can explain infrastructure concepts clearly to developers, other technical teams, and management.
• Comfortable absorbing technical detail quickly and making sound decisions under tight deadlines, even with incomplete information.
• This position is located in Vancouver. Must reside in the Vancouver area. Willingness to travel to Jupiter, FL; Mississauga, ON; Monheim am Rhein, Germany; and Farnborough, England.
• Experience with radar, photo enforcement, or traffic systems is a plus.
• This position is open due to a vacancy
• This position does not use AI to screen or assess candidates
• The salary requirement for this position is a base salary between $95,000 to $106,000 CAD + bonus.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Hands-on backend development experience, particularly .NET (C#). It helps to understand the developer's perspective, but it's not required.
• Experience assessing application security and developing threat models, with familiarity implementing DevSecOps practices, including security scanning throughout the SDLC.
• Exposure to observability and monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights, or the ELK stack.
• Advanced Git skills: branching strategies, hooks, and similar workflows.
• Comfort working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This role occasionally requires standing, walking, sitting, and using your hands to handle tools, objects, or a keyboard. You may need to reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or work at heights and on ladders. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds is required. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.