DevOps Specialist

Vantix Systems Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm located in Canada is seeking a skilled DevOps Specialist to ensure compliance with security best practices and lead infrastructure reviews. The role involves collaborating with the DevOps Team and other stakeholders to integrate code into CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge of various technologies, excellent communication skills, and a background in agile enterprise projects. Experience with Azure RedHat OpenShift and BuildMaster is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 10 years with a Diploma.
• 5+ years of experience with Azure RedHat OpenShift.
• 5+ years of experience with BuildMaster.
• 2+ years of experience in Cloud-Based and mobile application development.
• 5+ years of experience with Disaster Recovery architectures.
• 5+ years of experience with performance monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Experience replicating environments via Infrastructure as code.
• Experience scaling services through horizontal or vertical techniques.
• Experience with VM sizing based on needs.
• Experience working in large-scale agile enterprise projects.

Responsibilities

• Apply security best practices and ensure compliance.
• Lead infrastructure reviews for security and quality.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate code into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proactively monitor and resolve performance and security issues.
• Maintain DevOps processes, artifacts, and documentation.

Skills

Strong technical understanding of current and emerging technologies

Excellent communication

Critical thinking

Collaboration skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Diploma in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Azure RedHat OpenShift

BuildMaster

React

React Native

.NET/NET Core Framework

C#

Azure App Services

MS SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Cosmos DB

GitHub

Job description

The DevOps Specialist is responsible for applying security best practices, ensuring solutions meet regulatory and compliance standards. They lead infrastructure reviews, guaranteeing high levels of security and quality. The DevOps Specialist collaborates with Team Leads, DevOps Team, Developers, and Quality Assurance Engineers to integrate code into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring seamless and rapid deployments with minimal disruption to users and business operations. The DevOps Specialist proactively monitors and resolves performance and security issues, continuously upgrading infrastructure and technologies to reduce technical debt and address potential vulnerabilities. The DevOps Specialist is responsible for maintaining DevOps processes, artifacts, and documentation.

To succeed, a solid background in DevOps development is required. A strong technical understanding of current and emerging technologies, coupled with excellent communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills is essential. The ability to balance business acumen with project leadership expertise will be crucial to successfully navigate and deliver in this dynamic environment.

Technology Stack: React, React Native, TypeScript, .NET/NET Core Framework, C#, Azure App Services, Azure cloud-based development, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, and GitHub.

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. (8 years with a Bachelor’s degree or 10 years with a Diploma)
• Experience with Azure RedHat OpenShift. (5+ years)
• Experience with BuildMaster. (5+ years)
• Experience with Cloud-Based and mobile application development (2+ years)
• Experience with Disaster Recovery architectures, processes and tests. (5+ years)
• Experience with performance monitoring and troubleshooting. (5+ years)
• Experience with replicating environments (either manually or through Infrastructure as code). (5+ years)
• Experience with scaling services through either horizontal or vertical scaling techniques. (5+ years)
• Experience with VM sizing based on needs and performance testing. (5+ years)
• Experience working as a DevOps Specialist on large-scale agile enterprise projects with 15 or more team members.
• Experience working on the same enterprise Agile development teams. (2+ years)