DevOps Sub-discipline Manager

Canadian Inclusion; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Canada Inc., Defence and Security in Ottawa is seeking a DevOps Sub-Discipline Manager to lead the DevOps team, overseeing the development, deployment, and operations to ensure reliable, scalable systems. The role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating processes, and coordinating between software development and IT operations.

The position requires leadership of the discipline, KPI development, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading DevOps teams and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux server automation.
• Ability to develop KPIs for DevOps efficiency and reliability.
• Eligibility for access to regulated information under Canadian EAR/Export Control.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and manage automation tasks across Windows and Linux servers.
• Create reusable automations for dev, test, production environments.
• Educate teams on CI/CD best practices.
• Integrate workflows with CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and updates.
• Lead discipline strategy and technical decisions.

Skills

CI/CD

Automation

Ansible

Windows

Linux

Team leadership

DevOps

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Thales Canada Inc., Defence and Security

DevOps Sub-discipline Manager (Engineering)

Location: Ottawa, CanadaIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada's capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada's best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa, ON., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales has a vacancy for a DevOps Sub-Discipline Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing the DevOps team, overseeing the development, deployment, and operations processes to ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, and high-performing systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating processes, managing infrastructure, and fostering collaboration between software development and IT operations teams.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

As a member of the DevOps team,

• Design, develop and manage solutions (e.g. Ansible playbooks/rules) to automate configuration tasks across Windows and Linux based servers
• Create and maintain reusable automations that support various environments (dev, test, and production).
• Educate resources on CI/CD best practices..
• Integrate workflows with CI/CD pipeline to enable automated deployments and updates.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to server configuration and automation.
• Assume leadership role on discipline strategy and technical decisions.
• Develop KPIs to assess DevOps efficiency and reliability.
• Provide guidance and support to other teams on using and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Responsible for performing DevOps work on bids, projects and products.

As a DevOps discipline lead, supports the E2 Manager with,

• In the establishment, standardization and evolution of processes, procedures and tooling for the discipline.
• In ensuring that the discipline processes, procedures and tooling meet the