Infrastructure Operations Engineer-EN

CAE; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully flexible benefits

Defined benefit pension and RRSP

Employee stock purchase plan

Physical wellness plan

Flexible schedules

California Fridays year-round

Social and community activities

Job summary

CAE is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the Infra Ops team in Montreal. You will build, automate, and operate CAE's hybrid infrastructure platform spanning Azure, OpenShift, and on‑premise environments, supporting day-to-day operations, incident response, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in infrastructure or SRE, strong automation skills (PowerShell, Python, YAML, Ansible), and fluent French and English.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft infrastructure technologies (Windows Server, Active Directory, certificates).
• Minimum 5 years in infrastructure operations, cloud operations, or site reliability engineering.
• Automation experience with PowerShell, Python, YAML, Ansible or similar.
• Git-based workflows for infrastructure as code and automation.
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, incident response and reliability practices.
• Strong collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams.
• Motivated, team-oriented, ownership mindset and results-driven.
• Bilingual in French and English required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and evolve hybrid infrastructure across Azure, OpenShift and on‑prem tech.
• Support migration from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization and cloud-native services.
• Own and improve core infrastructure platform services, including RDS next gen., automation workflows, and tooling.
• Develop automation to reduce manual work and support provisioning, patching, configuration, monitoring, remediation.
• Design and operationalize self-service infrastructure for internal teams.
• Improve reliability via monitoring, alerts, incident response patterns, runbooks and capacity management.
• Collaborate with app, cloud, security and infra teams to modernize consumption and standards.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Certificates

Monitoring

Incident response

Collaboration

French & English bilingual

Tools

PowerShell

Python

YAML

Ansible

Git

Azure

OpenShift

Job description

Our engineers are the technical visionaries behind our innovative solutions. Globally recognized for delivering cutting-edge systems, you’ll tackle complex challenges, collaborate across functions, and lead advancements that shape our industry. Supported by a culture of flexibility, growth, and innovation, join us to create a lasting legacy in safety and simulation.

At CAE, our Technology & Product Development team is dedicated to shaping the future with immersive systems and pioneering technologies that elevate safety and readiness worldwide. From VR/AR solutions to cutting-edge flight simulation, you’ll work alongside brilliant minds in a rewarding and supportive environment with opportunities to learn and grow every day.

Simply put, you’re empowered to tackle challenges with a team that embraces bold ideas and a commitment to safety and excellence on a global scale. With a career that blends flexibility, creativity, and impact, you’ll play a vital role in an innovative and collaborative team, driving next-generation tech solutions for the moments that matter most. 11 Information c

As a member of the Infra Ops team, you will build, automate and operate CAE's hybrid infrastructure platform spanning Azure, OpenShift and critical enterprise infrastructure services. You will help modernize traditional infrastructure into reliable, automated platform services that enable application teams to deliver faster and more securely.

The ideal candidate is not only a traditional systems administrator. They are an infrastructure engineer who thinks in terms of platforms, automation, reliability and scalable operating models, while supporting day-to-day operations, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities For The Infrastructure Operations Engineer Role

• Operate and evolve hybrid infrastructure services across Azure, OpenShift and supporting on-premises technologies.
• Support the migration from VMware-based infrastructure toward OpenShift Virtualization, cloud-native services and modern platform operations.
• Own and improve core infrastructure platform services such as Remote Desktop Services (RDS next gen.), automation workflows and operational tooling.
• Develop automation to reduce manual work, improve repeatability and support infrastructure lifecycle activities such as provisioning, patching, configuration, monitoring and remediation.
• Contribute to the design and operationalisation of self-service infrastructure capabilities for internal technical teams.
• Improve reliability through monitoring, alerting, incident response patterns, runbooks, capacity management and resilience practices.
• Partner with application, cloud, security and infrastructure teams to modernise infrastructure consumption and promote platform standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as Windows Server, Active Directory, certificates and related enterprise services.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in infrastructure operations, cloud operations, site reliability engineering or a similar technical role.
• Practical automation experience using PowerShell, Python, YAML, Ansible or equivalent automation frameworks.
• Experience using Git-based workflows to manage infrastructure as code and automation.
• Understanding of monitoring, observability, incident response and operational reliability practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional technical teams and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High motivation, teamwork, ownership mindset and results-oriented approach.
• Bilingualism in French and English required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience administering or supporting OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure Red Hat OpenShift or similar container platforms.
• Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as Argo CD.
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code technologies.
• Experience with OpenShift Virtualization, VMware migration, virtual machine lifecycle management or hybrid workload modernisation.
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform and reusable automation catalogue development.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor or similar observability technologies.
• Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, resilience engineering, performance and capacity management.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow integration, operational workflows, ITIL practices or incident management processes.

What We Offer

• Benefits: Fully flexible so you can choose what matters most
• Retirement: Defined benefit pension plan and group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Financial perks: Employee stock purchase plan and numerous corporate discounts
• Personal and family programs: Physical wellness plan and supplemental maternity benefits
• Work-life balance: Flexible schedules and "California Fridays" year-round
• Fun at work: Social and community activities throughout the year!

About CAE

At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.

Position Type

Regular

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

CAE is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, nationality, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by law. We encourage applicants who may not meet every qualification to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available—contact your recruiter or email [e-mail] if needed.

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