Junior Engineer, CORE Networks (18 Month New Grad Contract)

Samsung Electronics America; Regina; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Canada is looking for a passionate Graduate DevOps Engineer to join their team. You'll work on exciting 4G/5G deployment projects, focusing on cloud-native environments and infrastructure automation. Candidates should have a relevant degree and basic knowledge of DevOps principles. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Employer paid Medical and Dental coverage

Employee discount on all products

Employee Referral program

Access to online learning

Virtual Pet Care

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a relevant degree.
• Basic understanding of DevOps principles and SDLC.
• Exposure to containers and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, monitor, and maintain containerized applications.
• Design and administer OpenStack and OpenShift lab infrastructure.
• Support automation of telco network function deployments.

Skills

Basic understanding of DevOps principles

Basic knowledge of cloud-native platforms

Exposure to containers and orchestration

Understanding of monitoring/logging tools

Familiarity with Linux environments

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

Position Summary

Samsung Electronics Canada is seeking a passionate and driven Graduate (masters or undergrad) DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic telco core and cloud engineering team. You will be part of exciting 4G/5G deployment projects, working on cloud-native environments, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines.

Role and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will participate in deploying, monitoring, and maintaining containerized applications and services within national mobile operator networks, design and build OpenStack and OpenShift lab infrastructure, develop scripts and tools to automate frequent tasks, and support the automation and CICD pipelines of telco network function deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in deploying, monitoring, and maintaining containerized applications and services within national mobile operator networks.
• Design, build and administer OpenStack and OpenShift lab infrastructure to support all Samsung Networks teams.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate frequent tasks and monitor key resources.
• Support the automation and CICD pipelines of telco network function deployments (4G/5G Core) on Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring minimal downtime.

Requirements

• Recent graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of DevOps principles and SDLC.
• Basic knowledge of cloud-native platforms like OpenShift.
• Exposure to containers and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Familiarity with Linux environments and basic shell scripting.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Employer paid Medical and Dental coverage from day one
• Fantastic employee discount on all Samsung products
• Employee Referral program
• Hybrid Working Environment
• Access to Samsung U for 24/7 online learning
• Virtual Pet Care-to ensure the well-being and health of your beloved furry companions

Samsung is an equal employment opportunity employer. We have an accommodation process in place and provide accommodations for job applicants with disabilities as appropriate.