Lead DevOps Engineer

Veriday Inc

Toronto

On-site

CAD 137,760 - 206,640

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

Veriday Inc is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer in Toronto to drive innovation in application development. You will lead efforts to enhance developer productivity and optimize CI/CD pipelines within a hybrid work environment.

The ideal candidate must possess at least 7 years of relevant experience, a deep understanding of DevOps principles, and be proficient in Azure and various deployment tools. A collaborative workspace and competitive hourly rates are offered.

Qualifications

7 years of strong experience with Azure DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure.
Deep understanding of DevOps principles for CI/CD.
Experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins and GitHub.
Highly proficient with IBM Developer for z/OS.
Experience deploying to cloud platforms like Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of the Helios CI/CD pipeline.
Consult with teams to develop integration strategies.
Enable AI capabilities to increase developer productivity.
Maintain the CI/CD pipeline: security, capacity, and scaling.
Provide estimates on feature delivery for key initiatives.

Skills

Azure DevOps practices

CI/CD best practices

Configuration as code

Jenkins

Github

Java

Python

Typescript

Ansible

Tools

Jenkins

Github Actions

JFrog Artifactory

Hashicorp Vault

Octopus Deploy

Job description

Are you passionate about driving innovation in application development and streamlining the software delivery lifecycle? As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in bridging the gap between development and operations, ensuring that our applications are built, tested, and deployed with speed, reliability, and compliance to the Enterprise security standards. You will lead efforts to enhance developer productivity, optimize build pipelines, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across the application development lifecycle.

This is a 5‑month contract, hybrid position with the potential for extension. The successful candidate is expected to work from our Toronto office three days per week.

What will you do?

Lead the design and development of key features for the Helios CI/CD pipeline – VM and Mainframe platforms
Consult with partner systems to develop integration strategies revolving around DevOps best practices
Consult with Enterprise Architecture and Governance teams to review solution designs to ensure best practices are adhered to
Enable AI Capabilities to increase Developer Productivity
Work with product owners and key stakeholders to develop high-value features that benefit the RBC Developer community
Maintain the CI/CD pipeline: security and vulnerability management, capacity management, deployment and scaling strategies, performance and uptime, infrastructure hygiene
Provide estimates on feature delivery, identify and determine delivery risks on key initiatives, and contribute to quarterly product road map planning
Review contributions from the Developer community and approve PRs

What do you need to succeed?

Must-Have

7 years of strong experience with Azure DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure
Deep understanding of DevOps Principles and best practices for CI/CD, including designing at an Enterprise scale
Understand configuration as code, RBAC, and working within the Mainframe environment from modern deployment platforms
Experience with DevOps tools, platforms, and interfaces: Jenkins, UCD, Github, Github Actions, JFrog Artifactory, Hashicorp Vault, Ansible, Octopus Deploy
Proficient with Java, Python, Typescript, Groovy, YAML, NPM
Experience with deploying to cloud platforms: OCP, Azure, AWS
Highly proficient with IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz)
Experience with Mainframe utilities and platforms: ISPF, TSO, Mainframe Filesystems, JES, Endeavor

Nice-to-Have