Lead DevSecOps Engineer (Remote, Canada, Montreal, QC)

HR POD - Hiring Talent Globally; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Canada is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to manage and optimize their AWS infrastructure. Candidates should have over 7 years of hands-on experience with AWS services, expertise in container orchestration, and a strong focus on security and compliance. The role involves evaluating existing infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing improvements to ensure high availability and scalability. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience with AWS.
• Deep expertise in AWS services including RDS, EC2, ELB/ALB, Route53, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Strong security background with experience in infrastructure hardening and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate existing AWS infrastructure setup including RDS configurations and EC2 instances.
• Identify security vulnerabilities and scalability bottlenecks in the current architecture.
• Design and implement infrastructure improvements with a focus on high availability.

Skills

DevOps engineering

AWS

Infrastructure engineering

Container orchestration

Scripting (Python, Go, Bash)

GitLab CI/CD

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)

Security best practices

Compliance frameworks

Tools

AWS services

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitLab

Job description

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience with AWS
• Proven track record of redesigning and scaling production infrastructure for high-growth companies
• Deep expertise in AWS services including RDS, EC2, ELB/ALB, Route53, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation/Terraform
• Strong security background with experience in infrastructure hardening and compliance
• Experience migrating from traditional deployments to modern container orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS)
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform preferred)
• Expert-level scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitLab-based workflows
• Kubernetes expertise for container orchestration at scale
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, ELK stack)
• Advanced GitLab experience including GitOps practices, GitLab Runner optimization, and GitLab security scanning
• Knowledge of serverless architectures and event-driven systems
• Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, etc.)
• Previous experience supporting AI/ML workloads and data pipelines

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate our existing AWS infrastructure setup including RDS configurations, EC2 instances, Nginx load balancing, Docker Compose deployments, Target Groups, and Route53 DNS management
• Identify security vulnerabilities and scalability bottlenecks in the current architecture
• Design and implement infrastructure improvements with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, and auto-scaling capabilities
• Modernize deployment strategies moving from Docker Compose to more scalable orchestration solutions where appropriate
• Conduct security audits of existing infrastructure and implement security hardening measures
• Redesign network architecture with proper VPC segmentation, security groups, and IAM policies
• Implement secrets management and encryption at rest/in transit across all services
• Establish compliance frameworks suitable for enterprise clients in manufacturing and aerospace sectors
• Architect auto-scaling solutions to handle variable workloads and traffic spikes
• Optimize database performance and implement proper backup/recovery strategies for RDS
• Design load balancing strategies that can handle global traffic distribution
• Implement caching layers and CDN strategies for improved performance
• Take full ownership of infrastructure decisions and their implementation
• Drive initiatives from conception to completion with minimal supervision
• Establish infrastructure standards and best practices across the engineering organization
• Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis for infrastructure-related issues