Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

TMX Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join their Global Technology Services team. This role involves managing and supporting various container technologies, designing resilient architectures, and implementing CI/CD processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kubernetes management, automation tools, and application development within production environments. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic work environment. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operational roles supporting business apps in production.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes platforms and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Manage Kubernetes distributions and design resilient architectures.
• Implement CI/CD processes and provide rotational on-call support.

Skills

Kubernetes management

Problem-solving skills

Scripting (Perl/Python/Bash)

Analytical skills

Automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Application development with containers

CI/CD tooling (Gitlab, Jenkins, Tekton)

Change management process

Education

University degree in computer science or engineering

Relevant job experience

Tools

RedHat OpenShift

Rancher

Tanzu

CI/CD tools (Gitlab, Jenkins, Tekton)

Backup and recovery tools (Kasten, Portworx, Argo)

Source Code management tools (Git/Subversion)

Observability and logging tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog)

IT management tools (ServiceNow)

Job description

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The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we’re connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

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Department Overview:

Global Technology Services (GTS) is one of the foundational divisions of the TMX Group, that empowers internal TMX business lines for their technology needs, operations and digital innovation. GTS as a client centric organization focuses on building technology capabilities, enabling our clients with the best technology solutions and providing effective technology financial and resource management processes. The cost effective operation is a key attribute of the GTS execution. GTS is responsible for delivery of all technology initiatives and services across TMX.

Role Summary:

The Kubernetes Platform Engineer is responsible for management and support of various container technologies in the infrastructure engineering team. The incumbent will design, build and maintain solutions based on business requirements and evaluation of information technology trends and practices.

The engineer will require a broad skill set with excellent problem solving and analytical skills in addition to a strong programmatic, “Infrastructure as Code”, approach to systems and container management.

Key Accountabilities:

• Help manage various different Kubernetes distributions (Openshift, Rancher, Amazon EKS and Fargate)
• Design, build and run elastic, cost-effective, resilient, robust, and secure architectures using modern approaches like service-mesh and loosely coupled design
• Maintain, configure and monitor containers using Infrastructure as Code principles in Development, Test, and Live environments
• Work with other Architects on Security, Data protection, and Failover Failback strategies
• Implement Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment using different CI/CD tools by container registries
• Provide rotational on-call support outside of regular business hours
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
• Identify and recommend emerging technologies as they relate to team objectives
• Demonstrates strong organizational and priority setting skills
• Be an inspiring leader who is capable of initiating and leading change

Must Have(s)

• A university degree or relevant job experience in computer science or engineering
• Hands on experience with RedHat OpenShift, Rancher, Tanzu, or other enterprise/Cloud Kubernetes platforms
• Experience with application development using containers, leveraging API and CI/CD tooling (Gitlab, Jenkins, Tekton, etc)
• 5+ years of experience in an operational role e.g., Systems Admin, DevOps Engineer, SRE where you supported business apps in a production environment that was managed through a change management process.
• 3+ years of experience developing, deploying and supporting production applications with an active user base;
• Automation experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
• Experience with Kubernetes management, backup and recovery, and deployment tools (i.e., Kasten, Portworx, Argo, etc.)
• Experience with Source Code management (SCM) Tools such as Git/Subversion
• Excellent scripting skills (Perl/Python/Bash)
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have(s):

• Experience with platform observability and logging tools (i.e. Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics, Grafana, etc.)
• Public cloud infrastructure experience, ideally AWS or GCP
• Solid understanding of general networking principles and common protocols
• Experience with IT management tools such as ServiceNow

Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX? Apply now.

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.