Principal Automation Engineer (12 Month Contract)

tmx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 172,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TMX Group is recruiting a Principal Automation Engineer to lead infrastructure automation across TMX Group. You will drive a Platform Engineering model focusing on self-hosted datacenters and define an enterprise IaC roadmap using Ansible and Terraform across a hybrid-cloud stack.

You will guide the integration of Generative AI tools to enhance automation, provide architectural governance, and establish automated guardrails for security and compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, or Platform Engineering in an enterprise context.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant job experience.
• Deep expertise in self-hosted physical datacenters with RedHat Linux (8, 9, 10) and fundamentals like PXE, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, LVM/XFS, firewall/SSH, and performance tuning.
• Proven expertise in IaC strategies using Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with OpenShift Container Platform/Virtualization and VMware; familiarity with RedHat Satellite.
• Familiarity with on‑premise storage (NetApp, PURE) and container-native storage (Portworx).
• Experience in observability platforms such as Splunk and Grafana; strong Python skills.
• Strong communication and leadership skills for enterprise settings.
• Hands-on experience integrating Generative AI tools to automate complex workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the enterprise strategy for Platform Engineering and IaC for bare-metal and virtualized infrastructure.
• Lead architecture and implementation of datacenter technologies (PXE, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, LVM/XFS, NetApp, PURE, Portworx).
• Establish automated guardrails for security and compliance within a regulated financial environment.
• Spearhead Generative AI tool integration (Copilot/Claude) to augment engineering velocity and autonomous operations.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to Automation and Systems Engineers.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

Ansible

Terraform

OpenShift

RedHat Linux

Python

Generative AI

Monitoring & Observability

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Terraform

OpenShift Container Platform

VMware

NetApp

PURE Storage

Portworx

Splunk

Grafana

RedHat Satellite

Job description

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers

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.

Ready to be part of the action?

Serves as the strategic leader for infrastructure automation across TMX Group, driving the transition toward a "Platform Engineering" model focused on self-hosted physical datacenters. Defines the enterprise roadmap for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Terraform, while spearheading the integration of Generative AI tools into the automation ecosystem to enhance organizational agility.

Global Technology Solutions (GTS) is one of the foundational divisions of the TMX Group, empowering internal TMX business lines for their technology needs, operations, and digital innovation. GTS focuses on building technology capabilities, enabling clients with the best technology solutions, and providing effective technology financial and resource management processes.

Role Summary

As the Principal Automation Engineer, you will serve as the strategic leader for infrastructure automation across TMX Group, driving the transition toward a "Platform Engineering" model focused on our self-hosted physical datacenters. You will define the enterprise roadmap for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), leveraging Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform to build standardized, self-service pipelines across our hybrid-cloud environment (on-premise, OpenShift, and AWS). You will also spearhead the integration of Generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot/Claude/Gemini) into the automation ecosystem, providing architectural governance and establishing automated guardrails for security and compliance.

Key Accountabilities

• Platform Strategy and Core Infrastructure: Define and drive the enterprise strategy for Platform Engineering and IaC using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform for both bare-metal and virtualized infrastructure (RedHat, OpenShift, VMware). Lead the architecture and implementation of critical datacenter technologies (PXE, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, LVM/XFS, NetApp, PURE, Portworx).


• Governance and Technical Expertise: Establish architectural governance and automated compliance guardrails for security, ensuring high availability within a regulated financial environment.


• Generative AI Integration and Innovation: Spearhead the integration and adoption of Generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot/Claude) to augment engineering velocity, code development, and autonomous operations.


• Technical Leadership and Team Development: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for low-level performance tuning, observability (Splunk/Grafana), and OS lifecycle management (RedHat Satellite). Provide direct technical oversight and mentorship to Automation and Systems Engineers.

Skills and Experience

• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, or Platform Engineering in an enterprise context.


• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant job experience.


• Core Datacenter/Linux Expertise: Deep expertise in self-hosted physical datacenters. Mastery of RedHat Linux (8, 9, 10) and core fundamentals: PXE, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, LVM/XFS storage management, host-based firewall/SSH configuration, and performance tuning.


• Automation & IaC Strategy: Proven expertise in large-scale Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategies using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform.


• Platform Technologies: Expert knowledge of virtualization and container platforms, including OpenShift Container Platform/Virtualization and VMware. Experience with RedHat Satellite.


• Storage Solutions: Expert-level familiarity with on-premise storage (NetApp, PURE Storage) and container-native storage (Portworx).


• Observability: Experience architecting and utilizing monitoring and logging platforms such as Splunk Observability/Cloud and Grafana.


• Generative AI & Programming: Advanced proficiency in Python. Hands‑on experience leveraging Generative AI tools to automate complex workflows.


• Communication: Strong enterprise-level verbal and written communication and leadership skills.

Salary Range: $125/hour - $145/hour CAD

Please note that the salary range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

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