Senior DevOps & Automation Engineer (Hybrid CI/CD)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL); Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Paid vacation

Performance incentive

Defined benefit pension plan

Comprehensive group insurance

Training and mentorship

In-office presence with flexible work

Job summary

CMHC is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (CI/CD & Automation Engineering) to partner with the Platform Engineering Practice Lead on scalable, secure delivery. The role focuses on modernizing software delivery through automation, reusable pipelines, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You’ll coach teams, build self‑service capabilities, and embed testing and security into pipelines while promoting observability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field (or equivalent).
• 7+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, or automation roles with developers.
• Strong experience with CI/CD and security/testing integration in pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and IaC (Terraform/Bicep).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain reusable CI/CD pipeline templates and deployment automation workflows.
• Coach teams in adopting platform practices through onboarding and technical support.
• Manage and improve internal CI/CD and automation tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Contribute to paved roads and self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and security to embed testing and gates in delivery pipelines.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues and promote observability and resilience.
• Build documentation, training materials, and example pipelines for adoption.
• Support governance by enforcing standards via policy automation.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

AKS

App Services

Functions

EventHub

API Management

SQL

VNets

Azure Firewall

Git

SonarQube

Backstage

Job description

CMHC is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (CI/CD & Automation Engineering) to partner with the Platform Engineering Practice Lead on scalable, secure delivery. The role focuses on modernizing software delivery through automation, reusable pipelines, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You’ll coach teams, build self‑service capabilities, and embed testing and security into pipelines while promoting observability and continuous improvement.