Senior DevOps Engineer

US Health Partners, LLC; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TELUS Digital seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead platform engagements from design to production. You will own features and work streams, build secure cloud platforms, and automate complex migrations.

You will mentor junior consultants, refine CI/CD pipelines, implement shift-left security, and optimize Kubernetes clusters. Remote work within Canada is available, with a focus on scalable, secure, cloud-native delivery.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of engineering experience with at least 3 years in Cloud, DevOps, or SRE.
• Deep administration skills in Kubernetes platforms (GKE or equivalents).
• Proficiency in Python or Go for automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of hybrid connectivity, VPNs, Interconnects, DNS.
• Experience designing production-grade Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement secure, scalable cloud landing zones, ensuring best practices for networking and identity management.
• Lead migration or modernization streams with cutovers, rollback planning, and data integrity checks.
• Design observability solutions and define SLIs with actionable alerting to reduce noise.
• Refactor legacy deployment processes into automated CI/CD pipelines with complex branching.
• Integrate automated vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement into the delivery lifecycle.
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters with advanced networking and autoscaling policies.
• Mentor junior consultants by reviewing code and guiding engineering standards.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using advanced scripting or custom CLI tools.
• Collaborate with client engineering teams to resolve blockers and drive cloud-native patterns.

Skills

Cloud

DevOps

SRE

GKE

Python

Go

Terraform

Kubernetes

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GKE

Job description

Who We Are

Welcome to TELUS Digital - where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS, one of Canada's largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people-first culture.

With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across various service offerings: Web, Mobile & Digital Marketing | Enterprise AI | Customer Care AI & Technology | Enterprise Technology Modernization

From mobile apps and websites to voice UI, chatbots, AI, customer service, and in-store solutions, TELUS Digital enables seamless, trusted, and digitally powered experiences that meet customers wherever they are - all backed by the secure infrastructure and scale of our multi-billion-dollar parent company.

Location & Flexibility

Canada

Our Senior DevOps Engineer will be an integral part of our team at TELUS Digital. This role will have the option to be remote in Canada.

Role Summary

The primary execution lead for platform engagements. You own features and work streams from design to production. You are a trusted hands-on expert capable of building secure platforms, automating complex workflows, and executing critical migration tasks.

Role and Responsibility

• Architect and implement secure, scalable cloud landing zones, ensuring adherence to best practices for networking and identity management.

• Lead technical execution for migration or modernization streams, handling complex cutovers, rollback planning, and data integrity validation.

• Design and implement observability solutions, defining Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and actionable alerting policies to reduce operational noise.

• Refactor legacy deployment processes into modern, automated CI/CD pipelines that support complex branching and release strategies.

• Implement "Shift Left" security practices by integrating automated vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement into the delivery lifecycle.

• Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters, configuring advanced networking, ingress controllers, and autoscaling policies.

• Mentor junior consultants by reviewing their code, providing architectural guidance, and enforcing practice-wide engineering standards.

• Automate repetitive operational tasks using advanced scripting or custom CLI tools to eliminate toil.

• Collaborate with client engineering teams to resolve critical technical blockers and drive adoption of cloud-native patterns.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 5-7 years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on Cloud, DevOps, or SRE.

• Deep administration skills in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or comparable container orchestration platforms.

• Proficiency in Python or Go for writing robust automation scripts and tooling.

• Strong understanding of hybrid connectivity architectures, including VPNs, Interconnects, and DNS resolution.

• Proven experience designing and maintaining production-grade Infrastructure-as-Code environments (Terraform).

Certifications

1. Google Cloud: Professional Cloud Architect

2. Industry: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

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