Senior Devops Engineer

AppCard, Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology and marketing company is seeking a Senior Devops Engineer in Montreal to design and manage hybrid infrastructure environments. The role involves developing innovative solutions for system deployment and monitoring while mentoring teammates. Candidates should have over 5 years' experience in infrastructure engineering, strong Python development skills, and expertise with AWS services to effectively secure and manage IoT devices. This position is crucial for driving modernization projects and enhancing operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles.
• Strong experience managing servers and/or IoT devices at scale.
• Hands-on expertise with a variety of AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure for both cloud-based and on-premise environments.
• Develop and introduce tools to enhance deployment, management, and monitoring.
• Manage system architecture and modernization projects.

Skills

Infrastructure Engineering

SRE

DevOps

Software development (Python)

AWS services

Linux systems

Networking (docker, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs)

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

AppCard Inc. is a technology and marketing company headquartered in Manhattan, NY. Appcard has a powerful marketing tool that leverages data acquired at the point of sale (POS) via an advanced rewards program to create advanced retargeting campaigns that help businesses increase their bottom line. AppCard is unique in the loyalty space due to its patented technology which allows businesses to capture shopper identity and item level data in realtime from purchases made in store and online. The benefit of this is two fold: consumers benefit by receiving offers, incentives and coupons. Through a shopper’s interactions with the former AppCard’s platform records and learns shopper behavior and gives grocers the ability to make their data actionable to increase average basket size and systematically increase repeat purchases.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Devops Engineer to design, build, and maintain our hybrid infrastructure, which spans both cloud and on-premises environments. This role is hands‑on and involves managing IoT devices at scale, developing tools for system deployment and monitoring, and leading modernization projects from design through production. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure the development of reliable, secure, and scalable systems, while mentoring teammates and driving best practices in infrastructure engineering.

What you’ll do:

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure for both cloud-based and on-premise environments, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability
• Develop and introduce tools to enhance the deployment, management, and monitoring of customer premise equipment, IoT devices and backend systems.
• Manage system architecture and modernization projects, driving them from design through implementation to production operations
• Enhance observability and monitoring of infrastructure and IoT devices, developing both custom tooling and utilizing off‑the‑shelf offerings
• Implement secure connectivity solutions to ensure resilient and safe device‑to‑cloud communication
• Mentor and guide team members, sharing best practices in infrastructure, monitoring, and system design
• Partner with DevOps and relevant teams to integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployments and upgrades

What you have:

• 5+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles
• B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong experience managing servers and/or IoT devices at scale
• Software development skills relating to building infrastructure (Python)
• Hands‑on expertise with a variety of AWS services
• Proven ability to manage and secure hybrid (Cloud + On‑Prem) infrastructure
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CDK etc.) for automation and system consistency
• Strong Linux systems and networking knowledge (docker, firewalls, load balancers and VPNs)
• Solid background in monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting large‑scale distributed systems
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to operate in fast‑paced, production‑critical environments
• Excellent communication skills in English; team‑oriented and proactive mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS IoT offerings, such as GreenGrass v2
• Knowledge of best practices of secure infrastructure design
• Experience with managing edge devices at scale