Senior Devops Engineer

Equitable Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Canada is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance their IT team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, improving development processes, and supporting a hybrid work model, primarily in Toronto. This role offers competitive benefits, including a bonus and extensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive discretionary bonus

Market-leading RRSP match program

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Maternity/Parental top-up

Generous vacation and personal days

Virtual events and professional development allowances

Qualifications

• Strong scripting skills in JavaScript, Groovy, Bash, Python, or Shell.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and process improvement.
• Experience with container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (3+ years).

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and implement build and release pipelines.
• Support development teams in building, deploying, and managing releases.
• Research and analyze emerging technologies to support the DevOps team.

Skills

Scripting skills

CI/CD pipelines

Process improvement

Containers and orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems, Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Job description

Join a Challenger

Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.

We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.

Equitable Interview Process

As we continue to scale our team, candidates selected for our comprehensive interview process may be considered for a different level — either higher or lower — based on their interview performance. This equitable hiring approach ensures that talented individuals from a variety of industries are set up for long-term success within EQB’s dynamic, growing environment. Our goal is to support candidates in building lasting careers, rather than relying solely on perceived experience. The hiring committee will thoughtfully assess each candidate’s skills and potential, and adjust the role level as needed to create the best fit.

Purpose of Job

EQ Bank’s IT team is evolving and needs a talented Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong passion for this space. The role requires experience and knowledge of the entire software build chain, operations, and automated build and release processes.

Main Activities

1. Design, improve, and implement build and release pipelines
2. Provide subject matter expertise to developers and testers on DevOps tools and processes
3. Collaborate with the larger team to exchange knowledge and build robust development practices
4. Research and analyze emerging technologies to support the DevOps team
5. Continuously improve performance and resolve bottlenecks to reduce build and delivery time
6. Build and maintain high-availability CI/CD infrastructure
7. Lead capacity planning, performance analysis, and system tuning
8. Review and provide feedback on specifications
9. Perform code reviews, static and security analyses, and implement unit tests

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Strong scripting skills in languages such as JavaScript, Groovy, Bash, Python, or Shell
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI
• Proven success in process improvement and developer productivity enhancement
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (3+ years)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems, Engineering or equivalent

Job Complexities / Thinking Challenges

• Effective communication of technical ideas
• Designing scalable, supportable technology solutions
• Mentoring team members and working independently
• Prioritizing multiple tasks and handling deadlines
• Problem-solving with sound judgment and ownership

Accountability

• Support development teams in building, deploying, and managing releases using a hybrid Agile + Waterfall methodology
• Continuously improve software development processes for efficiency
• Coordinate with leadership to implement changes securely and efficiently

#LI-Hybrid

What We Offer [For Full-Time Permanent Roles]

• Competitive discretionary bonus
• Market-leading RRSP match program
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Maternity/Parental top-up
• Generous vacation and personal days
• Virtual events and professional development allowances
• Opportunity to join a top FinTech and innovate banking

The role involves hybrid work, primarily at our Toronto office located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON.

Equitable Bank values inclusion and diversity, supporting accommodations for applicants. All candidates must pass criminal and credit checks. We look forward to meeting you!