Senior DevOps Engineer – CI/CD, IaC & Cloud

Recurrent Energy; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Solar is hiring a DevOps Engineer in Kitchener, ON, with hybrid work options. You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage build infrastructure, and enforce security across deployments for cloud-based and embedded systems.

The role collaborates across development, QA, and operations to improve scalability and reliability. You’ll work with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, and monitoring stacks like Prometheus and Grafana while ensuring uptime and rapid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, power automation, or related field.
• 5+ years proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Atlassian Pipeline).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Java, Ruby, PHP, PowerShell).
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) is a plus.
• Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps is required.
• Familiar with power SCADA/EMS system software architecture is a plus.
• Knowledge of embedded software, front/back -end development environment; familiar with basic data structures; familiar with multi-thread programming is a plus
• Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake.
• Understanding RESTful APIs and web services is a plus.
• Experience with cloud services and infrastructure, such as AWS and/or Azure.
• Able to work independently on assigned tasks and escalation to surface roadblocks and risk mitigation.
• Passion for technology innovation and building systems from scratch.
• Have domain experience with software systems for utility scale battery energy storage systems is a big plus
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with product development, engineering, QA, execution, and operations teams to define and implement best practices for software development and deployment.
• Manage and maintain build servers, repositories, and related infrastructure.
• Monitor, debug and troubleshoot build and deployment issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimizing downtime.
• Implement and manage software release channels and mechanisms for on-site and remote software image deployment - both for cloud-based systems and real-time embedded devices and industrial PCs.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Automate repetitive tasks and improve the efficiency of the development and deployment processes.
• Ensure security and compliance of the build and deployment pipelines.
• Maintain and enhance infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability of infrastructure and applications.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve the DevOps processes.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Collaborate with embedded software engineer, front/back -end developers to integrate software components.
• Optimize (incl upgrade) build and release applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation (e.g. release notes), including design specifications and user manuals.
• Support cultivating a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning
• Take ownership of their work and contribute to the overall success of the organization.
• Conduct other duties as required

Skills

CI/CD tools

Git

Python

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

Security best practices

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Atlassian Pipeline

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Job description

Canadian Solar is hiring a DevOps Engineer in Kitchener, ON, with hybrid work options. You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage build infrastructure, and enforce security across deployments for cloud-based and embedded systems.

The role collaborates across development, QA, and operations to improve scalability and reliability. You’ll work with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, and monitoring stacks like Prometheus and Grafana while ensuring uptime and rapid