Senior DevOps Engineer/ Cloud Ownership

Motion Recruitment; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in Halifax. You'll design and optimize cloud-native solutions, collaborate with clients, and mentor teams. The ideal candidate has a strong background in cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline design. This hybrid role emphasizes strategic oversight and hands-on engineering, requiring experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud infrastructure project ownership.
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud service.
• Senior-level experience with CI/CD and automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize multi-cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define best practices.
• Mentor peers and ensure security and robustness of solutions.

Skills

End-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure projects

Expertise in cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Design of CI/CD pipelines

Container orchestration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Job description

Overview

Direct message the job poster from Motion Recruitment

Manager, Talent Services at Motion Recruitment DevOps, Infrastructure, and Cloud across the Atlanta Metro, the GTA, and North America

An established IT services and consulting firm is seeking a senior DevOps engineer to lead the design, automation, and delivery of critical infrastructure projects. This role is geared toward engineers who have previously owned full lifecycle implementations across cloud platforms and want to bring both technical depth and strategic oversight to client-facing engagements. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping cloud-native architectures that directly support large-scale enterprise transformations.

In this hybrid position based in Halifax, you’ll architect and optimize multi-cloud solutions (Azure, AWS, or GCP), modernize deployment pipelines, and establish scalable infrastructure with containers and Infrastructure-as-Code. Beyond hands-on engineering, you’ll collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal leadership to define best practices, mentor peers, and ensure that every solution is robust, secure, and future-proof.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On Engineering & Architecture: 65%
• Leadership, Client Collaboration & Strategic Oversight: 35%

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven track record of end-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure projects in IT services or consulting environments
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP) with cross-platform familiarity
• Senior-level experience with CI / CD pipeline design, container orchestration, and automation at scale

Desired Skills & Experience

• Advanced knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and present technical strategies in client-facing settings
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with a history of mentoring or guiding engineering teams

Additional Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.