Staff DevOps Engineer

GeoComply; Montreal; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Montreal is seeking a Staff SRE/DevOps Engineer to lead a cloud modernization initiative. This role will focus on microservices, automation, and architecting resilient solutions. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in DevOps, with strong skills in AWS and GCP, alongside expertise in tools like Docker and Kubernetes. The position offers a competitive salary of $160,000 - $200,000 a year, performance bonuses, and extensive benefits including paid vacation and health plans.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Equity plans

Paid vacation and sick days

Extended health benefits

Generous Learning & Development Allowance

Sports and Physical Wellness budget

Charitable and DEI initiatives

Team-building events

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps/cloud infrastructure/platform engineering.
• 3+ years in a senior or staff-level role leading large-scale initiatives.
• Proven hands-on experience with AWS and GCP.
• Deep expertise with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Skilled in Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS.

Responsibilities

• Assess current DevOps and infrastructure, identify improvement areas.
• Design and implement multi-region traffic management and disaster recovery.
• Support the transition to microservices and drive automation.
• Define best practices for CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
• Provide guidance on cloud-native development and multi-cloud operations.
• Propose and implement advanced solutions for a future-proof platform.

Skills

Leadership & Mentorship

Problem-Solving

Communication

Cloud Platforms

Containers & Orchestration

Automation & IaC

Networking & Security

System Design

Coding & Scripting

Monitoring & Logging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

About GeoComply

We’re GeoComply! We are at the forefront of geolocation, cybersecurity, and anti‑fraud innovation, developing and delivering cutting‑edge technologies to help ensure regulatory compliance, combat bad online actors, alleviate user friction, and protect businesses from fraud.

Achieving significant business and revenue growth over the past three years and dubbed a tech “Unicorn,” GeoComply has been trusted by leading global brands and regulators for over ten years. Our compliance‑grade geolocation technology solutions are installed on over 400 million devices and analyze over 12 billion transactions a year.

At the heart of it all is the people, united by a deep commitment to problem‑solving and revolutionizing how people and businesses use the internet to instill confidence in every online interaction. With teams across five countries, three continents, and a global customer base, we have no plans to slow down.

The Role

As a Staff SRE/DevOps Engineer, you will spearhead our strategic cloud rearchitecture initiative, driving a comprehensive modernization effort with a focus on unwavering availability and peak performance. You will be instrumental in transforming our architecture by championing microservices, driving automation, and architecting resilient multi‑region solutions capable of handling massive scale. Beyond the technical execution, you will bridge knowledge gaps across teams through coaching on DevOps best practices and enforce operational excellence by defining standards for CI/CD. As a key influencer, you will shape our DevOps roadmap, driving innovation with cutting‑edge cloud services and advanced strategies to ensure a secure, compliant, and future‑proof platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Bridge Knowledge Gaps: Assess current DevOps and infrastructure, identify improvement areas, and coach teams on best practices.
• Engineer Multi‑Region Solutions: Design and implement multi‑region traffic management (traffic shadowing/shifting), robust disaster recovery, and scalable databases.
• Modernize Architecture: Support the transition to microservices, drive automation, and ensure systems can handle peak events (e.g., Super Bowl) without major rework.
• Enforce Operational Excellence: Define best practices for CI/CD, observability, and incident response to improve engineering velocity.
• Mentor & Influence: Provide guidance to engineers and development teams on cloud‑native development, GCP services, and multi‑cloud operations.
• Drive Strategy & Innovation: Shape the DevOps roadmap, proposing and implementing advanced solutions (serverless, hybrid data models, advanced traffic management) to future‑proof our platform.
• Ensure Security & Compliance: Embed security best practices (IAM, network policies, data protection) and align with industry standards.

Who You Are

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 8+ years in DevOps/cloud infrastructure/platform engineering, including 3+ in a senior or staff‑level role leading large‑scale initiatives.
• Technical Expertise:
• Cloud Platforms: Proven hands‑on experience with AWS and GCP (including multi‑region architectures and GCP‑managed services like GKE, Spanner, Pub/Sub).
• Containers & Orchestration: Deep expertise with Docker and Kubernetes, including cluster management and scalability.
• Automation & IaC: Skilled in Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Networking & Security: Strong TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS knowledge; experience with IAM, network security groups, and secret management.
• System Design: Ability to architect and scale distributed systems (caching, database scaling, high availability).
• Coding & Scripting: Advanced Python, Bash, and Go for automation; comfortable solving medium‑level data structure/algorithm challenges.
• Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and distributed tracing.
• Soft Skills:
• Leadership & Mentorship: Adept at guiding cross‑functional teams, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices.
• Problem‑Solving: Track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems with innovative, scalable solutions.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, able to align technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Salary

$160,000 - $200,000 a year

Benefits

• Performance‑based bonus
• Equity plans
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Extended health benefits
• Generous Learning & Development Allowance
• Sports and Physical Wellness budget (30% of L&D Allowance)
• Charitable and DEI initiatives
• Team‑building events

Apply Now!

Interested in joining our team? Send us your resume and a cover letter. We can’t wait to meet you!

Commitment to Diversity and Equity

If you don’t tick every box in this job description, please don’t rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in under‑represented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who value inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity rather than ticking boxes, so if this resonates with you, please apply.

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