DevOps Engineer - MMIST Inc.

OpenTalent; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology is seeking a DevOps Engineering Specialist to join our Ottawa, ON based team. This role focuses entirely on on-premises infrastructure with no public cloud responsibilities due to the secure nature of our work.

You will design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines, manage GitLab/Jenkins pipelines, and lead release activities across multiple projects to ensure reliable builds and deployments.

Qualifications

• Experience administering GitLab.
• Strong experience with Jenkins.
• Strong experience writing YAML pipelines.
• Experience developing CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with Git source control.
• Experience with Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain GitLab CI YAML pipelines.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines and shared pipeline libraries.
• Automate software build, packaging, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Integrate automated unit testing, static analysis, code quality, and security scanning into build pipelines.
• Optimize build performance and reduce pipeline execution times.
• Troubleshoot build failures and improve pipeline reliability.
• Administer and maintain GitLab repositories.
• Lead GitLab migration initiatives from legacy repositories.
• Define and maintain Git branching strategies.

Skills

GitLab administration

Jenkins

YAML pipelines

CI/CD workflows

Git

Linux

Windows

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Git

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Ottawa, ON

Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology is a pioneering company in the field of precision aerial delivery and recovery systems including the Sherpa™ family of GPS guided parafoils, Space Recovery Systems, LaunchPADS™ Multi-Mission Manager, SkyLink™ Parachutist Navigation and Situational Awareness System, and other support equipment. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, we have established ourselves as the industry leader. Our cutting-edge technologies and solutions are trusted by military and commercial customers worldwide. We are currently seeking a DevOps Engineering Specialist to join our Ottawa based team, unlike many DevOps positions, this role is entirely focused on on-premises infrastructure with no public cloud responsibilities due to the secure nature of our work.

What will you be doing?

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain GitLab CI YAML pipelines.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines and shared pipeline libraries.
• Automate software build, packaging, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Integrate automated unit testing, static analysis, code quality, and security scanning into build pipelines.
• Optimize build performance and reduce pipeline execution times.
• Troubleshoot build failures and improve pipeline reliability.
• Administer and maintain GitLab repositories.
• Lead GitLab migration initiatives from legacy repositories.
• Define and maintain Git branching strategies.
• Establish repository governance, permissions, and standards.
• Develop workflows supporting multiple concurrent software releases.
• Implement versioning strategies for software and firmware.
• Own the organization's software release process.
• Coordinate releases across multiple engineering teams.
• Manage release schedules and release readiness reviews.
• Produce release packages for customers and manufacturing.
• Maintain release documentation and software baselines.
• Ensure software traceability from requirements through released binaries.
• Support hotfix and emergency release processes.
• Maintain on-premises build servers.
• Administer Jenkins infrastructure.
• Manage build agents and runners.
• Maintain artifact repositories.
• Ensure build infrastructure availability and reliability.
• Monitor pipeline performance and system health.

What do we need from you?

• Experience administering GitLab.
• Strong experience with Jenkins.
• Strong experience writing YAML pipelines.
• Experience developing CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with Git source control.
• Experience with Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.