DevOps Engineer

Job Description: DevOps Engineer (Intermediate to Senior)

Contract – 1 Year | Hybrid (2–3 Days/Week On-Site in Etobicoke)

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer to join our team on a 1-year contract. This role is essential to optimizing development and operational workflows, managing cloud infrastructure, and ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of our systems.

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring 2–3 days per week on-site at our Etobicoke office near Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams (“Streams”) to coordinate DevOps support across multiple projects.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Monitor system alerts across multiple environments and perform incident response and root cause analysis.
• Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Ensure secure and efficient deployments through automated testing, code scanning, and vulnerability remediation.
• Integrate and maintain tools including Veracode, Cloudflare, Imperva, Rapid7, and Lacework.
• Perform external vulnerability scanning, log ingestion, and analysis.
• Support developers in remediating outdated components and application vulnerabilities.
• Participate in on-call rotation and proactively monitor to avoid outages.
• Assist with DNS configuration, certificate renewals, and Personal Access Token (PAT) management in Azure.
• Prepare demos and contribute to biweekly internal development meetings.
• Help transition infrastructure from IaaS to PaaS and drive cloud optimization efforts.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Participate in daily stand-ups with development teams to align on DevOps tasks.
• Manage and prioritize DevOps tickets through Freshservice.
• Monitor and act on alerts from Azure and other monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot cloud environments and maintain parity between dev and production.
• Remediate vulnerabilities and ensure secure integration within CI/CD pipelines.

Key Projects

• Vulnerability Management (Veracode, Lacework)
• PCI Compliance & CMA initiatives
• WAF & rule management (Cloudflare, Imperva)
• DNS management & SSL certificate renewals
• CI/CD enhancements and security integrations
• Infrastructure optimization and cost control

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineering role
• Proficient in Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline design, and Azure cloud services
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Familiarity with security scanning tools: Veracode, Rapid7
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and log analysis
• Strong troubleshooting and incident response skills
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities

Nice to Have

• Experience with compliance-focused projects (e.g., PCI)
• Familiarity with cloud-native security tools like Lacework
• Exposure to IaaS to PaaS transitions

Contract Details

• Duration: 1 Year (with potential for extension)
• Location: Etobicoke, ON (near Toronto Pearson Airport)
• Work Model: Hybrid – 2 to 3 days per week in the office
• Level: Intermediate to Senior
• On-Call Rotation: Required to make sure outages don’t happen

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