DevOps Specialist

Accelyst is an innovative AI Consultancy that leverages a unique catalog of industry-specific Agents and leading-edge AI platforms to deliver tangible, integrated, secure and ROI-optimized solutions. We combine deep industry and technical expertise to enable rapid deployment of innovative AI-driven capabilities to augment and automate client workflows for employees, customers, prospects, and investors.

Why Accelyst?

Join Accelyst to be part of a dynamic team that leverages AI-driven technology to make a positive impact. Our leadership, with Big Four Consulting experience, fosters a nimble, client-focused environment, minimizing bureaucracy to enhance delivery and professional growth. You'll work on complex AI projects that challenge and inspire, meeting high client expectations. Additionally, benefit from our profit-sharing model, reflecting our commitment to respect and integrity for all employees.

Job Summary:

Accelyst is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Specialist will be required on a Contract basis, working across two (2) to three (3) projects. Time, location and frequency of work will vary depending on the needs of the particular project. At the end of each term, it is expected that the DevOps Specialist may work a maximum of 1,960 hours, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Province. However, DevOps Specialist may be required to work fewer or more hours depending on the nature and needs of their work, as directed by the Province.

Qualification - Must Have

Soft Skills

• 7 Years experience with research, analysis and problem solving.

Work Experience

• 2 years demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and vendor coordination, including technical leadership in cross-functional teams.
• 5 years experience architecting, managing, and maintaining Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
• 7 years experience designing and maintaining production-grade monitoring and alerting systems, with a focus on production readiness and proactive incident detection
• 7 years experience documenting technical issues, architectural decisions, and operational procedures.
• 3 years experience Installing and Administering Build Master.
• 5 years experience leading infrastructure projects, such as OpenShift cluster expansions, rebuilds, and migrations.
• 3 years experience managing production release readiness and incident response, including go/no-go decisions, pre-deployment validation, triage, escalation, and post-incident reviews.
• 2 years experience providing general cloud consultancy for Azure, including best practices, cost optimization, governance, and operational support.
• 5 years experience with basic security awareness such as secrets management and the principle of least privilege.
• 7 years experience with command line interfaces for command execution and file system traversal.
• 5 years experience with creating and maintaining Build Master workflows including any configuration components.
• 3 years experience with IaC tools (ex. Terraform)
• 7 years experience with networking tools like DNS lookups, Trace Routes and load balancing.
• 3 years experience with public sector or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., NIST, DoD, PCI-DSS).
• 5 years hands-on experience architecting, managing, and maintaining on prem Red Hat OpenShift clusters, including lifecycle operations such as provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and recovery—with a focus on platform-level responsibilities, not application deployment.

Nice to Have

Work Experience

• 2 years experience with disaster recovery testing
• 2 years experience working in or for the public sector.
• 2 years strong domain knowledge in cloud operations and platform engineering

Responsibilities:

Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:

• Lead and manage OpenShift platform operations (on-prem and cloud).

• Architect and execute large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., cluster rebuilds, expansions).

• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure platform reliability and scalability.

• Develop automation tools and CI/CD pipelines to support platform and application teams.

• Monitor and optimize cluster health, performance, and capacity across environments.

• Implement security best practices, including RBAC, encryption, and regular patching.

• Automate cluster provisioning, scaling, and updates using tools like Ansible, Helm, and Terraform.

• Implement backup strategies, disaster recovery plans, and ensure high availability.

• Diagnose and resolve cluster and application issues in a timely manner.

• Create scripts and dashboards to improve observability and operational efficiency.

• Provide Level 1 support and contribute to incident response and production readiness.

• Define and promote DevOps best practices across delivery teams.

• Support cloud operations and infrastructure initiatives across various teams.

• Provide support for Build Master upgrades and maintenance.

• Provide support for other container based DevOps solutions (ex. GitHub ARC)