Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Job Description

Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status Clearance, which requires that they have lived and worked in Canada for the past 5 consecutive years.

No exceptions, please.

Role Summary :

Are you an experienced and versatile Senior Software Engineer with a wide range of technical skills and a passion for driving innovation?

If you excel in a collaborative environment and are eager to contribute to innovative projects, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic team!

What you will do :

Analyze, investigate, and recommend solutions for continuous improvements, process enhancements, identify pain points, and more efficient workflows.

Create templates, standards, and models to facilitate future implementations and adjust priorities when necessary.

• Demonstrate that you are a collaborative communicator by fearlessly and confidently speaking up, bringing people together, facilitating meetings, recording minutes and actions, and rallying the team towards a common goal.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence to efficiently manage project workflows, track progress, and facilitate collaboration. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, using Agile methodologies for project development.
• Implement effective branching strategies such as Gitflow and Trunk based development to maintain version control. Utilize Git and Bitbucket for efficient source control management.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet);

Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using automation tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI / CD)

• Work with Python to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree, or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering,
• 5 years’ experience in software development.
• DevOps engineering background with experience using automation tools like Jenkins and Ansible.
• Proficient in continuous integration / continuous delivery practices and automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Proven experience designing and implementing distributed systems and applications. Experience with microservices architecture, distributed databases, message queues, and other technologies for building scalable and fault-tolerant systems.

Preferred Skills / Assets :

• Knowledge of developing CICD pipelines using Terraform and / or Hashicorp Terraform certification would be an asset.
• Java experience is an asset.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of AWS services serverless architectures.
• Previous experience with test-driven development and unit testing.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), combined with strong interpersonal skills.

What’s in it for you :

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We’re proud to be recognized as a company with a 2023 Most Trusted Executive team by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health mental, physical, and financial
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential..
• As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office.

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