Job Description
Job Description
Salary : TL;DR
- AI-First Senior DevSecOps Engineer
- Montreal (Hybrid : TuesThurs in office)
- Build and secure the cloud + Snowflake infrastructure powering one of only 3 Snowflake Native Apps in the world.
- Be the infrastructure guardian of enterprise AIwhere deep cloud engineering meets cutting-edge data platforms.
Secure the Infrastructure That Enterprises Trust
Maxa, an AI-first company, is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to build and secure the cloud and Snowflake foundations behind our finance-grade AI products.
Maxa Analyst is the first auditable finance AI analyst, delivering CFO-ready, audit-proof answers in seconds. The infrastructure powering this must be ultra-reliable, secure, observable, and scalableand that will be your domain.
Your work ensures that every environment, deployment, and Snowflake Native App we ship is resilient, high-performing, and trustworthy enough for enterprise use. As one of the earliest members of our DevSecOps function, youll shape our infrastructure strategy, own key operational systems, and become an asset in our team of Snowflake infrastructure experts.
Everything is being built from the ground up.
The Impact Youll Make
As our Senior DevSecOps Engineer, youll sit at the intersection of cloud engineering, security, and data platform operations. Youll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to design, automate, and secure the full lifecycle of our cloud and Snowflake environments.
Youll be responsible for :
Keeping mission-critical infrastructure running flawlessly
Ensuring reliability and availability across GCP (or AWS / Azure) environmentsMaintaining our 99.9% uptime SLA through proactive monitoring and rapid incident responseManaging Snowflake infrastructure and overseeing deployment of Snowflake Native Apps to customer accountsBuilding automation foundations that accelerate product velocity
Creating and optimizing CI / CD pipelines for cloud services and Snowflake artifactsImplementing GitOps workflows with tools like ArgoCD and GitHub ActionsUsing Terraform and other IaC tools to define consistent, scalable infrastructureDesigning automated test frameworks for infrastructure changesLeveraging advanced tooling (including agentic AI and coding assistants) to accelerate automation and qualityBecoming a cornerstone of security and compliance
Ensuring cloud and Snowflake environments follow best-practice security standardsImplementing Zero Trust ArchitectureManaging secrets with Vault, GCP Secret Manager, or equivalentsSupporting audits, compliance activities, and secure-by-default designLeading reliability culture within the engineering organization
Driving incident response and root-cause analysisPartnering with developers and data engineers to integrate DevSecOps practicesMentoring junior CloudOps engineers and upleveling our operations maturityYoure the Right Fit If You Have :
Core Infrastructure Expertise (5+ years)
Deep hands-on experience in DevSecOps, CloudOps, or infrastructure engineeringStrong IaC experienceTerraform expertCloud fundamentals across IAM, networking, workload identity, and security (GCP preferred, AWS / Azure accepted)Production experience with Kubernetes, Docker, VPCs, firewalls, load balancersGitOps + CI / CD systems (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, etc.)Monitoring / observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring)Snowflake / Data Platform Expertise
Either :
Experience with Snowflake (or BigQuery / Redshift / Databricks)SQL and data operations literacyOr :
Strong infrastructure engineer ready to become a Snowflake expert (training provided)Additional Technical Strengths
Python scripting for automationBash / Scripting familiarityInfrastructure testing frameworksUnderstanding of distributed systems conceptsThis Position Is NOT for You If :
You prefer a mature, fully built DevOps environment rather than constructing oneYou want narrow specialization vs. broad cloud + Snowflake ownershipYou prefer to avoid security responsibilitiesYoure uncomfortable being a core operator in a high-stakes production environmentYou want minimal cross-team collaborationWhat We Offer
Competitive base salary (aligned to seniority; this is a newly created role)4 weeks vacation in year one, 5 weeks thereafterRRSP employer contribution after 3 monthsOn-site chef : three-course lunches for $12Stock options in a postSeries A high-growth AI companyThe opportunity to define the infrastructure and security standards for enterprise AIWhat Your First Weeks Will Look Like
Youll join the Infrastructure & DevSecOps group under Bruno Hivert, DevOps, Security and Infrastructure Team Lead.
In your first days :
Youll get full access to our cloud + Snowflake environmentsWell introduce you to our Snowflake Native App customers and deployment flowsYoull begin refining our IaC standards, CI / CD pipelines, and observability setupBy week 2 :
Youll be deploying updates to Snowflake Native AppsYoull be leading improvements to monitoring, security posture, and automation workflowsYour work will directly influence customer reliability and product velocityRecruitment Process
Initial screening with Gen (30 min, GMeet)Background + culture fit
Hiring Manager Interview with Bruno + Raya (45 min, GMeet)Technical depth, ownership expectations
Technical Deep Dive (90 min, in-person)Cloud + infrastructure architecture discussion
Practical review of IaC, CI / CD, monitoring, and Snowflake operationsTimeline : ~23 weeks from application to offer