Location : Montreal (Day 1 onboarding onsite / in office presence 3x week)
- onsite interview will be scheduled AM Eastern time only
The Senior DevOps & Python Platform Engineer designs, builds, and operates highly available enterprise content management platforms supporting both Application Enterprise Content Management (AECM) and End User Content Management(EUCM) use cases.
The team owns and engineers platforms including Alfresco, SharePoint Embedded, Box, Google Workspace, and several supporting services. This role blends hands on Python engineering, platform integration, DevOps practices, and production support. The successful candidate brings a strong sense of ownership, excels at solving complex distributed system problems, and communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will play a key role in shaping platform reliability, scalability, and customer experience while contributing to ongoing modernization initiatives.
Required Qualifications
1. 6+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or DevOps roles.
2. 3+ years of hands-on development experience with Python, with working knowledge of Java.
3. 3+ years of experience supporting Linux and / or Windows systems, including troubleshooting, shell scripting, and automation.
4. Strong proficiency with relational databases, preferably Microsoft SQL Server, and writing SQL queries.
5. Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and experience working with load balancing technologies.
6. Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in complex, distributed systems.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience operating enterprise applications using Tomcat and Apache web servers.
2. Familiarity with modern application security concepts and authentication mechanisms (e.G., Kerberos, Mutual TLS, OAuth / OIDC, SAML).
3. Experience with build and dependency management tools such as Maven or Gradle.
4. Exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies (e.G., Podman, Kubernetes).
5. Experience building or supporting CI / CD pipelines, including tools such as Jenkins.
6. Comfort working in an Agile / Scrum environment using tools such as Jira.
7. Experience with Ansible or similar automation and configuration management tools.
8. Knowledge of message queue or event driven technologies.
9. Familiar with Github / Copilot environment, proficient with Git-based version control and DevOps best practices.
10. Exposure to containerization technologies (e.G., Podman, Kubernetes).
What You Bring
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the platforms and systems you support.
- A passion for continuous improvement
- across code quality, automation, operational excellence, and team practices.
- A collaborative mindset and a desire to build reliable, scalable, and secure enterprise platforms.
- Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Information
- This position is offered as a fixed term contract to support key platform engineering, modernization, and operational initiatives within the Enterprise Content Platforms team.
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