DevOps Specialist

St Catharines Corporate Office St Catharines, ON L2S 3W3, CAN

At Meridian our aspiration is to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.

Factor us into your next career opportunity. We want you to grow with us and have an experience that’s different. This is a place where you can expect the unexpected.

The DevOps Specialist is responsible for testing code integration and deployment as part of Meridian's SDLC standards. This includes planning, deploying, and supporting various core applications through scheduled and emergency releases. Additionally, the DevOps Specialist provides 24/7 critical application support for Meridian’s core systems, ensuring the stability and performance of Meridian’s Staging, Production, and DR environments, while adhering to Meridian's policies and technology standards.

Key Responsibilities Monitor and support the performance, availability, and reliability of various applications and systems.

Manage the lifecycle of applications from development, through testing, to production.

Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of updates and new features.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely manner, minimizing downtime and ensuring high availability.

Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce the potential for human error.

Maintain and improve the existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

Ensure the security and compliance of applications and systems, following best practices and company policies.

Provide regular status updates and reports to stakeholders, highlighting key metrics and performance indicators.

What You Can Bring to Meridian Proficient with Elastic Search, Jaeger, and Kibana.

Proficient with TFS, CI/CD Pipeline, SonarQube, Katalon, and StormRunner.

Proficient with Microsoft Operation Manager

Financial knowledge and working knowledge of banking systems.

Proven experience as a DevOps Specialist or similar role.

Strong knowledge of CI/CD principles and tools

Comfort learning and adopting new digital tools, with an openness to using AI‑enabled technology to enhance productivity, accuracy, and the Member experience.

Salary Range: CAD $59,800 – $89,800 annually Compensation for this role is based on a combination of skills, experience, and internal equity. Candidates with stronger alignment to the role’s requirements may be placed higher within the range. Your recruiter will share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.

Office Location: Toronto Corporate Office or our St. Catharines Corporate office. This is a hybrid work opportunity. Meridian has a remote work policy that allows flexibility for employees to work remotely but also requires a minimum of one day per week in the office for purposeful meetings to collaborate, innovate and build effective relationships with your team, your colleagues and your leader which is important to us.

What's in it for you?

We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages teamwork, creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!

We provide you with the tools and technology needed to delight your candidates and clients!

You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders and colleagues, who have hailed from top organizations.

Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues.

This is not your typical "corporate" job. We work hard and we have fun!

Build the Future of Banking with Us At Meridian, we’re not just adapting to the future—we’re shaping it. We see talent as a catalyst for

sustainable growth ,

community impact , and

future-readiness . As the financial landscape evolves, we’re looking for team members who bring:

Embedding & leveraging technology

– Confidence and willingness to learn and integrate AI and emerging technologies into new ways of working. Experience with low/no code tools like the Microsoft Power Platform and generative AI productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot is considered an asset

Critical Thinking

– The ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret information from various sources and apply logic and problem solving to make decisions.

Data Driven

– Leverage data and insights to identify, prioritize and improve member experience and business efficiency.

Curiosity & Flexibility

– Comfortable navigating and embracing change and uncertainty, ask more questions, explore more options. Continuously learn and grow.

Who we are: Meridian is Ontario’s largest credit union, and second largest in Canada, helping to grow the lives of our more than 380,000 Members. Meridian has more than 80 years of banking history and is 100% owned by its members. With 87 retail branches and 15 Business Banking Centers across Ontario and $ 32B in assets under management, Meridian offers a full range of financial products and services to its retail, business banking and wealth members. With over 2200 employees and corporate offices located in Toronto and St. Catharines, Meridian has a track record of creating and delivering innovative new offerings and is committed to investing in the communities that we serve. Our plan is to build on our momentum as we deliver on our purpose - helping our members achieve their best life.

Meridian committed to promoting an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to employing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and Members in which we live and serve.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Please note that due to the volume of applications, only those under consideration will be contacted for an interview.

Thank you for your interest in Meridian Credit Union.

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