DevOps Sub-discipline Manager

Location: Ottawa Canada

In fast changing markets customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each aerospace transportation defence security and space our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrows possible.

For decades Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today Canadas capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canadas best place to live 2017 by Macleans Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa ON. (CAN.) Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales has a vacancy for a DevOps Sub-Discipline Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing the DevOps team overseeing the development deployment and operations processes to ensure the delivery of reliable scalable and high-performing systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines automating processes managing infrastructure and fostering collaboration between software development and IT operations teams.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

As a member of the DevOps team

• Design develop and manage solutions (e.g. Ansible playbooks/rules) to automate configuration tasks across Windows and Linux based servers
• Create and maintain reusable automations that support various environments (dev test and production).
• Educate resources on CI/CD best practices..
• Integrate workflows with CI/CD pipeline to enable automated deployments and updates.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to server configuration and automation.
• Assume leadership role on discipline strategy and technical decisions.
• Develop KPIs to assess DevOps efficiency and reliability.
• Provide guidance and support to other teams on using and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Responsible for performing DevOps work on bids projects and products.

As a DevOps discipline lead supports the E2 Manager with

• In the establishment standardization and evolution of processes procedures and tooling for the discipline.
• In ensuring that the discipline processes procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids projects and products.
• In the development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline
• Foster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis problem solving and new practice deployment.
• For bid project and product estimates for the discipline and sub-disciplines.

As a Resource Manager

• Provides appropriate resources to deliver bids projects and products.
• Plans the teams workload in the short medium and long term.
• Develops team skills to support bids projects and products.
• Supports recruitment onboarding performance management career management and succession planning for the team.
• Coaches mentors and develops the team.
• Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity chargeability quality continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives.
• Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed including timesheets time off and travel.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience Competencies:

• Bachelors degree or college diploma in Computer Science Computer Tech or Engineering related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a Senior DevOps Engineering role.
• Minimum 3 years experience leading a DevOps Team.
• Proven problem solving and analytic skills with a desire to learn.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Proven conflict resolution skills both in terms of technical and people related issues.
• Capable of developing strong relationships across the business through excellent customer service.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language written and verbal.

Key Competencies:

You are a team player have good interpersonal skills and foster collaborative work both within and outside your team. You know how to tackle complex problems. You are able to make decisions in a Volatile Uncertain Complex and Uncertain (VUCA) environment. You have proven dedication towards continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. You have strong business acumen and dedicate yourself to bringing value to your customers. You are rigorous and organized. You are a leader. You are willing to engage and develop your team. You are able to clearly determine and communicate status. Proven problem solving and analytic skills with a desire to learn. Proven organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities. Proven conflict resolution skills both in terms of technical and people related issues. Capable of developing strong relationships across the business through excellent customer service. You manage resources in order to meet cost schedule and quality commitments.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a people or resource manager.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience managing an Engineering Discipline including responsibility for associated policies and procedures.
• Expertise in Windows and Linux server administration.
• Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell (for windows) and Bash (for Linux).
• Familiarity with CICD tools (i.e. Jenkins GitLab CI or something similar).
• Strong knowledge of Ansible including playbooks roles and modules.
• Knowledge of version control systems particularly Git.
• Familiarity with automation and industrialization methods (programming languages scripting Go Python Bash and CI/CDD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery and Deployment) pipelines (Gitlab pipelines Github actions) and possibly in defining your infrastructure as code using technologies like Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps digital stack and Cloud platforms (IaaS PaaS SaaS).
• Strong knowledge of Networking & Cybersecurity basics.
• Strong knowledge of containers development and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes Open Shift).
• Experience in the Defence industry.

Special Position Requirements

Schedule: Regular Work hours

Physical Environment: Minimum 3 days/week in office

Travel: Minimal

Pay Transparency

The anticipated Total Target Compensation (TTC) inclusive of annual salary and bonus eligibility for this role is $140000.00 to 170000.00 CAD Annual. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local provincial and federal laws.

AI

We use artificial intelligenceenabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery résumé matching and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions including candidate evaluation selection and disposition are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:
• Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.

Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.

Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.

Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List the Canadian Controlled Goods Program the Canadian Industrial Security Program the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 140000 - 170000