DevOps Engineer - Senior

Symbiotic Digital•Toronto, ON

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior DevOps/Cloud Engineer to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud-based environments and CI/CD pipelines. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing, deploying, securing, and optimizing cloud applications while ensuring high availability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

University/College degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience supporting cloud platforms and CI/CD pipeline initiatives.
Extensive experience across the application development lifecycle, including unit, functional, integration, system, regression, penetration, performance, and user acceptance testing.
Strong experience executing systems integration using Linux Shell scripting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience tracking problems and defects within large-scale projects.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within team environments.
Experience with leading cloud platforms such as AWS, OpenShift, or similar technologies.
Experience maintaining complex Linux cloud environments, including CentOS and Ubuntu.
Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Java, JavaScript, and Node.js.
Experience with build and automation tools including Git, Ansible, CloudFormation, ytt, and related CI/CD technologies.
Experience with application containerization and virtualization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (K8S).
Experience with container orchestration for application deployment, scaling, clustering, monitoring, and automation.
Experience integrating systems using APIs and other integration endpoints.
Knowledge of industry web, architecture, and security standards and best practices.
Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Software Engineering or related discipline is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Assess frameworks, platforms, and technology stacks to support the development of cloud-based solutions.
Design, build, and support cloud environments for deployment of digital products.
Design, build, develop, and administer CI/CD pipelines that enable continuous development and deployment of modular cloud-based systems.
Monitor and assess cloud-hosted applications to ensure reliability, availability, and optimal performance.
Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
Create, test, and implement safeguards to maintain data integrity and protect against unauthorized access.
Prepare execution plans, testing scripts, and technical design documentation.
Build and execute technical solutions and automation scripts.
Analyze results and create reports for management as required.
Track problems, defects, and issues throughout large-scale project initiatives.
Create knowledge base articles documenting procedures, solutions, and best practices.