DevOps Engineer

EllisDon•Mississauga, ON

1d•CA$85,000 - CA$115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Thinking about a change? We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core values empower people to deliver great careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn’t matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. To learn more, check out our Cradle to Grave services and hear from our team directly about what a career at EllisDon could look like for you. As you can see, we are a diverse bunch. Above all, we are a group of individuals with unique experiences and at EllisDon, we choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve to their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others. In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work in and our latest Impact Report, highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity, indigenous relations, and health and safety. EllisDon uses AI tools to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

Requirements

A university degree in Software Engineering, or equivalent.
4+ years of full-time software engineering industry-level experience.
Proficiency with at least one of the programming languages like Bash/Python/Ruby.
Working experience with at least one of the cloud platforms such as Azure/GCP/AWS.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as code such as Terraform, and Ansible/AWS Cloud Formation.
Solid understanding of server administration and monitoring on Linux/Windows stack.
Exposure to databases like MySQL/MSSQL/MongoDB.
Working knowledge of container technologies (Docker) and cluster management container orchestration like Docker swarm/Amazon ECS/Kubernetes (GKE and AKS).
Strong problem-solving skills with enthusiasm and self-drive to quickly learn and experiment with emerging tools and frameworks.
Exposure to CI/CD tools like AWS CodePipeline/AzureDevOps/Travis/CircleCI.
Able to build strong trust with business stakeholders by taking ownership and driving new initiatives and projects to successful completion.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of IaC management tools like Crossplane or ArgoCD.
Experience working in Agile teams and understanding of Scrum/Kanban model of software delivery.
Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog/Splunk/Grafana.
Exposure to Hashicorp Vault and Hashicorp Boundary.
Beginner level certification in one of the cloud technologies (Azure/GCP/AWS).
Work experience in full-stack development/data engineering/software testing.

Responsibilities

Work closely with application developers and cross-functional team members to design and implement robust cloud-based solutions for seamless application hosting, ensuring scalability and performance across diverse environments.
Scale and optimize cloud infrastructure, with a particular focus on the Data and Storage layers, to accommodate rapid growth.
Maintain rigorous standards for reliability, security, and compliance, proactively identifying and addressing potential risks to safeguard critical assets.
Conduct thorough analysis, debugging, and triage of incident tickets, efficiently resolve complex production issues—including infrastructure failures, application performance bottlenecks, system latency, and disruptions in IaaS layers—while implementing preventive measures to minimize future downtime.