Senior DevOps Developer, GCPay

Autodesk•Montreal, QC

20h•CA$107,000 - CA$157,300•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior DevOps Developer on the GCPay team, you will lead the evolution of our cloud-native platform by advancing CI/CD, release engineering, infrastructure as code (IaC), system reliability, and security operations. You will support and enhance a core technology stack built on Java, MySQL, ElasticSearch, and AWS cloud technologies, enabling secure and reliable delivery across web applications, ERP integrations, APIs, and internal services. This role requires a hands-on developer with broad expertise across development and operations, including automation, infrastructure management, observability, and modern DevOps toolchains. You will play a critical role in strengthening platform resilience, improving security posture, increasing delivery velocity, and championing DevOps best practices across the organization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related roles supporting cloud-based applications
Advanced hands-on experience with Linux administration, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, reliability, performance, and security
Strong experience managing large-scale cloud infrastructure, with deep expertise in AWS preferred
Proven track record of architecting and operating large-scale, highly available, and resilient systems
Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Bash, Python, or similar
Expert-level knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, ELB, S3, IAM, VPC, DynamoDB, and RDS
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern container orchestration technologies
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
Strong experience with CI/CD tools and software delivery workflows, including Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, or similar technologies
Experience with observability, log analysis, and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, etc
Solid experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, including strong SQL skills
Experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance and audit requirements
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice To Haves

Interest or Experience with incorporating AI Tools/Agents into DevOps/SRE practices to improve quality of work, ease of development/deployment
Relevant experience with payment technologies, fintech, or banking
Experience driving reliability initiatives, operational excellence, and service maturity in DevOps or SRE environments
Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, and help set platform or operational direction
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and navigate complex technical challenges

Responsibilities

Architect and implement scalable hosting solutions for dynamic SaaS web applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and resilience at scale
Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of secure, scalable, and reliable Infrastructure-as-Code solutions across GCPay environments
Establish, document, and drive adoption of engineering standards, operational processes, and DevOps best practices that improve consistency, maintainability, and delivery efficiency
Own and continuously strengthen security and compliance practices across infrastructure and applications, including hardening, access controls, and least-privilege enforcement
Use modern tools such as Docker, Terraform, AWS cloud technologies, and related automation frameworks to provision, manage, and deploy infrastructure and services
Partner closely with development and testing teams throughout the development lifecycle to ensure quality, operational readiness, and successful delivery
Drive automation across build, deployment, infrastructure, and operational workflows, and evaluate new technologies where they can improve reliability, scalability, security, or developer productivity
Define, monitor, and improve Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and error budgets to ensure reliability goals are measurable, understood, and achieved
Provide technical leadership in aligning platform strategy, infrastructure investments, and operational priorities with business and product requirements
Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response efforts, ensuring timely resolution, strong cross-functional coordination, and clear communication during production events
Lead blameless post-incident reviews to identify root causes, drive corrective and preventive actions, and improve overall platform reliability and team effectiveness
Contribute hands-on coding, scripting, and automation to improve tooling, deployment workflows, infrastructure management, and operational efficiency
Own the operational health, scalability, and security posture of GCPay’s core platform, including systems built on Java, MySQL, ElasticSearch, and AWS cloud technologies
Serve as a senior technical resource and trusted partner across teams, using sound engineering judgment and business context to solve complex platform and operational challenges
Demonstrate strong ownership, a self-starter mindset, and a commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and engineering excellence
Solve complex problems that require in-depth evaluation of variable factors by taking a broad perspective to identify the best approach and innovative solutions
Effectively communicate technical challenges within and across teams
Keep yourself up-to-date with evolving technologies and showcase them with an implementation