Senior DevOps Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada • Toronto, ON

12d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our production systems, collaborating with development teams, and implementing best practices for infrastructure management. This is a critical role that requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Azure Cloud, web application security, Kubernetes, Docker, and other relevant technologies.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or related fields, with a proven track record of delivering scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions.
• Strong programming skills with at least 2+years of hands-on experience in languages such as Java, TypeScript, Python, Shell scripting, or batch processing, and expertise in developing distributed cloud applications (OpenShift, Azure, Docker).
• Deep Kubernetes expertise, including a thorough understanding of its components (Deployments, Services, HPA, ConfigMaps, Secrets, etc.) and the ability to design and manage complex Kubernetes-based environments.
• Proficiency in DevOps pipelines and CI/CD tools, such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Maven, and experience with automated testing frameworks (unit, functional, and performance testing).
• Comprehensive knowledge of web-based application architectures and frameworks, including Angular or AngularJS, and how they integrate with backend services.

Nice To Haves

• Object Oriented coding practices, including strong design patterns knowledge, refactoring, clean code.
• Experience working with Kafka, MySQL, Non-relational databases, Caching
• Experience in BDD and TDD methodologies
• Working experience in one or more of: Algorithm design and optimization, AI tools, RDBMS and/or modern scale-out repositories (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day production support, including troubleshooting and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth production deployments.
• Participate in design review process of new application features.
• Manage and execute core terraform enterprise (TFE) pipelines and collaborate with TFE team for regular maintenance.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure changes, including provisioning and configuration of servers, networks, and databases with Azure AKS.
• Containerize applications using Docker and orchestrate container deployment and management.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing fixes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (cloud, security, TFE) to identify and prioritize infrastructure needs.
• Ensure compliance with security, scalability, and reliability standards.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for production systems.
• Develop and maintain documentation of infrastructure, deployments, and other DevOps-related processes and procedures.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring using tools such as Terraform, and Prometheus.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in DevOps, cloud computing, and containerization.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed