Software Engineer II - DevOps

Harmonic Fund Services•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineer II – DevOps is responsible for building and maintaining continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) processes to ensure software systems are built, tested, and deployed in secure, reliable, and reproducible ways. This role involves working closely with the development teams and IT infrastructure teams to agree system deployment parameters, diagnose issues, and monitor system capacity. This role will also be responsible for helping users and testers diagnose issues in the different application environments. The Software Engineer II - DevOps understands business requirements and assists with management of technical solutions to satisfy those needs. They work closely with other members of the development team to envision, design, and implement long term architectures. This role involves working with development and IT teams to troubleshoot and fix infrastructure issues across a suite of applications on the .NET platform. It also involves working with development and QA teams to develop application modules in C# to enhance management, logging, and monitoring functionality.

Requirements

College or university graduate with Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent qualification
2+ years of experience working in a similar role in the financial services industry
Experience related to business and working on an international diversified team
Outstanding working knowledge of all Windows applications including Excel to an advanced level
FreshService - advanced
Experience with financial markets trading and accounting platforms
Technical proficiency in Microsoft .NET Framework, C#, SQL Server, IIS
Experience maintaining large applications across entire Microsoft.NET stack: knowledge of C# language, SQL Server, IIS, ASP.NET MVC and WinForms
Knowledge of PowerShell, MSBuild, and NUnit
Knowledge of basic system administration concepts in a Microsoft Windows domain: user groups and permissions
Knowledge of common network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP(S) and DNS)
Knowledge of common networking concepts (Firewalls, NAT, Subnetting, VPC, VPNs)
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud architecture
Knowledge of virtual systems and computer resources
Knowledge of UNIX/Linux based systems
Experience working with Docker containers, Kubermetes and Helm charts
Knowledge of Azure DevOps
Experience using source control systems: Git
Experience deploying .NET and web applications to IIS-hosted Windows environments, including deployment configuration and troubleshooting
Working knowledge of XML for application configuration, deployment, and integration-related tasks
Familiarity with GitHub Advanced Security and secure development practices, including code-scanning concepts and the interpretation and remediation of findings
Understanding of data-security principles for personally identifiable information (PII), including data classification, protection, and anonymization processes
Experience implementing infrastructure as code with Bicep, including reusable modules and environment-specific deployment parameters
Knowledge of Azure Key Vault, managed identities, role-based access control (RBAC), and secure secrets and certificate management
Experience designing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, including YAML-based definitions, artifact management, and multi-environment releases
Experience implementing application observability with Azure Application Insights, including telemetry, logging, alerting, and deployment diagnostics
Outstanding knowledge of computer and system security

Nice To Haves

An understanding of alternative investment products and the offshore financial services industry, including system technology, portfolio valuation, accounting, share transfer and registration, prime brokerage, financing, and custody, and the ability to apply the knowledge to support role functions would be beneficial
Experience with CSLA.NET framework is a plus

Responsibilities

Building and maintaining continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) processes
Ensuring software systems are built, tested, and deployed in secure, reliable, and reproducible ways
Working closely with development teams and IT infrastructure teams to agree system deployment parameters, diagnose issues, and monitor system capacity
Helping users and testers diagnose issues in different application environments
Understanding business requirements and assisting with management of technical solutions
Working closely with other members of the development team to envision, design, and implement long term architectures
Troubleshooting and fixing infrastructure issues across a suite of applications on the .NET platform
Developing application modules in C# to enhance management, logging, and monitoring functionality