Cloud DevOps Engineer

Role: Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location: Toronto ON

Duration: Contract

Hybrid/In Person Interview

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, Physics), or equivalent practical experience.

3+ years of hands-on DevOps experience, including designing and operating CI/CD pipelines in production environments and managing containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.

Proven experience with GitHub Actions to build automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Proficiency in Node.js for writing and maintaining deployment scripts, automation tooling, and pipeline utilities.

Working knowledge of frontend and backend development languages (Angular, Java, Node.js) and package management tools (npm, Maven) sufficient to collaborate effectively with application teams and troubleshoot pipeline and runtime issues.

Experience supporting production-level software using monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace).

Strong understanding of software delivery best practices: version control, code review, branching strategies, and release management.

Nice To Have

Experience with OpenShift (OCP4) and managing deployments using Helm charts and Argo CD.

Experience with Nx monorepos and Nx Cloud for distributed task execution and build caching.

Familiarity with API gateway and edge technologies such as Spring Cloud Gateway, Akamai, and CloudFlare.

Experience with the GitHub API and building custom GitHub Apps to extend and automate developer workflows beyond standard GitHub Actions.

Experience implementing distributed tracing and telemetry with OpenTelemetry.

Comfortable working in Linux environments - shell scripting, process management, and troubleshooting at the OS level.

Experience managing secrets and dynamic credentials with HashiCorp Vault in a cloud-native environment.

Experience integrating container and dependency vulnerability scanning tools (e.g. Aqua Security, Snyk) as well as static code analysis tools (e.g. SonarQube) into CI/CD pipelines as part of a DevSecOps practice.

Experience working with AWS S3 for artifact storage, build caching, or deployment pipeline integration.

Excellent communication skills - able to translate complex infrastructure topics into clear terms for product owners and business stakeholders.

Experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, performance) and configuring testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, Playwright) to run on CI/CD pipelines.