We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps Automation Engineer for a contract role. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in DevOps, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and systems support across complex environments. This role requires both hands-on technical leadership and the ability to collaborate across teams to streamline and secure software delivery pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, install, configure, and troubleshoot critical DevOps infrastructure and application environments.

• Lead the automation of deployment pipelines and infrastructure provisioning using modern IaC and configuration tools.

• Partner with Developers, QA, and Operations teams to identify and resolve deployment or infrastructure issues quickly and effectively.

• Actively contribute to Agile planning (Kanban/Scrum), estimation, and delivery activities.

• Participate in an on-call rotation, providing support during off-hours and weekends when needed.

• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve system stability, performance, and availability.

• Lead efforts to ensure security best practices are embedded in automation and deployment processes.

• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

• Maintain and improve documentation for system architecture, tools, and operational procedures.
• Promote a culture of DevOps excellence and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, or infrastructure engineering roles.

• Strong experience administering Linux (RHEL) and Windows environments, including tuning, hardening, and high availability setups.

• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Urban Code Deploy.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or OpenStack.

• Advanced hands-on experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

• Solid understanding of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including architecture and service integration.

• Proficient in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Admin-level experience with tools like Artifactory (Nexus/JFrog), GitLab, Jira, and Confluence.

• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms (ELK, Splunk, Zabbix, Prometheus).

• Expertise in scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, PHP, or Python.

• Strong knowledge of networking concepts and infrastructure security.

• Experience with source control systems (e.g., Git).

• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe development methodologies.

Key Attributes:

• Leadership capabilities and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

• Strong project ownership, initiative, and the ability to prioritize effectively.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.

• A passion for automation, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Location: Onsite, Toronto, ON

Type of Job: Temporary, Contractor

Contract Start/End Date: Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026

Length of Contract: 12 months with the possibility of extension