Senior DevOps Automation Engineer

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.  

• 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