
DevSecOps Specialist Toolchain
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Testing, selection and implementation of technology and tools for SaaS, IaaS and on-prem systems to support the secure development, test, and release of internal code.
- A part of Agile development teams to deliver an end-to-end automation of deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management in both cloud and on-prem environments.
- Responsible for defining and implementing the build, deployment, and monitoring standards.
- Build and deployment of security utilities and tools for internal use.
- Automation of DevOps processes, tooling and test suites as required.
- Monitor system operations and act to troubleshoot, diagnose and provide solutions to ensure availability, capacity, and optimal performance.
- Embed and intensely collaborate with Development teams on DevSecOps processes and best practices.
- Collaborate with the Cyber team to ensure adherence to best practices with overall code and systems security, as well as document risks to tools and systems. Work closely with product owners to align product security needs and remediate security flaws.
- Collaborate with the QA and IVV teams to ensure test cases and metrics are automated and provide appropriate metrics and logging.
- Respond to complex issues and major incidents. Work with other operational teams to ensure issues are tracked and closed in a timely manner.
- Mentor and train other staff on more complex and/or critical procedures and items pertaining to DevOps and SRE.
- Document, track, and monitor problems to ensure timely resolution.
- Document operating processes, runbooks and build books.
- Automate routine operational items.
- Installation and customization of operating systems and tools to support the business.
- Provide support and guidance to development teams and related lab environments.
- Assist in audits and forensics on artifacts collected during a security incident response.
- Stay up to date with current security trends and evolution of cloud systems and tooling.
- Perform occasional after-hours maintenance on production systems.
- Incident on-call rotation as required.
- Day-to-day operational support.
- A Diploma or Degree in a relevant area of study with a preference for Computer Science together with demonstrated operational network-related experience.
- Minimum of 4 years in supporting Development teams in an Engineering environment.
- Industry certifications in Azure, Agile and/or Security are an asset.
- In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes deployment and support.
- Significant experience in scripting (e.g., PowerShell, bash).
- Significant experience in automation tooling (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
- Significant experience in code and artifact repos (e.g., Gitlab, GitHub, Artifactory, ACR).
- Significant experience in the deployment and support of Linux and Microsoft Windows.
- Experience in performance tuning of Linux kernel, memory and filesystem parameters.
- Experience in coding and programming (e.g., Python).
- Experience in the deployment of environments in Azure.
- Working technical knowledge of network systems.
- Working technical knowledge of systems software, protocols and standards including Active Directory.
- Working knowledge of security principles and securing systems.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of internal employees, communicate technical information, create, and deliver presentations and information sessions to both technical and nontechnical personnel.
- Demonstrated experience in applying technical expertise and in-depth
- evaluation to solve complex problems in own area of expertise.
- Bilingual (English/French) is an asset.
- Make decisions and recommendations within established procedures.
- Coordination with ServiceDesk, Network & Telecom and Cyber teams.
- Work under minimum supervision.
- Generally comfortable working conditions, office-based environment.
- Moderate visual concentration in use of video display terminal.
- Appropriate security clearances required.
- Occasional off-hours support may be required for systems maintenance.
- Participation in group pager rotation ('on call') for production systems when completed
- The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP).