Responsibilities
- Lead a team of DevOps engineers, providing guidance, support, and career development opportunities (for Senior level).
- Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure using AWS, including integration with other 3rd party platforms.
- Automate and optimize infrastructure management tasks using infrastructure as Code like Terraform, Cloudformation, AWS CDK.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, secure and high-quality code deployment. Assess risk and mitigation strategies during the software delivery lifecycle.
- Monitor and maintain system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability of all production systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues, providing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
- Conduct regular security audits with our Security team, implementing necessary measures to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Represents the DevOps team at Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings and signs-off releases.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, continuously improving and evolving the DevOps processes and tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or a related field, with at least 2 years in a leadership role (for Senior level).
- Strong experience with cloud platforms, ideally with AWS.
- Proficent coding using one or more of these languages: Javascript/NodeJS/Typescript, Python, Go.
- Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestrations using Terraform. AWS CloudFormation, AWS SDK, Shell scripts.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Bitbucket Pipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
- Experience in containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like AWS ECS/Kubernetes.
- Solid understanding and knowledge of cloud networking, cloud and pipeline security measures, and monitoring tools such as Datadog and AWS X-Ray.
- Experience with translation of security controls and configurations into code and integrate in deployment pipelines.
- Experience working with databases and big data sets.
- Experience in a 24x7 production environment, troubleshooting skills at all levels (e.g. application, data, network, configuration, host, etc.)
- Ability to articulate technical problems in written, diagram and verbal forms.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments. (Engineering, QA, Product Management, etc.)
Benefits
- Home office, internet, and cellphone stipends
- Retirement savings with employer matching
- Parental leave top-up
- Hybrid working model and home office benefits
- Comprehensive paid time off
- Volunteer and professional development days
- Competitive health, vision, and dental benefits
- Health spending account
- Generous sick, personal, and mental health days
- Additional mental health benefits with Canada Life
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Canada
Why Rival Technologies for your next career adventure?
At Rival Technologies, how we work matters just as much as what we deliver. We’re building a place where people can do meaningful work, grow their careers, ship things that matter, and enjoy the humans they work with along the way.
Our values
Our values guide how we work together, make decisions, and show up for customers and each other: • Courage • Results • Energy • Kinship
The not-so-fine print
You must be eligible to work in Canada to be considered for this role. At Rival Technologies, we value the unique qualities and experiences each candidate brings. We personally review every application and do not use AI or automated systems to screen or filter resumes. If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every requirement above, we still encourage you to apply. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups often apply only when they feel 100% qualified. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Rival Technologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We’re also committed to an accessible work environment and inclusive employment practices. If you require accommodation at any point in the selection process, please email peopleteam@rivalgroup.io. Please note that, given our security and compliance certifications, final applicants may be required to undergo a background check. No recruiters and no phone calls, please.
Additional Information
- Must be eligible to work in Canada
- Final applicants may be required to undergo a background check
- Working EST hours
- Remote opportunity
