Senior Cloud Devops Engineer – Ottawa

Senior Cloud Devops Engineer – Ottawa

Full-Time 108000 - 132000 $ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Join our team to enhance cloud infrastructure and automate operations using cutting-edge tech.
  • Company: Dynamic tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
  • Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Join a supportive team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in cloud operations while working with AI and automation.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in cloud systems, Terraform expertise, and strong scripting skills.

The predicted salary is between 108000 - 132000 $ per year.

We are seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to join the Cloud Operations organization. This role is responsible for the reliability, scalability, automation, and continuous improvement of IAM cloud infrastructure and platforms across AWS and GCP, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and AI-assisted operations (AIOps).

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Cloud Operations & Reliability Engineering
    • Operate and support production-grade, highly available IAM cloud services
    • Ensure availability, performance, resilience, and security of platforms
    • Participate in L2/L3 incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
    • Take part in a 24/7 follow-the-sun on-call rotation
    • Drive continuous improvements to operational stability and service quality
  • DevOps, Automation & Infrastructure as Code
    • Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
    • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
    • Deploy and manage Kubernetes-based platforms (EKS, GKE, OpenShift)
    • Automate provisioning, deployment, validation, and rollback processes
    • Review DevOps code to ensure quality, security, and consistency
  • Observability & AIOps Initiatives
    • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Datadog
    • Leverage AIOps capabilities for anomaly detection and alert correlation
    • Contribute to predictive analytics such as capacity forecasting and failure prevention
  • AI-Assisted Operations & Automation
    • Use AI-powered copilots for troubleshooting and diagnostics
    • Generate and improve operational documentation and runbooks using AI
    • Develop automated remediation and self-healing workflows
    • Integrate AI-assisted insights into operational workflows
  • Database & Platform Services (Supporting Role)
    • Contribute to upgrades, backups, HA/DR, and monitoring
    • Assist with data migrations where required
    • Ensure database security and performance
    • Produce design documents, runbooks, and operational procedures
    • Collaborate with Automation Architects, SREs, and R&D teams
    • Improve scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency

Qualifications

  • 5+ years operating cloud-based production systems
  • Hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure as Code expertise
  • CI/CD pipeline experience (GitLab)
  • AWS or GCP experience
  • Scripting and automation (Python, YAML, JSON, Bash)
  • Experience with observability tools

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AIOps platforms or ML-assisted monitoring
  • AI-assisted DevOps or Cloud Operations exposure
  • IAM or regulated environment experience
  • ITIL or COBIT familiarity
  • Experience in globally distributed teams

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Additional Information

  • Location: Hybrid (Ottawa-500 Palladium) – 3 days per week in the office.
  • Work Schedule: 40 hours per week - Core hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Senior Cloud Devops Engineer – Ottawa employer: KellyOCG

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We think you need these skills to ace Senior Cloud Devops Engineer – Ottawa

Cloud Operations
Reliability Engineering
IAM Cloud Services
Incident Response
Root-Cause Analysis
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Terraform