At a Glance
- Tasks: Implement and optimize DevOps practices in Azure, design CI/CD pipelines, and support AI workloads.
- Company: Top financial institution with diverse operations across North America.
- Benefits: Competitive pay starting at $76/hour, hybrid work model, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace valuing diversity with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Join a leading firm and work on innovative AI and cloud technologies.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in DevOps, strong Azure and Kubernetes experience, and Python scripting skills.
The predicted salary is between 76 - 76 $ per hour.
Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private clients, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.
Robertson is seeking a skilled Senior Azure DevOps / AI Platform DevOps to join our client in support of an existing vacancy.
Contract Period: 12 months with potential to extend or convert
Pay Rate: Starting from $76 per hour
Location: Ottawa, ON
Location Type: Hybrid
Business Hours: Monday-Friday, Core business hours
Job Responsibilities:
- Implement and optimize DevOps practices within an Azure cloud environment, ensuring security, scalability, resilience, and reliability.
- Design, build, and maintain robust GitLab CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery, infrastructure automation, and production deployment.
- Support the deployment and operation of containerized workloads using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift, applying platform engineering and operational best practices.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of AI/Agentic AI DevOps capabilities, enabling secure, production-ready deployment of AI workloads and supporting associated infrastructure and controls.
- Drive automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using Infrastructure as Code principles and repeatable engineering practices.
- Collaborate closely with development, operations, security, and enterprise platform teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex live performance, stability, and integration issues, while implementing preventative improvements.
- Support release planning, deployment scheduling, and operational readiness for cloud-hosted and AI-enabled applications.
- Provide technical guidance and recommendations to engineering teams based on operational analysis, observability data, and platform monitoring insights.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise requirements for security, authentication, access control, governance, and integration with corporate systems.
- Stay current with emerging DevOps, Azure, Kubernetes, and AI platform technologies, sharing knowledge and mentoring team members where appropriate.
Experience & Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles.
- Significant expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services and deployments.
- Must have expertise in AI workflow (experience supporting AI/ML or Agentic AI workloads in production).
- A proven track record of building and supporting CI/CD pipelines within enterprise environments.
- Strong scripting and automation skills, with a specific focus on Python.
- Hands-on coding experience with Terragrunt and Terraform.
- Experience integrating automated testing into the deployment lifecycle.
- Experience implementing and managing comprehensive DevOps processes and best practices.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Background screening is required as part of the onboarding process. The type of screening required (criminal, credit, or other verifications) will vary based on the position and client requirements.
We use AI technology as part of our application review process to assist with screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.
Senior Azure DevOps / AI Platform DevOps employer: Robertson & Company Ltd.
Robertson & Company Ltd. is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of the National Capital Region. With a strong commitment to employee growth and development, we provide opportunities for professional advancement while fostering a collaborative culture that values innovation and teamwork. Our focus on meaningful projects within the defence sector ensures that our employees contribute to impactful initiatives, making their work both rewarding and significant.
