DevSecOps, Senior Specialist

Who We Are:

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives.
 
Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day — across both digital and physical environments.

As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Who You Will Work With:  

As the DevSecOps, Senior Specialist, you will collaborating with the DevSecOps and Cloud Engineering team to design and implement the Next Gen platform and a reusable component library. This role involves working closely with product owners and solution architects to develop secure, scalable solutions, while actively participating in planning and refinement meetings. The vacant DevSecOps, Senior Specialist will contribute to the iterative development of platform capabilities, ensuring alignment with best practices in security and engineering. Reporting directly to the Leader of Platform Delivery, this position plays a key role in advancing the organization’s cloud and DevSecOps strategy.

What You Will Do:  

•  Develop the reusable components for DevSecOps and cloud.

• Deliver end-to-end automation & security controls

• Keeping our tooling and processes up to date with our evolving needs as we scale out both the user-base and the engineering team.

• Working closely with our development and product teams to understand their bottlenecks, and to mentor them on operational ownership.

• Improving our internal tooling (instrumentation, dashboards, deployment automation), as well as the infrastructural availability of our production services.

• Implementing and maintaining system configurations and baselines to support secure application development software control best practices and standards.

• Providing high-availability operational support and automated solutions across the environment.

• Implementing deep telemetry capabilities to provide ongoing success and performance metrics.

What You Bring: 

• Experience of implementing DevSecOps & automation capabilities

• 5+ years of delivery experience 

• Experience in cloud automation and zero touch deployments 

• Post-Secondary degree or diploma in Engineering, Programming/Systems, Computer Science, or other related discipline.

• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a Full Time Capacity.

• Ability to explain complex problems in simple language to non-technical people.

• Strong communication skills, including technical writing.

• Process driven, strong documentation and organizational skills. 

• Focused problem solver, strong troubleshooting, and analytical skills.

• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level. 

• Good platform reliability engineering skills to ensure the platform you support is kept running 24/7.

Technical Skills:

• Experience in pipeline development for Java, Springboot, and Javascript.

• Knowledge of Bash, Python, working with RESTful APIs.

• Experience with creating Ansible, Terraform playbooks.

• Experience in DevOps tooling and implementation.

• Experience with Docker or other similar containers technologies.

• Knowledge of Container Orchestration tools such as Openshift or Kubernetes.

• Experience in Cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS.

• Experience in event streaming technologies such as Kafka or Messaging Technologies such as JMS.

• Knowledge of Software defined routers such as Envoy or Nginx.

• Understanding of software design patterns.

What We’re Offering: 

The hiring range for this position is $130K-$140K, and you will also be eligible for our short-term incentive plan. The exact amount will depend on factors such as skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, but Interac’s commitment goes beyond compensation. Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your well-being and future, and includes: 

• Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge 

• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind 

• Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future 

• Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance 

• Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family 

• Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families 

• Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact 

Why Join Us?

At Interac, the impact we make, and the people who drive it, is profound. When you become part of our team, you’re joining a purpose-driven organization that’s shaping the future of digital finance in Canada. Here’s what you can expect:

• Investing in the Future – Help us unlock digital prosperity for all Canadians.

• Innovative Thinking – Collaborate on products, practices, and platforms that redefine what’s possible.

• Inclusive Culture – Be empowered to bring your whole self to work and realize your full potential.

• Inspiring Community – Work in an ecosystem where we lift each other up and rise together.

• Intentional Support – Enjoy flexible, supportive offerings that prioritize your total wellness.

Additional Pre-Employment Requirements:

To ensure the integrity of our organization, successful candidates will be required to complete background checks, which may include, Canadian Criminal Credit Check, Canadian ID Cross-Check, Public Safety Verification, 5-year Employment Verification, Education Verification, Credit Check, and Social Media Check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Interac is also an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that innovation thrives when people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives come together. That’s why we are committed to providing fair and equitable employment opportunities for all individuals, without discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require accommodation during any stage of the application or recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will work with you to meet your needs.

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