Senior DevOps Specialist

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Senior DevOps Specialist

This position is onsite #LI-Onsite

Are you passionate about designing, building and supporting reliable and scalable environments and solutions? Reporting to the Manager, DevOps & Cloud, you will play an essential role in the LCBO IT department as a liaison between teams including delivery/development, QA and operations. You will also be responsible for executing and operationalizing cloud cost optimization strategies including but not limited to on-premises, cloud and hybrid-cloud.

The Senior DevOps Specialist will bridge the development and operational aspects of project delivery by managing continuous integration and continuous delivery processes.  This position will work to identify factors impacting the availability of critical endpoints and provide solutions.  Additionally, the Specialist will also participate in the 24x7 rotational support model.  

If you are an experienced Senior DevOps specialist, then this is the role for you!

About the Role

DevOps Practices

• Design, build, and operate cloud-native infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Atlantis).
• Build and manage Kubernetes-based platforms (AKS, EKS, MuleSoft), including cluster architecture, workload optimization, performance tuning, and auto-scaling capabilities.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD and deployment pipelines using Jenkins and reusable Groovy scripting.
• Develop performance testing strategies and implement monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions to ensure platform reliability and scalability.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to eliminate manual and repetitive operational tasks.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and operational efficiency while ensuring responsible and secure usage.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and documentation.

Support

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network, connectivity, IAM/authorization, and availability issues across distributed systems in Azure, AWS, and GCP environments 
• Monitor production systems and ensure availability, reliability, and performance of critical applications.   
• Perform routine application maintenance tasks  
• Identify recurring problems and build the tools and processes to prevent problems from recurring  
• Create and maintain technical documentation of solutions and standard operating procedures  

Collaboration with the following teams;

• Cybersecurity teams to embed DevSecOps practices before creating automations, pipelines and resources.
• Development and operations teams to identify potential vulnerability points / performance guidelines and ensure business objectives are met.
• Peers to design, implement, and enforce best practices across projects.
• Testing teams to identify and implement testing strategies and automation  
• Operations teams to identify efficient monitoring and support tools and practices .
• Business teams to translate requirements into technical approaches and architectures.
• All teams to identify a governance strategy  

FinOps Practices

• FinOps enablement: embed cost awareness into CI/CD, platform engineering, governance, and tooling
• Cloud cost optimization: execute recommendations, rightsizing, and waste-reduction across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Skytap
• Usage and logging optimization: analyze cost data, reduce logging volume, and optimize retention policies
• Automation and controls: use IaC/scripts to enforce cost policies and prevent inefficiencies
• Reporting and continuous improvement: support forecasting, reporting, documentation, savings measurement, and FinOps maturity

About You

• College Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related area
• Must-Have 3+ years experience administering and/or implementing solutions that address the following areas:
•   Multi-cloud platforms and FinOps: Azure, AWS, GCP; resource types, cost drivers, and optimization strategies
•   DevOps engineering: CI/CD, release/deployment management, test automation, version control, and build/dependency tools.
•   Infrastructure automation: Infrastructure as Code / Configuration as Code for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
•   Containers and orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, images, and registries
•   Observability platforms: monitoring, logging, alerting, Elastic Cloud, and ELK Stack
•   Data technologies: SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka, and Redis

Preferred:  

• 5+ years total DevOps direct experience  
• Infrastructure and systems administration: Linux/Windows, application performance, security, and infrastructure fundamentals
• Automation and IaC: Shell, Python, Groovy, Terraform, Ansible AWX, and secrets/certificate automation
• Cloud and FinOps: large-scale multi-cloud support, FinOps practices, frameworks, or certifications
• Kafka and observability: Confluent/Apache Kafka administration, Grafana, and Prometheus

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits including:

• Health/Dental Benefits
• Access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program
• a Defined Benefit Pension
• Discounts on products and services via Workperks.

There is a world of opportunities at the LCBO…

Join an organization where you can be challenged while achieving your true potential. A place where you can make a positive impact supporting Ontario business and communities. Discover a safe, healthy, diverse, inclusive, and accountable workplace where your wellbeing is our top priority. At the LCBO, your contributions are respected and valued.  Be part of our journey as we invest in people and technology to transform an organization. There really is a world of opportunities at the LCBO.

We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, so everyone feels valued, respected, and heard. The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an interview or employment opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation.

Please submit your resume via Workday by 11:59pm on the deadline date.  We appreciate your interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.