DevOps Engineer

About Vancity

Vancity is a memberowned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity netzero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If youre interested in joining their team of 2700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits all while knowing you are part of a greater movement then apply today!

About the workplace

As a DevOps Engineer you are responsible for managing and automating the infrastructure and deployment pipelines to ensure continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) of software applications. This role collaborates closely with Developers Operations Cloud Engineering Observability and SRE teams to streamline workflows improve the scalability reliability and performance of systems and ensure the seamless deployment of applications. The DevOps Engineer will utilize a variety of cloud automation and containerization technologies including AKS AZDO Terraform ControlM to build and maintain robust infrastructure and processes that support the companys development goals and improve operational efficiency.

This role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office This role may require you to work inoffice at least once a week and participate in the rotational oncall schedule.

A typical day would involve:

Infrastructure Automation and Management

• Automate and maintain the infrastructure required to support the software lifecycle including provisioning scaling and monitoring of systems servers and networks. Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Ensure systems are scalable secure and highly available. Increases efficiency reduces manual intervention and ensures infrastructure is flexible and able to grow with business needs with reliable automation through ControlM or UIPath.

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline Management

• Design implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate the testing integration and deployment of applications through AZDO.
• Monitor and improve pipeline efficiency to reduce deployment time and increase software release frequency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to failed builds deployments and test failures. Ensuring faster reliable software delivery with reduced manual errors which aligns with the organizations agility goals.

System Monitoring Logging and Performance Optimization

• Continuously monitor systems applications and networks to ensure they are functioning optimally and are welloptimized for performance and reliability using tools like Grafana.
• Analyze logs performance metrics and usage data to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they affect users.
• Optimize application and system performance by identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies minimizing downtime to ensure a smooth user experience.

Collaboration with Development QA and Operations Teams

• Work closely with development QA and operations teams to ensure smooth software delivery and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate code changes seamlessly into production environments.
• Provide infrastructure support for testing staging and production environments to enhance crossfunctional collaboration improve software quality and ensure that operations and development teams are aligned on requirements and timelines.

Security and Compliance Management

• Ensure that infrastructure and application deployment pipelines are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and internal policies.
• Implement security best practices including secure coding patch management and vulnerability scanning.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies as well as external regulations such as PCI SOC II etc.
• Conduct security audits and resolve vulnerabilities within infrastructure and code

Incident Management and Disaster Recovery

• Handle incidents and outages effectively to minimize downtime and data loss and ensure business continuity.
• Help develop disaster recovery plans and ensure timely backups are in place. Attend root cause analysis sessions to prevent similar incidents in the future.

You have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Software Engineering Computer Engineering or a related field.
• 35 years of handson experience in DevOps cloud infrastructure or related areas.
• Microsoft Certified in Azure DevOps Engineer and Azure Fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot debug optimize performance and drive automation for efficiency improvements.
• Knowledge of security best practices compliance frameworks and secure cloud infrastructure management.

Technical Skills

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with tools such as Terraform Ansible or similar.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency with Kubernetes (AKS) Docker and related technologies.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Handson experience with continuous integration and deployment tools (e.g. Azure DevOp)
• Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools such as Grafana
• Strong scripting (PowerShell Python etc) and automation skills with experience with tools such as ControlM.
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments TCP/IP networking load balancing firewalls and SSL/TLS encryption.

You are:

• A Strong Communicator Great interpersonal skills and you are comfortable communicating with stakeholders in different levels of the organization. Demonstrate confidence and provide highly specialized technical expertise and advice.
• Attentive to Detail Able to see and pay attention to details such as the ability to recognize anomalies in configurations and data and correct an error while identifying the root cause to avoid further issues.
• Analytical & Decisive with your strong problem solving and decisionmaking skills you can diagnose challenges and issues; develop innovative investigative solutions; and to assess risks and opportunities that may affect the information security environment.
• SelfMotivated you are a selfmotivated and inquisitive individual that takes initiative to follow through and deliver results without continuous supervision.
• Innovative Applies original thinking in approach to job responsibilities and to improve processes methods systems or services.

We value lived experience so if you are interested in this role we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills dont perfectly align with those listed.

The salary range for this role is $81200 to $122000 annually. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications skills previous experience and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.

Posting Deadline: Posted until filled

A career at Vancity is more than just a job youre joining a tradition of changemakers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:

We offer:

• We are the largest privatesectorLiving Wage Employerin Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of theTop Employers in Canada.
• Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
• New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year and the number of vacation days grows
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of shortterm personal illness or emergency family illness.
• We have flex credits for our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
• We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined benefits pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

At Vancity were committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at for confidential support. Inperson assistance is also available. We will collaborate with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively.