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Flexible and competitive benefits including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions a Defined Benefit Pension Plan a $750 wellness and health care spending account to name a few
In addition to paid vacation each year five personal days sick days as necessary and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
Opportunities for learning training and development and much more...
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POSITION OVERVIEW
BDC has embarked on its digital transformation and in the process of modernizing its products and services. As part of this initiative we are looking for passionate bilingual candidates who wish to be a key player in this transformation journey and contribute to the evolution of BDCs financing services through their technical expertise and sense of innovation.
The selected candidate will join the Customer Management family as a DevOps Engineering Specialist supporting multiple squads. The DevOps Engineering Specialist is a versatile IT professional who understands both software development and IT operations. They bridge the gap between development and operations teams focusing on collaboration automation and efficiency throughout the secure software development lifecycle. DevOps Engineering Specialists work to streamline processes improve communication and ensure the reliable delivery of software. They are responsible for automating tasks managing CI/CD pipelines and assist with system reliability automations and issues.
This position is for you if:
You are an experienced DevOps/Infrastructure specialist and are excited to contribute to BDCs highest priority project: bringing our CRM to the cloud version.
You thrive in an environment where initiative transparent communication and innovation are valued.
CHALLENGES TO BE MET
The following are direct responsibilities for the DevOps Engineering Specialist
CI/CD pipeline management: Design and implement automation for build test and deployment processes using CI/CD tools (e.g. Azure DevOps)
Configuration management (Ansible) & certificate management (Venafi)
Security: Implement and manage security best practices including automated compliance checks and secure deployment processes.
Training & Awareness: Coaching squads on improving their CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Deployment & Release Management: Oversee and manage application releases ensuring efficient deployment and quick rollbacks if needed.
Produce DORA metrics on a monthly basis
Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support
The following are the subjects for which the DevOps Engineering Specialist and his team are accountable for:
CI/CD pipelines and SSDLC principles respect Application Engineering standards and industry best practice
Deployments and release quality (ex. DoA necessary deployment Artefact Feature Flag changes monitoring practices pipeline warnings etc)
Repository best practices (ex. deployment solution structure)
Documentation related to DevOps Practice in product family
Implement and utilize reliability solutions (ex. Dynatrace dashboards Splunk Apps ) to proactively detect potential issues
You thrive in an environment where initiative transparent communication and innovation are valued.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Professional & Educational Experience
Seven to 10 years of experience in software engineering of which at least 5 are in a DevOps SRE or related role;
Bachelors degree in information technology engineering or equivalent experience.
Minimal competencies / Essential skills
Advanced coding and scripting experience (ie. YAML PowerShell etc)
Advanced experience in configuration management (ie. Ansible or similar)
Advanced experience implementing and utilizing DevOps & automation tools as well as Monitoring & Observability tools (Dynatrace Splunk etc)
Strong technical mentorship communication skills; proactive in giving constructive feedback
Knowledge of network protocols and security best practices
Understanding of cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Azure
Experience with containerization and Cloud Services (Docker Kubernetes Tanzu)
Understanding of agile development practices to align with fast-paced development cycles.
Integrity honesty and transparency
Professionalism thoroughness attention to detail and strong work ethic
Bilingualism (English and French) and excellent verbal and written communication skills
Complementary skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 and deployment of CRM Dynamics components
Knowledge and experience in Financial Services is an asset
Excellent analytical problem-solving and documentation skills
Good understanding of event-driven architecture and knowledge of event streaming and messaging systems such as Kafka
Experience working with Relational databases like SQL server and MySQL
Other information
Hybrid position 3 days/week in the office (non-negotiable)
Work in Matrix model (reports to a Chapter Lead with Delivery Lead managing squad deliveries)
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