Senior DevOps Specialist

Dejero Labs

Job Location:

Waterloo - Canada

Monthly Salary: $ 90000 - 140000

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

It all started on a bus. An election campaign bus.

Through his experience providing mobile connectivity for election campaigns Dejero founder Bogdan Frusina witnessed first-hand the challenges that journalists faced reporting live from the field. He knew there was a better way.

Building a team with a passion for innovation and a drive to persevere he set about developing and commercializing a portable and wireless live video broadcast November 2009 that vision came to life. Dejero enabled the worlds first live transmission of the torch relay across Canada for the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Since then weve evolved into a world-leading wireless telecommunications aggregator providing resilient uninterrupted internet connectivity vital for critical communications. Broadcasters production companies first responders defense departments and government agencies put their trust in Dejero.

Heres how you help us continue our story...

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Specialist to join our DevOps team. This individual is responsible for developing deploying and maintaining Dejeros high-availability reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure using the latest technologies and tools. This will be a hybrid role that will require the individual to be in the office 1-2 days per week.

As a key member of our DevOps team you will:

Evolve and manage Dejeros next-generation cloud-based product infrastructure
Champion DevOps operational excellence and best practices
Closely collaborate with the Development and QA teams to ensure reliability availability scalability and security of the infrastructure and new software releases
Develop deploy and maintain various tools to facilitate the healthy operation and monitoring of the infrastructure
Collaborate with other DevOps and Development team members to investigate problematic root causes and fixes and drive continuous improvements to meet agreed-upon uptime targets.
Be the subject matter expert on cloud deployment and operations technologies including design and architecture of scalable highly available and resilient infrastructure
Provide Tier 2 level support. On-call participation is required

Heres why you should join the Dejero team:

If you arent growing we arent growing. You will have the opportunity to develop your own career path with support from your manager and the People Culture team.
If the pandemic has taught us anything its that work-life balance is extremely important. As we find our new normal our employees are able to choose their preferred work environment; home work or hybrid.
We are home to an award-winning culture products and teams. This year Great Place to Work ranked us 5th Best Place to Work in Canada! We have also won two Emmys for our Smart Blending Technology.
Giving back is a key pillar of our culture. Last year Dejero and its employees contributed thousands of dollars to 12 local and international addition through Dejeros Day of Doing Great Things and employees annual paid volunteer day we encourage our team to go out into the community and volunteer for local organizations.

Discover all of the amazing benefits and perks Dejero has to offerhere.

What you bring to the role:

A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or equivalent industry experience
10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure deployment and operations in a DevOps or site reliability role
Proven experience architecting designing and deploying large scale highly available and resilient cloud infrastructure
Advanced experience in networking and network administration
Proficiency in Linux administration virtualization technologies and high-availability scalable cloud infrastructure
Advanced experience with hypervisor-based and container-based virtualization technologies including Docker/Kubernetes
Advanced experience with relational and NoSQL clustered database administration and management in high-availability fault-tolerant environments
Prior experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaaC) deployment infrastructure configurations management automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform
Strong experience in continuous integration continuous deployment and continuous delivery methodology and tools
Prior experience with security frameworks and best practices to secure cloud infrastructures
Strong scripting skills with Bash Python or other languages
Prior experience with setting up and running a variety of cloud monitoring logging and operations tools
Detail-oriented with excellent analytical technical and problem-solving skills
Prior experience with data recovery backups and data replication technologies and best practices
Prior experience with Azure AWS and GCP cloud platforms
Working knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and practical familiarity with AI tools and workflows.

Bonus points if you have experience with:

Software development SQA or release management
Azure or AWS cloud-related certifications

Salary Range: the salary range for this role is $90000 - $140000 CAD

This is an immediate opening which we are actively reviewing and interviewing applicants for.

Want to learn more about how Dejero has provided reliable connectivity across the globe Check out some of our success storieshere

Our Commitment to Fair Hiring Practices

To help us stay fully present in our conversations we use an AI-powered tool to transcribe and take notes during interviews. This simply helps us capture details accurately so we can focus on getting to know you. Well always ask for your permission before using this tool and your information will be kept secure and used only for our hiring process.

Dejero is an inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds levels of education and types of experiences. We believe our differences are our strengths and help us achieve our ambitious goals.

Research has demonstrated that all too often potential candidates from historically underrepresented groups dont apply for positions if they dont possess every required skill/ experience in the job description. Whether or not your experience checks off all the boxes on a job posting we still encourage you to apply. Believe in yourself. We would love to hear more about what you could bring to Dejero.

Dejero is committed to providing a barrier-free application and interview process for all candidates. Should you require accommodations in accordance with the Human Rights Code at any point throughout the hiring process please contact the People and Culture team by email at or by telephone at 519.772.4824. To learn more about our commitment to our barrier-free workplace and to read more about our accessibility policy please seehere.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

It all started on a bus. An election campaign bus.Through his experience providing mobile connectivity for election campaigns Dejero founder Bogdan Frusina witnessed first-hand the challenges that journalists faced reporting live from the field. He knew there was a better way.Building a team with a ...