Sr. DevOps Engineer

emergiTEL is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer AWS for our client in the fintech / cryptocurrency industry. This is a Permanent role.
Compensation: $144000 $180000 per year
Location: Etobicoke ON (Hybrid)

Job Description (English)

The Role
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep AWS expertise strong multi-account architecture experience and proven leadership capability. This role owns cloud infrastructure strategy CI/CD systems security posture observability and infrastructure governance across production and regulated environments.
This is a hands-on role (approximately 80% execution 20% mentoring and knowledge transfer) focused on building resilient compliant and highly available systems aligned with defined SLAs.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Multi-Account Strategy

• Design and manage AWS Organizations across multiple accounts
• Architect multi-region highly available systems aligned with SLAs
• Design secure VPC and private subnet strategies including Transit Gateways and VPN/NGINX tunnels
• Implement expert-level IAM governance (least privilege SSO Verified Permissions)
• Continuously evolve cloud architecture to meet fintech-grade reliability and compliance requirements

Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD Leadership

• Lead advanced Terraform implementations in complex multi-account environments
• Design scalable Terraform module architecture and state management strategies
• Own and scale GitLab CI/CD pipelines and SaaS runners
• Build AMI pipelines and infrastructure automation using Python Go or Bash with deterministic builds
• Improve deployment velocity without compromising security

Containers Orchestration & Observability

• Architect and operate Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS environments
• Manage ECR image scanning and auto-scaling strategies
• Implement observability using Datadog (preferred) or Prometheus/Thanos
• Define and manage SLIs and SLOs aligned to business SLAs
• Lead incident response post-mortems and root cause analysis
• Architect and operate AWS RDS databases

Security & Compliance

• Resolve CIS Benchmark and AWS Security Hub findings
• Harden AWS infrastructure and container workloads
• Manage secrets using HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
• Support PCI and regulated fintech/crypto compliance requirements
• Strengthen cloud security controls across infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines

Edge Connectivity & Cloudflare

• Manage Cloudflare services including Firewall Zero Trust WARP Access and DNS
• Design secure edge networking and connectivity patterns
• Support secure connectivity for crypto infrastructure components
• Lead and support cloud migration initiatives as required

FinOps & Governance

• Implement cost optimization and tagging strategies
• Identify and eliminate unused resources to reduce cloud waste
• Produce architecture documentation and operational runbooks
• Drive infrastructure governance standards and best practices

Qualifications

• 710 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering
• 5 years owning and operating production AWS environments
• Deep expertise in AWS architecture security and networking
• Advanced Terraform experience in complex environments
• Strong CI/CD architecture experience (GitLab preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS
• Professional scripting experience in Python Go or Bash
• Experience in PCI-compliant or regulated fintech/crypto environments
• Strong understanding of SLAs and designing systems to meet them
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability

Preferred Certifications & Experience

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)
• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
• Hands-on Datadog experience
• Experience leading FinOps initiatives
• Cloudflare Zero Trust and WARP experience
• HashiCorp Vault experience
• Snowflake and dbt infrastructure experience

Vacancy Status / Statut du poste
This is an active position currently open for hiring. / Ce poste est activement ouvert au recrutement.

Use of Artificial Intelligence / Utilisation de lintelligence artificielle
No artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the screening or selection process. All applications are reviewed by our recruitment team. / Aucune intelligence artificielle (IA) nest utilisée dans le processus de présélection ou de sélection. Toutes les candidatures sont examinées par notre équipe de recrutement.

Equal Opportunity / Égalité des chances
emergiTEL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of background. Hiring decisions are based solely on skills experience and qualifications relevant to the role. / emergiTEL sengage à créer un milieu de travail diversifié et inclusif. Nous accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées quel que soit leur parcours. Les décisions dembauche sont basées uniquement sur les compétences lexpérience et les qualifications pertinentes pour le poste.