Remote Trainee Devops Jobs in Kitchener, ON (NOW HIRING)

Agfa HealthCare, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

At Agfa HealthCare, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Team Lead to join and lead our DevOps team. This role is a player-coach position where you will not only guide and mentor the team but also actively contribute as an engineer. You will help shape our cloud-native transformation, drive the adoption of GitOps and

DevSecOps practices, and ensure the efficiency, scalability, and security of our development and deployment pipelines.

Location:

• Remote: Waterloo ON

What You'll Do:

Team Leadership & Coaching 

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Support career development and skill-building within the team.
• Act as a bridge between DevOps, Architecture, and Development teams to align strategies and execution.

Hands-On DevOps Engineering 

• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Gradle.
• Optimize infrastructure for cloud-native deployments, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Support and refine build automation, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containerization strategies.
• Develop and maintain observability solutions, ensuring reliability, security, and performance of services.

Cloud-Native & GitOps Transformation 

• Drive the transition towards GitOps practices, automating deployment workflows and reducing manual interventions.
• Implement DevSecOps principles to enhance security automation and compliance within CI/CD pipelines.
• Guide the team in leveraging cloud-native architectures and technologies effectively.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management 

• Work closely with development teams (Java & Angular) to enhance developer experience and streamline software delivery.
• Partner with security teams to embed security-by-design principles into DevOps workflows.
• Communicate technical strategies and progress to senior management and stakeholders.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.
• 2+ years of leadership experience (formal or informal) in a DevOps or software engineering team.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Gradle, and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux).
• Solid background in cloud-native architectures and deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Understanding of DevSecOps best practices and security automation.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, able to work across teams and geographies.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their DevOps toolchains.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Background in performance tuning and system reliability engineering (SRE).
• Familiarity with progressive delivery techniques (e.g., feature flags, canary releases).

Our Values:

• Own It (I do what I say, full accountability for results, finding solutions and Practice ethical and safe behaviors)
• Play as One (Collaborate for a common goal, diverse perspectives. Listen and communicate with respect, support decision for teams' benefits)
• Move Forward (Embrace change, explore opportunities to innovate, feedback and improve performance, Proactive steps to resolve issues and continuous progress).
• Drive Value (Bold choices to maximize value creation, customer deliver exceptional value, add value to all stakeholders, use data to generate crucial insights and outcomes).

What we offer now and in the future:

• Dynamic global organization with a history of innovation and strong product portfolio.
• Challenging environment combined with a supportive management structure.
• Career development and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefit package.
• Friendly work environment surrounded by dedicated and professional colleagues.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Agfa, our mission at Agfa is to ensure that everyone belongs. We believe that diversity and inclusion of others promotes a greater feeling of belonging and higher levels of engagement. We know that if we work together, we can do amazing things, and that our differences are what make our company, products, and services great. 

Compensation: At Agfa HealthCare, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $175,000. Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

We offer a rewarding career in a field that impacts lives, the opportunity to work with a talented and  committed team of individuals, training and career development programs, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you want to be part of this experience, we'll take you there!

Agfa Inc. is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) and all of its standards in order to create a barrier-free Ontario.  We will provide necessary accommodation during the recruitment and selection process to all applicants. If you require accommodation as part of the employment application process, please contact agfahealthcarehrna@agfa.com.

At Agfa HealthCare, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes diversity of Age, Gender, Gender Identity or expression, Race, Sexual Orientation, Physical Ability, Ethnicity, or any other aspect that makes someone unique. The differences among us are our strengths. We are committed to promoting a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace that fully represents the different cultures, viewpoints and backgrounds of our global organization and the world we live in.

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