Cloud Engineer - Remote

ROLE OBJECTIVE:

The Cloud Engineer is primarily responsible for the public cloud infrastructure operations. The DevOps practice goals are to optimize data workflows, support staff efficiency and automate repeatable processes. Reporting directly to the head of Security and IT, this position is a remote position based in Ontario.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Specific areas of responsibility include securely and smoothly promoting software updates into public cloud infrastructure and for designing, administering and maintaining the hosted server and service infrastructure in the public cloud. The ideal candidate will be an experienced cloud and IT engineer with exposure to full stack Java development and CI/CD.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards for the position. Incumbent may be required to perform any other related duties as may be requested by their supervisor/manager.

To effectively complete the responsibilities of this position, the candidate must be able to complete the following:

• Maintain a highly scalable cloud application architecture.

• Monitor and fix the 24x7 availability, capacity and security of cloud Infrastructure

• Develop, test and maintain build and deployment scripts

• Optimize software update and change workflows: Verify change procedures and identify corrective actions as required

• Author and maintain documentation on installations, procedures, and requirements for infrastructure systems.

• Collaborate with Development and Security teams

• Conduct audits and remediation of cloud infrastructure compliance

• Research new cloud and software technologies that will improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Complete self-paced and online professional training and maintain public cloud certifications

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Systems and database administration

• Experience writing shell scripts, CloudFormation templates and Lambda functions

• Proficiency with internet, cloud and network security concepts

• Manage source control systems and change management

• Infrastructure as code

• Understanding of highly available systems and monitoring of those systems

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years Linux Operating system administration

• 2+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services and infrastructure as Code (e.g. CloudFormation)

• 1+ year experience engineering for site reliability including performance monitoring and architecting for failover/disaster recovery

• Familiar with operation of network-based protocols, synchronous/asynchronous operations, message queues and encryption

• Ideally this person has completed a degree/diploma in computer programming

• Current AWS certifications or commitment to achieve certification within 3 months of hire

The Perks:

• Work on projects that you'll be proud of!
• Competitive salary and growth structure
• A health and dental plan, ready for you from Day 1
• An education spend, ready for you from Day 1. Learning and development are key here.
• Work in a fun, collaborative, feedback-focused environment.
• We're remote, but you better believe the fun doesn't stop - we're committed to meeting in our downtown Toronto office occasionally for days of team building with paid lunches and all the snacks and drinks you can consume.

COMPANY EXPECTATIONS:

• Professional conduct with both internal and external customers

• Demonstrate a commitment to all facets of the role; working towards the achievement of the company goals and objectives

• Awareness and detailed adherence to policies and procedures

* While we thank all applicants for their interest, please note that only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.