DevOps Specialist

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 52261
Ministry: Technology and Innovation
Location: Edmonton (Remote across Alberta)
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: March 13, 2024
Classification: System Analyst Level 2

**Salary**: $2,718.86 to $3,733.10 bi-weekly ($70,962 - $97,433/year)

The Software Delivery branch within DDD is accountable for the excellence of the technical delivery of software. The branch oversees the technical practices of Architecture, CloudOps, DevOps, & Quality Assurance (QA), and Software Development. The branch also enables product and platform teams by providing access to underlying infrastructure such as capability in architecture, cloud services, and common tooling and patterns.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Software branch is looking for a DevOps Specialist. This position will report to the Manager of DevOps.

The responsibilities for this role include:

- Collaborating with agile teams and stakeholders to understand and improve services for both specific product teams and for the DevOps practice.
- Working with product teams to fully understand the problem, the anticipated solution, and then leading the effort to automate the tasks necessary to implement that vision successfully.
- Working with the product team in all parts of the DevOps environment, including automating the CI/CD pipeline and implementing an environment that can be effectively monitored and maintained.
- Developing reusable tools and scripts that can be used to support multiple product teams achieve their goals, and reusing tools and scripts that others have created to achieve the same effect.

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

- **Agility**:Works in a changing environment and takes initiative to change. Takes opportunities to improve work processes. Anticipates and adjusts behaviour to change. Remains optimistic, calm and composed in stressful situations. Seeks advice and support to change appropriately. Works creatively within guidelines.
- **Build Collaborative Environments**: Facilitates open communication and leverages team skill. Leverages skills and knowledge of others. Genuinely values and learns from others. Facilitates open and respectful conflict resolution. Recognizes and appreciates others.
- **Develop Networks**: Works on maintaining close relations with all stakeholders. Identifies key stakeholder relationships. Has contact with range of interested parties. Actively incorporates needs of a broader group. Influences others through communication techniques.
- **Systems Thinking**:Observes and understands larger impact of role. Sees impact of work on organization; anticipates change in own area based on activities in other areas. Considers how own work impacts others and vice versa. Ask questions to understand broader goals. Aware of how organization adds value for clients and stakeholders.

**Qualifications**:
A university degree in computer science or a related discipline plus two (2) years related experience; or equivalent as described below.

**Requirements**:

- Experience in DevOps and user-centered digital delivery.
- Experience writing deployment scripts and managing environments.
- Experience managing continuous delivery infrastructure.
- Experience performing maintenance activities such as critical updates in production environments.
- Experience working with open source ecosystems such as Node.js/NPM.
- Experience using source control, particularly git, for Infrastructure/Configuration as Code in collaborative service development and operations.

**Equivalencies**:
A related two-year diploma in computer science or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and four (4) years related experience; or a related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and five (5) years related experience.

**Assets**:

- Experience with GitHub.
- Experience with Azure DevOps and Azure.
- Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and Workflows within GitHub or Azure DevOps.
- Experience with Jira.
- Experience with AWS

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**Notes**:
**Term of Employment**: Permanent, Full-time position

**Hours of Work**: 36.25 hrs/week - Monday to Friday

**Location**: Edmonton (remote across Alberta)

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.
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- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
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