Staff DevOps Engineer

Back to All Jobs Staff DevOps Engineer (Toronto) Office Location Toronto, ON Department Engineering Work Type Full-time, hybrid Apply to this job About GeoComplyWe’re GeoComply We are at the forefront of geolocation, cybersecurity, and anti-fraud innovation, developing and delivering cutting-edge technologies to help ensure regulatory compliance, combat bad online actors, alleviate user friction, and protect businesses from fraud.Achieving significant business and revenue growth over the past three years and dubbed a tech “Unicorn,” GeoComply has been trusted by leading global brands and regulators for over ten years. Our compliance-grade geolocation technology solutions are installed on over 400 million devices and analyze over 12 billion transactions a year.At the heart of it all is the people, united by a deep commitment to problem-solving and revolutionizing how people and businesses use the internet to instill confidence in every online interaction. With teams across five countries, three continents, and a global customer base, we have no plans to slow down.The RoleAs a Staff SRE/DevOps Engineer, you will spearhead our strategic cloud rearchitecture initiative, driving a comprehensive modernization effort with a focus on unwavering availability and peak performance. You will be instrumental in transforming our architecture by championing microservices, driving automation, and architecting resilient multi-region solutions capable of handling massive scale. Beyond the technical execution, you will bridge knowledge gaps across teams through coaching on DevOps best practices and enforce operational excellence by defining standards for CI/CD. As a key influencer, you will shape our DevOps roadmap, driving innovation with cutting-edge cloud services and advanced strategies to ensure a secure, compliant, and future-proof platform. Key Responsibilities Bridge Knowledge Gaps: Assess current DevOps and infrastructure, identify improvement areas, and coach teams on best practices.Engineer Multi-Region Solutions: Design and implement multi-region traffic management (traffic shadowing/shifting), robust disaster recovery, and scalable databases.Modernize Architecture: Support the transition to microservices, drive automation, and ensure systems can handle peak events (e.g., Super Bowl) without major rework.Enforce Operational Excellence: Define best practices for CI/CD, observability, and incident response to improve engineering velocity.Mentor & Influence: Provide guidance to engineers and development teams on cloud-native development, GCP services, and multi-cloud operations.Drive Strategy & Innovation: Shape the DevOps roadmap, proposing and implementing advanced solutions (serverless, hybrid data models, advanced traffic management) to future-proof our platform.Ensure Security & Compliance: Embed security best practices (IAM, network policies, data protection) and align with industry standards. Who You Are Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.Experience: 8+ years in DevOps/cloud infrastructure/platform engineering, including 3+ in a senior or staff-level role leading large-scale initiatives.Technical Expertise:Cloud Platforms: Proven hands-on experience with AWS and GCP (including multi-region architectures and GCP-managed services like GKE, Spanner, Pub/Sub).Containers & Orchestration: Deep expertise with Docker and Kubernetes, including cluster management and scalability.Automation & IaC: Skilled in Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).Networking & Security: Strong TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and TLS knowledge; experience with IAM, network security groups, and secret management.System Design: Ability to architect and scale distributed systems (caching, database scaling, high availability).Coding & Scripting: Advanced Python, Bash, and Go for automation; comfortable solving medium-level data structure/algorithm challenges.Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and distributed tracing.Soft Skills:Leadership & Mentorship: Adept at guiding cross-functional teams, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices.Problem-Solving: Track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems with innovative, scalable solutions.Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, able to align technical and non-technical stakeholders. Salary Range 160000 - 200000 CAD, per-year-salary Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several Global markets. The salary for this position ranges from $160,000/year up to $200,000/year. Pay is based on several factors evaluated throughout the interview, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At GeoComply, our salary bands are crafted with purpose. They testify to the diverse range of skills and experiences that fuel our success.In addition to our competitive salary package, we also offer the following personal and professional development benefits:Performance-based bonusEquity plansPaid vacation and sick daysExtended health benefitsGenerous Learning & Development AllowanceSports and Physical Wellness budget (30% of L&D Allowance)Charitable and DEI initiativesTeam-building events