DevOps Specialist

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ST Edmonton Alberta, Alberta, Canada PeopleNTech Full-time $70 Permanent

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Role: DevOps Specialist
Job Posting ID: GOAPRDJP00000635
Period: 13/08/2025 to 31/03/2026
Buyer: Government of Alberta
Pay Rate: CAD $70.00 per hour
Work Location: 7000 - 113 ST Edmonton Alberta CAN T6H 5T6

Description:
Project Name:

AIM DevOps Enablement and Integration
Scope:
Enablement and integration of DevOps services with Cloud and on premise services.
Duties: This is the standard description of services – revise as needed.
A DevOps Specialist manages service operations and designs robust deployment environments, automation pipelines, monitoring systems, and diagnostic tools to support continuous, iterative development. This role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and users to evolve service delivery in agile environments.

Collaboration & Agile Integration

Leads collaboration with cross-functional teams using agile methodologies to continuously improve services.
Partners with stakeholders and product owners to understand service needs, size environments, and shape deployment strategies.
Participates in project discovery activities, including fieldwork and technical user research, where relevant to infrastructure and operations.

Deployment Engineering & CI/CD Pipelines

Designs, implements, and maintains CI/CD pipelines in partnership with Full Stack Developers and QA Automation teams to support continuous delivery.
Standardizes and documents reusable CI/CD pipeline templates for cloud and on-premises environments.
Integrates DevSecOps workflows into CI/CD pipelines, embedding automated security scanning, code quality checks, and compliance validations using tools such as SonarQube and Veracode.

Infrastructure Automation & Environment Management

Architects and provisions infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation to enable consistent, repeatable deployments.
Automates the setup and maintenance of deployment environments, supporting configuration, environment promotion, and blue-green deployment strategies.
Supports identity and access management (IAM) across environments, including Azure AD and B2C integrations, role-based access control (RBAC), and single sign-on (SSO) configurations.

Monitoring, Diagnostics & Service Reliability

Implements and maintains automated monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using platforms like Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Kibana, and Elasticsearch.
Conducts diagnostics and performance tuning to ensure operational health, supporting proactive detection and resolution of service issues.
Implements event-driven operations and self-healing workflows using messaging platforms such as Azure Service Bus or AWS SNS.

Maintenance, Evaluation & Optimization

Plans and coordinates service maintenance activities with minimal downtime and user disruption.
Evaluates existing services for performance and reliability, identifying and recommending optimization opportunities based on analytical insights.

Knowledge Sharing & Innovation

Mentors developers and operations teams on DevOps tools, workflows, and best practices to foster adoption and continuous improvement.
Leads knowledge transfer initiatives and builds onboarding frameworks for DevOps projects, infrastructure patterns, and toolchains.
Contributes to innovation efforts by developing proof-of-concept pipelines, integrating emerging DevOps technologies, and exploring cost-performance optimization strategies.

Other Duties

Performs other responsibilities as required or assigned in support of DevOps and service delivery objectives.

Equipment Requirements:

GoA will provide laptop or Virtual Desktop.
The fixed rate quoted must be inclusive of all overhead, office space and equipment, including supplies, administrative burden, mark-up and all other costs to perform the Services for the duration of the Contract.

Working Hours:
Standard Hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the Province
• Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues.
• It is anticipated the role will be 100% remote, however in the event of an onsite meeting, the GoA does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings, nor any expenses related to relocation, commuting, housing/accommodation, food/drink.

SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:
• RESUME
• ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE DESCRIBED IN RESUME UNDER THE JOB/PROJECT WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS ATTAINED.
• EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.
• RESOURCE REFERENCES
o Three references, for whom similar work has been performed, must be provided. The most recent reference should be listed first. Reference checks may or may not be completed to assist with scoring of the proposed resource.
Enable Skills-Based Hiring No
Qualification Assessment

Must Have
Education
Yes/No Education –( DevOps Specialist) Degree, Diploma, Certification
Yes
Work Experience
Duration - Cloud and Hybrid Environment Security.
5 years
Duration - Experience developing on cloud platforms and utilizing cloud services in development...
5 years
Duration- Experience in leading hybrid (cloud as well on-premise) data initiatives...
5 years
Duration - experience managing a production service in an enterprise using ...
5 years
Duration - Experience with cloud-based development.
5 years
Nice to Have
Work Experience
Duration - Experience with cloud computing or big data platforms and infrastructure
5 years
Duration - Experience with cloud services and the ability to leverage them...
5 years
Duration - Experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code...
5 years
Duration - Proven ability to define and communicate solution architecture...
5 years
Maximum Extension Term (Months)
24

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