Senior DevOps Engineer - Location Toronto

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***This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian Clearance meaning you must be a Canadian citizen or have had your PR for more than 5+ years*** Must be willing to be in the Toronto office 5 days a week***

Job Description:

The DevOps Engineer is accountable for automating all the manual tasks for developing and deploying code and data to implement continuous deployment and continuous integration frameworks. They are also held responsible for maintaining high availability of production and non-production work environments. They should possess sound knowledge of various tools and technologies used by other team members.

The DevOps Engineer handles the entire DevOps lifecycle and is accountable for the implementation of the Dev / Ops process in the Sovereign Cloud Services organization.

Job Requirements / Key Responsibilities:

• The DevOps Engineer is responsible for creating software deployment strategies that are essential for the successful deployment of software in the work environment. They identify and implement data storage methods like clustering to improve the performance of the team.
• The DevOps engineer is responsible for coming up with solutions for managing a vast number of documents in real-time and enables quick search and analysis. He also identifies issues in the production phase and system and implements monitoring solutions to overcome those issues.

• The DevOps Engineer will stay abreast of industry trends and best practices. They conduct research, tests, and execute new techniques which could be reused and applied to the software development project.
• The DevOps Engineer should have a strong background in providing comprehensive support for application platforms and a deep understanding of the entire application lifecycle. This includes knowledge of network principles like load balancing, routing, and TLS, as well as the ability to manage hosting platforms and their components, such as message queues, application hosting environments, databases, logging systems, and other related elements.
• The DevOps Engineer must possess strong technical skills in scripting and automation. They are responsible for incorporating scripted actions and lifecycles into each product. The engineer should be proficient in understanding and interpreting complex code to ensure efficient execution.
• The DevOps Engineer is accountable for building and optimizing automation systems that help to execute business web and data infrastructure platforms.
• The DevOps Engineer also develops self-service solutions for the engineering department to deliver software with excellent quality and speed. They are also involved in designing and developing scaling strategies, automation scripts, and solutions to implement, streamline, and execute the software.
• The DevOps Engineer is involved in creating technology infrastructure, automation tools, and maintaining configuration management. They are accountable for conducting training sessions for the juniors in the team, and other groups regarding how to build processes wherein the dependencies are showcased in the code. They are also answerable for the architecture and technical leadership of the complete DevOps infrastructure.
• The Engineer also deals with tasks like management and development of continuous integration and deployment solutions across various sites.
• To cater to the engineering department’s quality and standard, the DevOps needs to implement lifecycle infrastructure solutions and documentation operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related engineering discipline with enthusiasm for security and technology
• A DevOps Engineer should have a degree in Computer Science or any other related field.
• Deep understanding on security vulnerabilities and assessing its impact on products.
• They should have ample work experience in the same domain.
• Candidates working for this position should possess at least 3 years of work experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Candidates must possess ample knowledge and experience in system automation, deployment, and implementation.
• Candidates must possess some experience in using Linux, SAP NetWeaver and ample experience in configuring and automating monitoring tools.
• The candidates should also possess experience in software development process and tools and languages (Bash shell scripting, Python, etc.)
• The DevOps Engineer should possess excellent communication skills, which is essential to execute his duty to the junior members in the team. Having excellent communication skills will ensure that information is conveyed clearly, which in turn determines the team’s performance.
• A DevOps Engineer should be a results-driven individual who is self-motivated and proactive beyond their responsibilities. They need to excel at multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, staying calm in uncertain situations, and working effectively in a collaborative environment. Additionally, they should be creative, highly analytical, and strategic thinkers.
• Candidates aspiring to this position should be technologically adept, have computer skills, and possess expertise in scaling distributed data systems. Desired candidates should possess skills in configuration, maintenance, debugging/troubleshooting and securing systems.
• Candidates should possess sound working knowledge of cloud automation tools such as Cloud Foundry / AWS / Azure / Docker / Kubernetes / Concourse / Terraform / Ansible / Packer / Helm, SAML SSO, OAuth, Microservices, Hashicorp Vault, etc. They should also have a thorough understanding of Google Cloud Platform, Hadoop, NoSQL databases, and big data clusters.
• The DevOps engineer should be capable to make use of all mentioned above skills to create an integrated and completely automated work environment. Starting from source code management to deployment state, i.e., Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment, it has to be ensured that there is no unnecessary intervention in between.
• Experience with source code control and collaboration such as Git and Jira.
• Desirable but not essential: Competency in utilizing SIEM tools such as Tennable, Nessus, Burp suite, Splunk and others.

The Team:

SAP recently decided to combine and harmonize all SAP Sovereign Cloud offerings, establishing an end-to-end process for the Public Sector and regulated industries. The business unit works with SAP Government Security & Secrecy to further strengthen its mission to support governments and nations in protecting their most vital assets. SAP Sovereign Cloud Services is collaborating closely with all Board areas to establish a harmonized, scalable, and consistent offering with transparent and standardized deliverables.

SAP Diversity Comment:

To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 98500 - 212200(CAD) CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com

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Requisition ID: 394761 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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