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S M Software Solutions Inc

RQ09891 – DevOPS/Cloud Engineer - Intermediate

On site

Toronto, Canada

Junior

Full Time

03-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Python Java JavaScript PHP Bash PowerShell Jira Firewalls GitHub DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Jenkins Ansible Azure DevOps Test Architecture Cloud Architecture Application Architecture Linux Ubuntu Virtualization git Azure AWS Shell cloud platforms Confluence Maven OpenShift Terraform

Job Specifications

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Onsite

Estimated Start Date: 2026-01-12

Estimated End Date: 2027-07-31

#Business Days: 406.00

Extension: 350.00

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

DevSecOps pipeline build and maintenance
Application runtime environment provisioning using automation tools
Cloud architecture and deployment model design.
Linux shell scripting
OpenShift administration, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI
Experience in building Terraform templates and Ansible playbooks is a must-have.
Experience with OCP (OpenShift Container Platform).

Nice Have

Related certifications.

Description

Responsibilities

Design, build and support cloud environments to create digital products.
Monitor and assess the performance of applications in a cloud environment to ensure solutions are available.
Create, test and implement safeguards to maintain data integrity and protect against unauthorized access.
This role will support the design and implementation of the SUS platform on public cloud IaaS.
The DevOps/Cloud Engineer will be responsible for creating and updating service templates used for provisioning cloud resources and installing software required for running the business applications.
The DevOps/Cloud Engineer will also be responsible for setting up the DevSecOps pipeline for the build and deployment of ministry applications across various runtime environments.
The role will also be responsible for setting up, configuring and maintaining common platform components such as logging, auditing, monitoring, alerting, vulnerability detection etc.
The role will support the operations team in troubleshooting application issues related to the platform components.

Skill Set Requirements

DevSecOps pipeline build and maintenance
Application runtime environment provisioning using automation tools
Cloud architecture and deployment model design. Certified candidates preferred.
Linux shell scripting
OpenShift administration, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI
Network topologies and protocols
Storage and Relational Database fundamentals
Security Analysis and Vulnerability Mitigation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

General Skills

Experience in one of the leading cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, etc.
Experience in maintaining complex Linux cloud environments, like CentOS, Ubuntu, or CoreOS, to support modern web technologies: LAMP, MEAN, Drupal and Elasticsearch.
Experience setting up development environments and mechanisms using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Maven and Jenkins or similar tools.
Experience in scripting languages like Python, Bash, PHP, Java, JavaScript, Node, etc.
Experience in build tools like Git, Ansible, Chef, Puppet etc. for continuous integration.
Knowledge of container-based virtualization technology like Docker.
Integration experience in building and using APIs.
Experience applying industry web, architectural and security standards and best practices.
Experience in mobile device management for various versions of cellular and tablets.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

General Coordination and Communication - 20%

Experience with coordinating initiatives with both technical and business stakeholders
Experience with planning and implementation of changes
Experience creating and maintaining documentation for operational procedures

Cloud Architecture - 30%

3+ years hands-on experience deploying and optimizing applications on public cloud. Experience working on private cloud will be a plus.
Experience in building Terraform templates and Ansible playbooks is a must-have.
Extensive knowledge of the cloud architecture and costing model is expected. Candidates with cloud architecture certification on Azure or AWS will be preferred. Experience on Kubernetes based cloud platform (such as OpenShift) is highly desirable.

N-tier application hosting - 20%

Multiple years of experience on traditional n-tier application architecture and technologies
2+ years working experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
2+ years working experience with IBM WebSphere/Liberty/NDM
2+ years technical working experience in supporting application/web servers
Experience with Managed File Transfer systems or FTP/SFTP system will be an asset
Development experience or exposure to DataPower gateway will be an asset
Development experience with Informatica, IBM MQ, IBM ACE will be an asset
General exposure to network topologies (firewalls, load balancers, DNS)

DevSecOps - 25%

2+ years working experience with DevSecOps tools for building and deploying traditional as well as containerized workloads
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, Nexus, Urban Code Deploy, Urban Code Velocity, etc. is desirable
Experience setting up SAST, DAST and Container Vulnerability Scanning tools and associated mitigation processes are highly d

About the Company

SMSS Inc. is the best solution company specialized in providing Information Technology and Management Consulting. We provide value for money to our clients by delivering the best quality technical services and solutions at reasonable rates. We also provide the best working environment for our staff and consultants. It is a growing IT services provider having wide array of solutions from Business Strategy Analysis to implementation and execution of Information Technology as well as management aspects of a business entity. Know more