Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract)

at  Boardwalk

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Contract Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic technology team. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in automating, securing, and streamlining delivery of our software infrastructure for both on-prem and cloud-based solutions. You will actively participate in our migration to modern software architecture.
Calgary-based candidates preferred. If looking to relocate, please specify this in your application.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Azure DevOps
• DevOps Engineer certification from Microsoft

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Cloud Platforms: Azure
• CI/CD Tools: Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment in Azure DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of tools like Bicep and ARM for automating infrastructure provisioning
• Containerization & Orchestration: Experience with App Services, Docker, or similar technologies
• Scripting Languages: Proficiency in scripting languages like PS, NodeJS, Python, etc.
• System Administration: Strong background in Windows/Linux/Unix administration
• Networking Knowledge: Understanding of network protocols, IP networks, and DNS
• Security Practices: Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, including secure coding, encryption, and vulnerability management
• Monitoring and Logging Tools: Familiarity with tools like App Insights
• Version Control Systems: Proficiency with Git
• Database Administration: Understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases and their management
• Web App/API Hosting: IIS, self-hosted, etc.

NON-TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Continuous learner/growth mindset
• Team oriented, self-motivated, collaborative
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.
  We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted. Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Post-offer/Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.

Ready to shape the future of our communities? Come work with us and learn where doing what you love means never working a day in your life!
Deeply rooted in family spirit and humility, Boardwalk’s five core values of integrity, associates, teamwork, customer service and social responsibility are more than just words - they are a way of life. Coupled with our Golden Foundation of ‘treat others as you would like to be treated,’ ‘be good,’ ‘love community’ and ‘have fun,’ we believe in happiness and creating the most memorable experiences for both our Associates and Resident Members, continually looking for new and innovative ways to enhance and strengthen all our Boardwalk communities.
We hope these values speak to you as they speak so meaningfully to us!
As we continue to grow, we remain unwavering in our commitment to providing Resident Members with the best quality rental communities. This same commitment means Boardwalk is always seeking individuals who have a positive attitude, are energetic and passionate, self-driven, productive, have the capacity to deliver high-quality results and who believe in the power of teamwork.
Together, with you as part of our team, we will continue to create meaning every day for those who choose to call Boardwalk home.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Statement
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team that will honour and celebrate your experiences, perspectives and unique identity regardless of age, ethnicity, race, colour, abilities, religion, socio-economic status, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Together, our communities strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
We believe every Associate in our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of values, customs and experience to better understand and engage with the world around us, identify challenges, so as to discover, design and deliver solutions together

• Build, maintain, improve, and collaborate on CI/CD infrastructure and tools to deliver a scalable, secure, and robust infrastructure
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, training, and production environments
• Monitor and enhance system performance and reliability, including capacity planning, monitoring, and performance tuning
• Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and security best practices
• Provide awareness and insight of the different operational constraints or opportunities for projects targeting cloud-based or on-premises deployments
• Assist in migrating from manually configured and deployed systems to a full continuous delivery approach using automation and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices
• Document the configuration, architecture, infrastructure, and security-related processes
• Execute common sysadmin (system administration) tasks such as applying patches and report generation and some DB administration
• Participate in a pre/post-hours on-call rotation to maintain a 24x7 environment
• Mentor and coach team members in cloud and DevOps tools and practices