DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities: Duties, and Tasks:

• Develop configuration scripts using Ansible, modules and templates to automate the deployment of infrastructure, servers, databases and applications
• Participation in System Architecture planning and design
• Performance tuning and stress testing the systems
• Support developers and testers
• Develop backup and recovery strategies
• Installation and configuration of system servers (hardware and software)
• Install, Configure and Deploy production systems on-site
• Build monitoring solutions for the deployed systems and test environments, monitor system and proactively optimize system performance
• Operating system support, optimization post system deployment
• Apache, Tomcat install, configuration and support
• Train first-line support personnel

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience as DevOps/sysadmin
• Expertise with Linux or UNIX administration and with bash scripting. Strong skills developing bash scripts in order to automate/diagnose/solve system administration tasks
• Expertise using configuration management, deployment automation and continuous delivery tools such as Python, Puppet or Ansible. Ability to build configuration scripts.
• Apache, Tomcat install, configuration and support
• Strong communication skills in English (French communication skills are an additional asset)
• Expertise on container platforms such as Docker is an asset.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of deadlines and commitment to schedules
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to fast moving target, shifting of priorities and tasks
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Ability to build procedures instead of working based on existing procedures
• Strong team player
• Willing to travel abroad 3-4 times  a year after Pandemic situation