Senior DevOps Specialist

CIRA - Italian Aerospace Research Centre

. Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure across multiple environments using Terraform and infrastructure as code best practices .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeOttawa • CanadaSenior💰 CA$120,000 - CA$135,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining secure, scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure as code best practices, alongside strong proficiency in Kubernetes management and deployment automation. Capable of leading complex infrastructure initiatives while ensuring operational excellence and security compliance.

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AWS Services ExpertiseKubernetes ManagementTerraform ProficiencyGitOps and Deployment AutomationLinux Administration

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Hard Skills

AWSTerraformKubernetesHelmGitOpsBash ScriptingPython ScriptingCI/CD PracticesCloud SecurityInfrastructure Automation

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringTechnical Documentation

Tools & Technologies

Amazon EKSArgo CDPrometheusGrafanaLoki

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure as CodeCloud NetworkingDisaster RecoveryBusiness ContinuityProduction Incident Response

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSEC2FluxGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure across multiple environments using Terraform and infrastructure as code best practices
Manage the lifecycle of Amazon EKS clusters and platform components, including upgrades, networking, ingress, storage, security, autoscaling and infrastructure releases
Support and troubleshoot Kubernetes deployments and improve deployment workflows using Helm and GitOps tools such as Argo CD
Design and improve observability solutions for metrics, logging and alerting
Build reusable platform tooling, standardize deployment workflows and automate infrastructure operations
Own and deliver complex infrastructure and platform engineering initiatives from technical design through production deployment
Implement automated security controls, IAM, secrets management and infrastructure security best practices
Support on-premises infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments, including disaster recovery and business continuity
Share knowledge through code reviews, mentoring and technical documentation
Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation, production incident response, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering or platform engineering
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, load balancing and cloud networking
Extensive experience operating and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments
Strong proficiency with Terraform, infrastructure as code practices and Helm
Expertise in GitOps and deployment automation using tools such as Argo CD or Flux, or observability and monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki or equivalent
Strong Linux administration and networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS and TLS
Proficiency in Bash and/or Python scripting and automation
Experience with CI/CD practices, cloud security and infrastructure automation
Experience operating, troubleshooting and improving business-critical production infrastructure
Ability to independently own technical initiatives, evaluate architectural trade-offs and collaborate effectively across teams
Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Blend of remote and in-office work
Accommodations available upon request throughout the recruitment, assessment and selection process
Regular events and social activities
Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture