Location Address:
100 Queens Quay East, 9th Floor, Toronto
Number of Openings:
1
Pay:
$74,671.00 - $130,424
Job Posting Description:
Senior Devops Specialist
This position is onsite #LI-Onsite
Are you passionate about designing, building and supporting reliable and scalable environments and solutions? Reporting to the Manager, DevOps & Cloud, you will be responsible for executing and operationalizing cloud cost optimization strategies on-premises, cloud and hybrid-cloud. Additionally, you will participate in the 24x7 rotational support model.
If you are an experienced DevOps specialist, then this is the role for you!
About the Role
DevOps Practices
- Build, implement and manage environment solutions for distributed systems and applications
- Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert during the full software development life cycle from conception, design, implementation and testing to delivery and documentation
- Build automated, integrated and deployment pipeline
- Implement auto-scaling techniques where required
- Build and execute performance test scripts
- Identify opportunities to automate manual and routine tasks
- Identify and implement performance monitoring and alerting solutions
FinOps Practices
- Execute cost optimization recommendations provided by FinOps analysts and ensure measurable savings are achieved
- Implement compute rightsizing recommendations across AWS, Azure, GCP and Skytap to optimize utilization and reduce waste
- Analyze logging usage and costs; implement strategies to reduce logging volume and optimize log retention policies
- Utilize cloud cost and usage data to proactively identify additional cost-saving opportunities
- Support cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting activities across cloud environments
- Develop automation (IaC/scripts) to enforce cost optimization policies and prevent cost inefficiencies
- Maintain documentation of cost optimization actions, processes, and outcomes
- Contribute to continuous improvement of FinOps practices, governance, and tooling
Collaboration
- Help bridge the communication and collaboration gap in all aspects of the SDLC by working with the following:
- Development and operations teams to ensure business objectives are met
- Peers to design, implement, and enforce best practices across projects
- Development and operations teams to identify potential vulnerability points
- Testing teams to identify and implement testing strategies and automation
- Operations teams to identify efficient monitoring and support tools and practices
- Business teams to translate requirements into technical approaches and architectures
- All teams to identify a governance strategy
- Development and operations teams to identify performance guidelines
Leadership and Support
- Mentor and advise team members in best practices of all tools, components and technologies managed by the DevOps team
- Perform routine application maintenance tasks
- Identify recurring problems and build the tools and processes to prevent problems from recurring
- Participate in 24x7 rotational on-call support for business critical applications and technologies
- Maintain technical documentation of solutions and standard operating procedures
- Lead initiatives in upgrading and scaling, suggesting alternative design and platform decisions
- Be an escalation point for issues raised by the team.
- Ensure ongoing operations remain within established SLA
Audit and Compliance
- Responsible for mitigation of all audit gaps as identified by annual audits
- Help with compliance audits and remediation of PCI and Security Standards as identified by the business
- Participate in quarterly reviews of all applications for PCI and Security
- Responsible for the patching and hardening practices of all applications as per LCBO policies
- Implement DR requirements for all new and changed applications
About You
- College Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related area
- 3 years' proven experience administering and/or implementing solutions that address the following areas:
- CI/CD and DevOps Practices
- Configuration management as codes
- Test automation and Version control
- Infrastructure engineering as codes including provisioning platform on prem and on cloud
- Release management
- 3 years' experience in the following areas:
- Cloud computing platforms and cloud cost management (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost
- Management, GCP Billing)
- Understanding of cloud resource types and cost drivers (compute, storage, networking, and logging)
- Source control and build/dependency management systems (Jenkins, BitBucket, Maven and Nexus)
- Configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform) and Containers and clustering technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
- Relational and non-relational databases (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, MySQL, Oracle DB, DB2)
- ELK Stack including ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats
- Monitoring & Logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Solarwinds, and Site 24x7)
- Understanding of application performance, security, and infrastructure fundamentals
- Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, Groovy)
- Experience supporting large-scale, multi-cloud environments
- Experience with FinOps practices, frameworks, or certifications (FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent)
- Experience in secret and certificate management tool and best practice through automation
We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits including:
- Health/Dental Benefits
- Access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program
- a Defined Benefit Pension
- Discounts on products and services via Workperks.
There is a world of opportunities at the LCBO…
Join an organization where you can be challenged while achieving your true potential. A place where you can make a positive impact supporting Ontario business and communities. Discover a safe, healthy, diverse, inclusive, and accountable workplace where your wellbeing is our top priority. At the LCBO, your contributions are respected and valued. Be part of our journey as we invest in people and technology to transform an organization. There really is a world of opportunities at the LCBO.
We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, so everyone feels valued, respected, and heard. The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an interview or employment opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation.
Please submit your resume via Workday by 11:59pm on the deadline date. We appreciate your interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Work Hours:
36.25
Union / Non-Union:
Non-Union
Job Posting End Date:
May 4, 2026
The LCBO is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.