Cloud Automation & DevOps Engineer
Builds and automates enterprise container platforms and CI/CD pipelines: deploying apps on OpenShift/Kubernetes, standardizing delivery with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI and GitOps (Argo CD, Helm), automating with Python/Bash, and adding observability and secrets management. Hourly contract role in Toronto via staffing firm Cynet Systems.
- Compensation
- 50–55 / hr
- Location
- Scarborough, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, or Podman
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or comparable CI/CD platforms
- Experience with Argo CD, Helm, Git, and GitOps delivery practices
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash
- Experience working in Linux-based enterprise environments
- Experience integrating HashiCorp Vault or comparable secrets-management solution
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Kibana, or Jaeger
- Understanding of microservices, container networking, and cloud-native application architecture
- Experience supporting production systems and resolving platform or deployment incidents
- Knowledge of code-quality tools such as SonarQube
- Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Experience with Ansible, StackStorm, Zabbix, or automated remediation
- Exposure to AWS, GCP, OpenStack, VMware, or Rancher
- Familiarity with Active Directory and LDAP integrations
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, or MongoDB
- Programming exposure to Java, Node.js, C#, or C++
Full description
Job Description
Job DescriptionPay Range: $50.00hr - $55.00hrJob Overview:
We are seeking a Cloud Automation & DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and support enterprise container platforms and CI/CD capabilities. The candidate will work with development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to standardize software delivery, improve platform reliability, automate operational activities, and support cloud-native applications. The role requires strong hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD automation, observability, secrets management, Linux, and scripting. The candidate will also support production troubleshooting, platform migrations, and reusable engineering solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and reusable automation workflows.
- Deploy and support containerized applications on OpenShift and Kubernetes.
- Develop reusable GitHub Actions and GitLab CI templates to standardize application delivery.
- Implement GitOps-based deployments using tools such as Argo CD, Flux, and Helm.
- Automate infrastructure and operational activities using Python, Bash, Ansible, and similar tools.
- Integrate applications and delivery pipelines with enterprise secrets-management platforms.
- Build and support observability capabilities across logs, metrics, and distributed traces.
- Develop automated platform validation, monitoring, and remediation solutions.
- Support the migration of applications and microservices from legacy container or virtualization platforms to OpenShift.
- Troubleshoot CI/CD, container, infrastructure, networking, and production runtime issues.
- Implement code-quality and security controls within delivery pipelines.
- Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and continuous service improvement.
- Create technical documentation, operating procedures, and reusable platform standards.
- Collaborate with application teams to improve developer experience and release reliability.
Required Skills:
- Strong experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, or Podman.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or comparable CI/CD platforms.
- Experience with Argo CD, Helm, Git, and GitOps delivery practices.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash.
- Experience working in Linux-based enterprise environments.
- Experience integrating HashiCorp Vault or a comparable secrets-management solution.
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Kibana, or Jaeger.
- Understanding of microservices, container networking, and cloud-native application architecture.