DevOps Specialist

Position Overview

We are seeking talented and versatile DevOps Specialist(s) to join our dynamic team. The DevOps Specialist(s) identifies and removes roadblocks and distractions that affect sprint commitments and prevent delivery of product features. The DevOps Specialist(s) will be responsible for the management of the agile sprint process for cross-functional program review or product delivery teams. The DevOps Specialist(s) will provide leadership and mentoring in agile principles, policies, and procedures, to enable the teams to self-organize and deliver consistently on sprint deliverables. The DevOps Specialist will be expected to manage communication, maximize transparency, disseminate information related to service delivery, and resolve any conflict when it arises.

Scope of Services

The DevOps Specialist(s) will be required on a full-time basis, working across two (2) to three (3) projects. Time, location and frequency of work will vary depending on the needs of the particular project. At the end of each term, it is expected that the DevOps Specialist(s) may work a maximum of 1,960 hours, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Province. However, DevOps Specialist(s) may be required to work fewer or more hours depending on the nature and needs of their work, as directed by the Province.

Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:

• Create scripts, tools, and procedures for operations by designing and implementing automation for limited downtime deployment and maintenance.
• Lead operations of digital services in production by:
• Managing configuration and credentials for the production environment;
• Planning and managing maintenance activities; and
• Managing database upgrades and migrations, backups, recoveries, etc.
• Provide operations support for implementation and enhancement of digital services by:
• Creating templates and patterns for application deployments and CI/CD pipelines; and
• Creating scripts and tools to automate the establishment of environments for development and testing.
• Creating tools, scripts and processes that will enable application teams to have better observability of the application through monitoring and telemetry tools
• Support delivery teams in adopting best practices by:
• Providing operations support for early and frequent integration testing, security scans, system testing, and performance and load testing; and
• Providing operations support for early and frequent delivery to end-users in limited availability launches (Alphas and Betas).
  
  

The Province and the Contractor shall determine changes to Services and Materials as required. The Province and the Contractor will determine changes to Services and Materials through the Artifacts.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience with research, analysis, and problem solving.
• 3+ years’ experience documenting issues, solutions, and procedures.
• 3+ years’ experience using access tools such as SSH Clients and Remote Desktop.
• 3+ years’ experience with basic security awareness, including secrets management and the principle of least privilege.
• 3+ years’ experience with cloud platforms (AWS – EC2, S3, RDS; GCP – BigQuery, Cloud Storage; or Azure – Azure SQL Database, Blob Storage), with a focus on deploying scalable data solutions and optimizing data pipelines.
• 4+ years’ experience using command line interfaces for command execution and file system traversal.
• 1+ years’ experience using networking tools such as DNS lookups, trace routes, and load balancing.
• 4+ years’ experience with scripting tools such as PowerShell.
• 2+ years’ experience as a DevOps Specialist supporting continuous delivery of custom-built solutions.
• 2+ years’ experience designing and deploying hybrid cloud applications using Red Hat OpenShift.
• 3+ years’ experience automating routine tasks with GitHub/GitHub Actions or similar automation/provisioning tools.
• 2+ years’ experience with disaster recovery testing.
• 2+ years’ experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• 3+ years’ experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 or higher.
• 3+ years’ experience working with CI/CD pipelines in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• 1+ years’ hands-on experience with generative AI orchestration tools, vector databases, frameworks, and integration with enterprise source data systems for conversational interfaces.
  
  

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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Job Number: 12564