DevOps Architect/Coach
Location: Mississauga, ON
Points to note while looking for profiles-
- Looking for a Sr. DevOps architect (10 years) who is good mix of both hands-on and coaching and Analytical skills.
- Should have worked on Java Builds
- Should have worked on various / multiple Tech stack: Java, .Net, Python, API, Microservices
- Should have worked on multiple implementation CI/CD for pillars such as Dev, QA automation, Observability
- Should have worked on Observability primarily but not limited to Observability only.
- Observability tools:New Relic and DynaTrace
- Domain Preferred: Banking
Role Description:
As a DevOps Agile Coach, you will closely work with DevOps teams and help improve their DevOps skills and Practices by transitioning from a traditional way of delivering software to a DevOps / Agile approach. Your responsibility is to help teams follow a process that will allow them to develop software more efficiently and effectively.
You will have to coach teams through their iterations and improve their level of automation by implementing Continuous integration / Continuous Deployment framework that ensure enablement and compliance to code quality and security checks.
You will also be involved in the creation of training materials to be used by the pairing / coached teams to help them faster the adoption and upskilling.
Responsibilities:
- Help teams Upskilling and adopt the software development Best Practices
- Help development teams improve their sSDLC by adopting the Golden CI/CD Template
- Provide DevOps Delivery coaching to teams on all aspects of the software delivery lifecycle Framework, with a strong focus on TDD, BDD and shifting left security compliance and removing Technical Debt.
- Work closely with the team and Identify opportunities for automation
- Observes the team to understand and remove impediments keeping the team from operating effectively as a DevOps / Agile team
- Provide team and Product Owners / scrum masters coaching around Product centricity and DevOps / Agile fundamental practices
- Collaborate with the program team to enhance \& Customize the Golden Pipeline based on the teams requirements
- Create training materials relative to specific DevOps training needs
- Participate in enterprise DevOps transformation team efforts
Qualifications/Competencies:
- 5 years of experience working within a DevOps environment with expertise in infrastructure-as-code and understanding of software/application development
- Experience and knowledge of the full software delivery lifecycle and deep Knowledge of Software Engineering work, DevOps,TDD, CI/CD,
- 5 years expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCE, OpenStack, VMWare, etc.) and Linux/Windows operating systems
- Experience with configuration management and infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef Provisioning)
- Experience with Docker containers and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
- Experience on coaching and/or leading a team and able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Deep understanding of the DevOps philosophy and Agile methods
- Automating traditional processes with scripting or configuration management
- Ability to diagnose technical problems, debug code, and coach on how to automate routine tasks
- An analytic spirit who sees a product/system as a series of small deliverables who has the ability to transfer this vision through workshops (story mapping, customer journey etc.)
- Strong experience on leading large projects, transformation efforts, process improvements, product implementations, systems development and integration efforts
- An individual who can adapt to uncertainty and change with elegance.
- Bilingual French and English (written and verbal) is an asset.
