Location: Edmonton, AB – Remote, with occasional onsite travel as required up to (15% of total hours)
Employment Type: Contract – 12 Months, with possible 24-month extension
Approved Work Hours: 1,725.50 hours / 36.25 hours per week
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Specialist to support digital transformation initiatives by improving automation, deployment, infrastructure, observability, security, and production operations. The successful candidate will work across multiple projects to enable reliable, secure, and efficient delivery of modern digital services.
This role combines hands‑on DevOps engineering with cloud, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, hybrid cloud, monitoring, testing, and responsible use of AI‑enabled solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement automation, scripts, tools, and procedures to support reliable deployments and reduce downtime.
- Manage production configurations, credentials, maintenance activities, database upgrades, migrations, backups, and recoveries.
- Create reusable deployment templates and patterns for CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate the creation and configuration of development and testing environments.
- Develop monitoring and telemetry solutions to improve application observability.
- Support integration testing, security scanning, system testing, performance testing, and load testing.
- Support frequent and controlled releases, including limited-availability Alpha and Beta launches.
- Troubleshoot operational issues and provide production support for digital services.
- Design and deploy hybrid cloud applications using Red Hat OpenShift.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.
- Apply security best practices including secrets management and least-privilege principles.
- Use automation and approved AI‑enabled solutions to reduce manual processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Document issues, solutions, procedures, and operational processes.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional delivery teams to promote DevOps and continuous delivery best practices.
Mandatory Skills & Qualifications
- 13+ years of experience with research, analysis, and problem solving.
- 13+ years documenting technical issues, solutions, and procedures.
- 2+ years leveraging Generative AI and agentic tooling, including prompt design, RAG, workflow automation, and critical evaluation of AI outputs.
- 13+ years using access tools such as SSH clients and Remote Desktop.
- 13+ years applying security fundamentals including secrets management and least privilege.
- 13+ years working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including scalable data solutions and pipeline optimization.
- 14+ years working with command‑line interfaces for command execution and file‑system traversal.
- 4+ years of scripting experience, including PowerShell.
- 13+ years working with networking tools such as DNS lookups, traceroute, and load balancing.
- 12+ years of experience as a DevOps Specialist supporting continuous delivery of custom‑built solutions.
- 2+ years designing and deploying hybrid cloud applications using Red Hat OpenShift.
- 2+ years experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform.
- 13+ years experience with VS Code or Visual Studio 2019+.
- 13+ years working with CI/CD pipelines in large‑scale enterprise environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting multiple digital transformation or product delivery initiatives.
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure and scalable data pipelines.
- Experience with production observability, monitoring, and telemetry.
- Experience with automated testing, security scanning, performance testing, and load testing.
- Experience implementing AI‑assisted automation and operational workflows.
- Experience working in Agile, cross‑functional product delivery environments.
Why Join Us
- Work with cutting‑edge technologies in a collaborative environment
- Professional growth opportunities and training support
- Inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace culture
About NetworkPedia
NetworkPedia is a certified women‑owned technology and talent solutions company, providing IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services, and specialized recruitment across North Americas and beyond. Our mission is to empower organizations with secure, scalable, and innovative technology while building inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.
As a trusted partner, we deliver expertise across networking, cloud, IT service management, and security operations, along with staffing solutions for niche technology roles. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all our hiring practices and ensure that our opportunities are open to all qualified applicants, without discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.