DevOps Specialist (AWS/Azure Cloud)

What is Equisoft? Equisoft is a global provider of digital solutions for insurance and investments, recognized by more than 300 of the world’s leading financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive ecosystem of scalable solutions that help our customers navigate the challenges of digital transformation – powered by a business needs-driven approach, deep industry knowledge, cutting-edge technologies, and multicultural team of experts based in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Why Choose Equisoft? With 950+ employees, we are a stable organization that offers career advancement opportunities and fosters a stimulant environment. If that’s not enough, then check out these other perks below:

• Hiring Location: Canada (Montréal and Quebec City)

• You are working hybrid in a collaborative workspace.

• Internal job title: DevOps Specialist

• Full-time Permanent Role

• Benefits available day 1: Medical, Dental, Retirement Plan, Telemedicine Program, Employee Assistance Program, etc.

• Flexible hours

• Number of hours per week: 40

• Educational Support (LinkedIn Learning, LOMA Courses and Equisoft University)

Role: The DevOps Specialist (AWS/Azure Cloud) reports to the Manager, Product Development and works closely with 6 other DevOps Specialists. The candidate helps design quality infrastructure, facilitates the development and deployment process, implements the right technologies for our products, and improves the lives of fellow developers.

The incumbent will be working with 5 important internal product : Connect, Plan, Analyse Lifeguide and Centralize

Your Day with Equisoft:

• Collaborate with the development team to facilitate the development process

• Automate and align the process of building (CI), deploying (CD), maintaining and upgrading the technologies supporting the application

• Diagnose and resolve production issues in coordination with development teams

• Manage access controls, security compliance, and implement security best practices across environments

• Use GitOps (Terraform, Opentofu, FluxCD, ArgoCD) best practices

• Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, and security with proactive recommendations

• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and implement corrective measures

• Optimize the use of the cloud in order to reduce operational costs

Requirements:

Technical

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or Information Technology or College Diploma

• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience in AWS or Azure

• Strong experience with Kubernetes cluster management and operations

• Proven ability to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows

• Strong knowledge of Linux, Git, Docker, and scripting (Bash, Python, or GoLang)

• Solid understanding of security implementations

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Loki, Tempo or Prometheus) in Kubernetes environments

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex distributed systems

• Excellent knowledge of French and English (spoken and written)

Soft skills

• Strong sense of organization and prioritizing

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to communicate, write and synthesize information.

• Ability to multi-task in a rapid-paced environment

• Team spirit, tact, diplomacy, autonomy, rigor, and discipline

Nice to have

• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure and Kubernetes)

• Relevant experience in product development

• Strong knowledge of Gitops/IaC tools (Opentofu, Terraform, FluxCD, ArgoCD)

• Have a curiosity and a thirst for learning

Equisoft is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran