DevOps Specialist — OpenShift Lead (Contract)
Location: Edmonton, AB (Remote-first within Canada; onsite on reasonable notice)
Category: Information Technology (Technical)
Engagement: Full-time contract (see “Contract & Hours” below)
Apply by: September 5, 2025
Anticipated interviews: September 22–26, 2025
Category: Information Technology (Technical)
Engagement: Full-time contract (see “Contract & Hours” below)
Apply by: September 5, 2025
Anticipated interviews: September 22–26, 2025
The Project
Join a large provincial digital delivery program modernizing services for citizens using human-centred design, agile delivery, and modern data practices. You’ll help operate and evolve enterprise OpenShift platforms (cloud & on-prem) that power multiple ministries, while uplifting DevOps automation for legacy and modern teams.
The Role
We’re hiring a DevOps Specialist (OpenShift Lead) to own day-to-day platform operations, lead infrastructure initiatives (cluster builds/expansions), and drive automation and CI/CD at scale. You’ll collaborate with internal teams and vendors, improve observability and reliability, and champion security best practices across environments.
What you’ll do
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Operate & optimize OpenShift (cloud + on-prem): capacity, performance, reliability, and upgrades.
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Architect large-scale changes: cluster rebuilds, expansions, migrations, DR/HA.
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Automation at scale: build/reinforce CI/CD and platform automation (e.g., Ansible, Helm, Terraform).
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Security by default: implement RBAC, encryption, patching cadence, image hygiene, and compliance guardrails.
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Provisioning & lifecycle: automate cluster/app provisioning, scaling, and rolling updates.
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Observability: create scripts/dashboards; monitor cluster & app health; tune for performance.
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Resilience: implement backups and disaster recovery plans; validate regularly.
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Incident response: L1 triage/coordination, root-cause analysis, production readiness.
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DevOps enablement: promote best practices, support BuildMaster upgrades/maintenance, and assist other container-based solutions (e.g., GitHub ARC).
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Cross-team collaboration: work with platform, security, app, and vendor teams to deliver reliably and fast.
What you bring
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8+ years in DevOps/SRE or Platform Engineering, including 3–5+ years leading Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.
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Demonstrated experience with OpenShift administration (operators, routes, networking, storage, cluster upgrades).
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Strong IaC & automation: Ansible, Terraform, Helm, shell/Python scripting, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Solid grasp of Linux, container runtime fundamentals, and networking (ingress, service meshes, TLS).
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Proven track record in security hardening (RBAC, secrets, image policies), backup/DR, and HA architectures.
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Experience collaborating with vendors and multi-disciplinary internal teams in regulated/enterprise environments.
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Clear communication, documentation, and stakeholder alignment skills.
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Eligible to work in Canada; able to attend onsite sessions in Edmonton with notice.
Security & Compliance
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Criminal Record Check may be required.
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Teams supporting justice-related work may require Enhanced Security Clearance; some teams may require eligibility for higher-level clearances.
Contract & Hours
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Hours/week: ~36.25 (7.25/day), standard business hours.
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Timesheets: Monthly.
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Estimated term: ~1,798 hours across 2–3 concurrent projects (actuals may vary by project needs).
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Work model: Remote-first in Canada; onsite meetings/work sessions in Edmonton with reasonable notice.
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Travel: Up to ~15% in-province as needed.
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Equipment: BYOD compatible with access requirements; collaboration via Microsoft Teams (Zoom as needed).
Contract Info / Information sur le contrat
- Job ID / No. du Poste: 50223193
- Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1
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