Position Responsibilities:
CI/CD & Automation
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
- Optimize build and release workflows across the software development lifecycle
- Integrate Akamai CDN cache purge and configuration updates into CI/CD pipelines to ensure zero-stale deployments
- Standardize application deployments using Helm charts
- Enable automated testing, security scanning, and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary)
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Build and manage infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Use Terraform to provision and manage cloud and Kubernetes resources
- Implement and manage IAM policies following least-privilege principles
- Manage DNS, networking, and ingress configurations
Security & Reliability
- Implement and operate Akamai security solutions including WAF, DDoS protection, and bot mitigation
- Improve platform resilience by leveraging Akamai edge failover and traffic management during incidents and peak traffic
Kubernetes & Platform Engineering
- Deploy, manage, and scale applications on Kubernetes
- Configure and operate Ingress controllers and API gateways (Kong)
- Support microservices architectures and service-to-service communication
- Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security
Observability & Reliability
- Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Troubleshoot complex production issues across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
APIs & Integration
- Support API lifecycle management and integrations
- Work closely with application teams to onboard services to the platform
- Assist teams in production readiness, deployment best practices, and troubleshooting
Required Qualifications:
7+ years of experience in DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering
Strong hands-on experience with:
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins)
- Kubernetes (K8s)
- Helm charts
- GCP
- Terraform
Solid understanding of:
- IAM and security best practices
- DNS, networking, and ingress
- API gateways (Kong preferred)
Proven experience supporting production systems and handling incidents
Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with canary deployments and traffic routing
- Experience with Akamai CDN, EdgeWorkers, Property Manager, or Traffic Management
- Familiarity with service mesh concepts (Istio/Envoy)
- Knowledge of logging systems (Loki, ELK, or similar)
- Experience with security scanning and compliance
- Exposure to GCP networking and load balancing
Pay: $80,000.00-$90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON (Toronto District)
