Senior DevOps Platform Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Platform Architect to lead the strategic evolution of our enterprise CI/CD platform, enabling secure, scalable, and modern software delivery across both cloud and mainframe environments.

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, driving the architecture, design, and modernization of our DevOps platform ecosystem. You will collaborate with engineering teams, Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Governance stakeholders to establish best practices, define platform standards, and deliver innovative solutions that accelerate software delivery while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and compliance. As a key contributor to our developer enablement strategy, you will champion automation, platform engineering, and AI-driven capabilities that enhance developer experience and productivity at scale.

This is a 5-month contract, hybrid position with the potential for extension. The successful candidate is expected to work from our Toronto office three days per week.

What will you do? 

• Lead the design and development of key features for the Helios CI/CD pipeline – VM and Mainframe platforms
• Consult with partner systems to develop integration strategies revolving around DevOps best practices
• Consult with Enterprise Architecture and Governance teams to review solution designs to ensure best practices are adhered to
• Enable AI Capabilities to increase Developer Productivity
• Work with product owners and key stakeholders to develop high-value features that benefit the Developer community
• Maintain the CI/CD pipeline:  security and vulnerability management, capacity management, deployment and scaling strategies, performance and uptime, infrastructure hygiene
• Provide estimates on feature delivery, identify and determine delivery risks on key initiatives, and contribute to quarterly product road map planning
• Review contributions from the Developer community and approve PRs

What do you need to Succeed?

Must-Have

• 7 years of strong experience with Azure DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure
• Deep understanding of DevOps Principles and best practices for CI/CD, including designing at an Enterprise scale
• Understand configuration as code, RBAC, and working within the Mainframe environment from modern deployment platforms
• Experience with DevOps tools, platforms, and interfaces:  Jenkins, UCD, Github, Github Actions, JFrog Artifactory, Hashicorp Vault, Ansible, Octopus Deploy
• Proficient with Java, Python, Typescript, Groovy, YAML, NPM
• Experience with deploying to cloud platforms:  OCP, Azure, AWS
• Highly proficient with IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz)
• Experience with Mainframe utilities and platforms:  ISPF, TSO, Mainframe Filesystems, JES, Endeavor

We offer a competitive hourly rate, a casual workspace, and great people to collaborate with. If this job sounds perfect for you, please apply.