Systematix

DevOps Strategy Specialist, Bilingual En-Fr

This renewable three months contract is for work in Montreal, Toronto or remote in Canada.

Start date: September 6th 2022

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Project Description

Client’s Enterprise Applications group is looking for an experienced specialist to develop a DevOps Strategy and Roadmap. The goal is to assess the existing situation, identify applicable industry best practices and typical challenges, define desired future state considering our realities and develop a detailed implementation roadmap.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the current organization, software development lifecycle, available IT resources, and IT infrastructure.
• Map business expectations and identify IT capabilities and constraints.
• Define DevOps implementation strategy:

• Design the containerization approach
• Design/Improve the CI/CD approach
• Advise on the test automation approach and integration of continuous testing into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Design integration of IaC and configuration management tools with CI/CD tools
• Design an automated monitoring solution
• Identify DevOps-specific challenges (e.g., the lack of necessary competencies, legacy applications difficult to containerize) and elaborate on their solutions.
• Develop a detailed DevOps implementation and change management roadmap.
• Mentor the DevOps practitioners to achieve the set DevOps implementation objectives.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in DevOps and Agile Practices
• Demonstrated experience in defining and implementing a DevOps Strategy and Roadmap
• In-depth knowledge in / experience with:

Addressing Security and Compliance Concerns

Redesigning the IT Coordination Processes

Defining DevOps Roles

Designing and Adjusting Team Structures

Creating an Automation Strategy

Optimizing the toolchain

Implementing a DevOps Release Dashboard

Implementing DevOPs Best Practices

Technical Knowledge:

Containerization Tools

CI/CD Tools

Test Automation Tools

Monitoring Tools

Coding & Scripting

Database/Data Storage

Cloud

Strongly desirable:

• Familiarity with current trends and industry best practices.
• Self-starter with strong ability to lead through influence.

Strong communication and coaching skills.

Excellent team player.

Analytical mind and open-minded approach to problem solving.

Creative and Innovative.

Ability to multitask and deal with concurrent and/or conflicting priorities.

Ability to work with remote teams.

Bilingualism (English and French) is a strong asset.

Director, Enterprise Application Delivery, G&E, T&I

********* Only candidates legally authorized to work in Canada will be considered.