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Director of DevOps Engineering

Toronto, ON

Posted: 02/03/2025 Employment Type: Permanent Specialization: Information Technology Job Number: 36048

Job Description

About Our Client:

Fast-growing Technology company is seeking a Director of DevOps Engineering for permanent position.

Responsibilities:

· Proven track record of managing and mentoring a team of SREs and DBREs, driving reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across systems, and fostering a collaborative
and high-performance culture.

· Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive initiatives that improve system reliability and scalability.

· Database Reliability: Manage MySQL (replication, sharding, partitioning) and PostgreSQL databases for high availability and performance in a high-traffic SaaS environment.

· Scalable Infrastructure: Experience designing and scaling highly available, fault-tolerant systems, especially for high-traffic environments (e.g., SaaS platforms, microservices).

· Cloud Platforms: Expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or other cloud platforms for building, deploying, and managing applications and infrastructure.

· Distributed Systems: Solid understanding of distributed computing principles, including load balancing, high availability (HA), auto-scaling, and failover mechanisms.

· CI/CD & Automation: Optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and other tools to streamline deployment and infrastructure management.

· Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to design reliable, scalable, and cost-effective solutions.


Requirements:

· Experience: 8+ years in SRE, DBRE, or infrastructure engineering with 4+ years in a leadership role.

· Strong understanding of MySQL replication technologies. (eg. Tungsten, Galera, Group Replication)

· Deep knowledge of database sharding and partitioning strategies, particularly in high-traffic, high-availability SaaS environments.

· Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform and AWS) and best practices for deployment, scaling, and cost management.

· Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and system integrations.

· Experience with PostgreSQL and managing both relational and NoSQL databases.

· Expertise in Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins), and configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

· Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration in cloud environments. 

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