Software Development
Oct 5, 2024

Senior Devops Engineer

 

As the largest high-tech team in Canada, Network and Technology Services builds cutting edge fibre and 5G networks that drive how Canadians connect with each other and the world! Our team is at the forefront of developing Bell’s leading products and services: Fibe TV and Internet, Wireless, Smart Home, cloud, security and IoT. We enable the delivery of the best content from Crave, TSN/RDS, iHeart Radio and dozens of other leading media properties to our customers any time, on any device. 

 

About the Team

The Bell Network and Technology Services NTS team is on a journey to transform how Bell delivers the best customer experience with seamless access to a software-driven and cloud-based ecosystem of products, services and content. This transformation is about simplifying, virtualizing and automating the network transport and services to lower costs and increase agility to deploy Bell services.


The DOQ team is responsible for providing shared capabilities to the different NTS Delivery teams within Bell Canada including the following:
•    DevSecOps Enablement leveraging Bell’s shared platforming to enable the 5’Cs of DevOps 

o    Continuous Exploration
o    Continuous Integration
o    Continuous Deployment
o    Continuous Testing
o    Continuous Monitoring

•    Tooling offering (Gitlab, Jfrog Artifactory, Ansible, SonarQube…)
•    Secure SDLC Enablement 
•    Agile Practice Enablement leveraging the Bell Agile Framework (based on SAFe)

Role Description

As Senior DevOps Engineer / SRE you will play a leading role as prime for one of the platforms our team is managing (Unified Git Lab, Ansible Tower, Artifactorty…). you will work collaboratively with the other senior team members, product owners, user community and other stakeholders to identify requirements, develop, operationalize, and support platforms and new capabilities to make the developer life easier.

You need to have a strong experience in DevOps, CI/CD, installing and supporting applications and tools within the SDLC lifecycle, and be able to thoroughly troubleshoot issues with little to no support.

Technologies and concepts needed to be familiar with:

  • Continuous Integrations and Delivery (Gitlab - preferred or similar)
  • Configuration scripting languages (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or similar)
  • Infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
  • Good knowledge of at least one cloud service provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, Openshift)
  • Linux servers (CentOS and RHEL)
  • Admin knowledge of Artifactory (Nexus, JFrog), GitLab and Ansible
  • Networking knowledge
  • General Software Automation principles
  • Containerization, Docker/K8S operation
  • Ensure secure configuration management practices, including the use of secrets management tools
  • Good hands on with Python and Shell scripting.
  • Good knowledge with API’s and consuming them via scripts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead teams in building installing, configuring, and troubleshooting multiple custom-built applications
  • Build, install, configure, troubleshoot multiple custom-built applications
  • Deploy code and secure environments for several applications
  • Enforce secure coding practices and implement automated security testing during the build and deployment processes.
  • Participate in Kanban and/or Scrum meetings to plan, prioritize, estimate work
  • Participate in an on-call rotation and available to work off-hours and weekends.
  • Work with Developers and Testers to troubleshoot specific issues including recreating tests, validating configuration, etc.
  • Enable higher-quality software services through DevOps culture and tooling

Critical Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience with relevant working experience
  • Supporting and managing Linux operating system plus system administration and troubleshooting skills with a focus on performance tuning, security hardening and high availability
  • 5+ years experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible.
  • 5+ years GIT experience or similar source control tools
  • 5+ years experience with Agile Software Development processes.
  • 5+ years experience with logging and monitoring tools such as ELK, Splunk, Zabbix and Prometheus
  • Strong knowledge of infrastructure design, provisioning, and management
  • Strong understanding of load balancing and TLS
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash and at least one high level language such as Python or Ruby
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to business and executive staff
  • Highly innovative, flexible and self-directed.
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly 

  

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Additional Information:
Position Type: Management 
Job Status: Regular - Full Time 
Job Location: Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || Canada : Quebec : Montreal 
Flexible work profile: Mobile 
Application Deadline: 09/20/2024 

 

All team members are expected to reside in Canada and within a reasonable commuting distance from their work location to ensure that they are able to come to the office as required, whether the visit is planned or unplanned.

 

Please apply directly online to be considered for this role.  Applications through email will not be accepted.


At Bell, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported, and has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities.


Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, simply email your recruiter directly or recruitment@bell.ca to make arrangements. If you have questions regarding accessible employment at Bell please email our Diversity & Inclusion Team at inclusion@bell.ca.


Created: Canada, ON, Mississauga
 

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