One of our government clients is looking for a DevOps Specialist - OpenShift, BuildMaster, Public Exp.
Length: Contract term is 1 year with a possibility of extension
Location: Remote - may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in Edmonton on reasonable notice from the Province.
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Project Overview
The Government has embarked on transforming the work of government to deliver simpler, more efficient, and better services for the citizens of Alberta, thereby ensuring that the needs of Albertans are effectively met in the digital age. The Province has a strategic role within government to drive efficiencies, innovation and modernization. The Digital Design and Delivery Division (DDD) is the Province's new centre for digital delivery. It was established to maximize capability and confidence in modern digital practice by ensuring service quality and value through standards and controls. This includes utilizing human-centred design approaches together with agile methodology and modern data practices.
DDD is currently working with Ministries across the Government, establishing working relationships with partner Ministries throughout this engagement.
The Province is looking for one (1) DevOps Specialist - OpenShift Lead to work with DDD on service innovation, program review, and digital transformation projects across the Government. The DevOps Specialist will work as part a support team for the implementation and support of OpenShift clusters both in the cloud and on-premise. This role will support platform operations and infrastructure initiatives across multiple ministries and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors. In addition, the individual will also support various tools like the Inedo BuildMaster product in an effort to modernize and upgrade existing deployment practices amongst legacy teams. This individual will be expected to lead projects and initiatives that will benefit project teams in being able to deliver solutions to clients faster and more efficiently through automation and containerization.
Scope of Services
The DevOps Specialist will be required on a full-time basis, working across two (2) to three (3) projects. Time, location and frequency of work will vary depending on the needs of the particular project. At the end of each term, it is expected that the DevOps Specialist may work a maximum of 1,960 hours, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Province. However, DevOps Specialist may be required to work fewer or more hours depending on the nature and needs of their work, as directed by the Province.
Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:
Lead and manage OpenShift platform operations (on-prem and cloud).
Architect and execute large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., cluster rebuilds, expansions).
Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure platform reliability and scalability.
Develop automation tools and CI/CD pipelines to support platform and application teams.
Monitor and optimize cluster health, performance, and capacity across environments.
Implement security best practices, including RBAC, encryption, and regular patching.
Automate cluster provisioning, scaling, and updates using tools like Ansible, Helm, and Terraform.
Implement backup strategies, disaster recovery plans, and ensure high availability.
Diagnose and resolve cluster and application issues in a timely manner.
Create scripts and dashboards to improve observability and operational efficiency.
Provide Level 1 support and contribute to incident response and production readiness.
Define and promote DevOps best practices across delivery teams.
Support cloud operations and infrastructure initiatives across various teams.
Provide support for BuildMaster upgrades and maintenance.
Provide support for other container based DevOps solutions (ex. GitHub ARC)
Qualifications:
Must Have:
7 years experience with research, analysis and problem solving
2 years demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and vendor coordination...
5 years experience architecting, managing, and maintaining Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
7 years experience designing and maintaining production-grade monitoring and alerting systems...
7 years experience documenting technical issues, architectural decisions...
3 years experience Installing and Administering BuildMaster.
5 years experience leading infrastructure projects, such as OpenShift cluster expansions...
3 years experience managing production release readiness and incident response...
2 years experience providing general cloud consultancy for Azure...
5 years experience with basic security awareness such as secrets management...
7 years experience with command line interfaces for command execution and file system traversal
5 years experience with creating and maintaining BuildMaster workflows including any configuratio
3 years experience with IaC tools (ex. Terraform)
7 years experience with networking tools like DNS lookups, Trace Routes and load balancing
3 years experience with public sector or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., NIST, DoD, PCI-DSS)
5 years experience hands-on experience architecting, managing, and maintaining on prem Red Hat OpenShift..
Nice to Have
2 years experience with disaster recovery testing
2 years experience working in or for the public sector.
2 years strong domain knowledge in cloud operations and platform engineering
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