Job Description

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.
We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Title: Cyber Security Platforms DevOps/SRE Engineer
Location: Montreal, Canada (Onsite)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: $70-75/hr on W2
Core Responsibilities:

• As an experienced Automation Engineer, you will work with a global team to analyze, design, plan, and deploy automation for toil reduction/elimination.
• Transform existing systems into Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration as Code (CaC), and Monitoring as Code (MaC) using enterprise solutions and best practices.
• Implement anomaly and fault detection to improve service stability, security, and overall service levels.
• Reimagine and build the next-generation secure and mission-critical email infrastructure for a global financial organization.
• Collaborate with a diverse, global team.
• Provide architecture assurance on messaging initiatives.
• Maintain a secure environment by implementing risk mitigation controls.
• Offer consultancy services to IT Security teams.
• Develop automated metrics reporting capabilities.
• Maintain documentation including publishing fixes in a centralized knowledge base.

Qualifications and Skills:
Technical Skills:

• Unix Networking
• Familiarity with SDLC concepts and toolsets (Git, Jenkins, ALM)
• Knowledge of Agile principles and DevOps practices
• Intermediate or above in:

• Automation (Ansible)
• GNU/Linux OS and GNU tools
• Infrastructure protocols: DNS, LDAP, NTP, SNMP, SMTP
• SMTP email protocols and standards: SMTP, DMARC, DKIM, SPF
• Python and Shell scripting (programmer mindset)
• Familiarity with email security techniques (anti-malware, anti-spam)

Soft Skills:

• Self-learner
• Strong communication
• Effective team player

Preferred Professional Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years with RHEL/Linux systems
• 5+ years scripting with Python and/or Bash
• 3+ years automating with Ansible
• Experience with SDLC tools: Git, Jira, ALM, Jenkins
• Strong Linux system administration experience
• Working knowledge of Networking, DNS, LDAP, SSL/TLS
• Experience with large-scale SMTP email gateway deployment
• Familiarity with email hygiene and authentication frameworks: DMARC, DKIM, SPF
• Automation using Ansible

Key Focus Areas:

• Email and infrastructure security (emails, firewalls, web proxy)
• Incident response and operational troubleshooting
• Continuous improvement of existing solutions
• New product development and integration
• Cross-functional collaboration (internal and external teams)

Top 3 Must-Haves:

• Linux/Unix networking knowledge
• Familiarity with:

• Ansible
• LDAP
• SMTP
• Python

Additional Details:

• On-call rotation: Once every 6 weeks

MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.