Job Description

Senior Engineering Manager - CI/CD (DevOps Engineer)

Contract

Vancouver, Canada - Onsite

Job Summary:

As a Senior Engineering Manager - CI/CD & Developer Experience, you will collaborate closely with Technical Leads, Technology Managers, and Enterprise Engineering leadership to align strategic objectives and define a clear vision for your engineering teams. You will be responsible for driving operational excellence, improving developer workflows, and implementing best practices in CI/CD, DevOps, and software development processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Vision:

o Work alongside Technical Leads, Engineering Managers, and Enterprise Leadership to define and execute the technology strategy.

o Drive alignment of engineering initiatives with business goals and deliver high-impact solutions.

Operational Excellence & Process Optimization:

o Establish and maintain key operational metrics, ensuring high system reliability, efficiency, and performance.

o Review production changes, optimize processes, and drive automation to improve throughput and quality.

o Implement telemetry, monitoring, and alerting systems to proactively address potential issues.

CI/CD & DevOps Leadership:

o Lead continuous improvements in CI/CD, DevOps culture, and developer productivity.

o Oversee the development and adoption of greenfield platforms, enabling seamless continuous integration and deployment.

o Champion best practices in Maven, Gradle, Spring Boot, and Go projects, collaborating with architects and engineers on solution design.

Technology Strategy & Thought Leadership:

o Provide expert guidance on CI/CD platforms, automated testing, developer value streams, and orchestration tools.

o Lead high-profile projects focused on automation, developer efficiency, and process improvement.

o Drive the adoption of emerging technologies while ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.

Team Leadership & Development:

o Coach and mentor engineering teams, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of excellence.

o Represent the team in strategic planning, resource allocation, and project commitments.

o Minimize developer process lead time by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing workflows.

Cross-functional & Multi-Geographical Collaboration:

o Work closely with global teams across multiple time zones to ensure seamless coordination and execution.

o Align solutions with broader software development platform (SDP) strategy, ensuring long-term scalability and success.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

o Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

o 10+ years of experience in CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and DevOps methodologies.

o Proven expertise in architecting scalable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning as code using modern tools.

Technical Skills:

o Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, GitHub, TravisCI, Jenkins, and others.

o Proficiency in programming languages: Go, Java, Ruby, Shell scripting.

o Strong background in Unix/Linux operating systems and database management (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).

o Experience in ephemeral environments for distributed testing of microservices architectures.

o Knowledge of SDLC, process/system flows, solution architecture, capability models, and KPI tracking.

o Familiarity with technology infrastructure, automation frameworks, and DevOps best practices.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 18 months

Pay: $65.00-$70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

DevOps: 10 years (required) CI/CD: 10 years (required) Cloud infrastructure: 10 years (required) Docker: 5 years (required) Kubernetes: 5 years (required) GitLab: 5 years (required) GitHub: 5 years (required) Git: 5 years (required) UNIX/Linux: 5 years (required) Java: 5 years (required) * Shell Scripting: 5 years (required)