Job Description

WhereTo is a business travel startup from San Francisco that evolved into an agile development and design studio within the Flight Centre family. We build travel solutions used by some of the largest companies on the planet - we have just one goal: making business travel better for everybody.

WhereTo provides an AI-powered travel platform for corporate travel. Their platform uses machine learning algorithms to recommend personalized travel options based on a traveler\'s preferences, company policies, and budget. WhereTo\'s technology also allows for real-time travel tracking, reporting, and cost analysis, enabling companies to optimize their travel programs and reduce costs.

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About The Opportunity

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who will work with a team of intelligent, ambitious and hard-working software professionals. The candidate should have a passion for automation and optimization. The team is independent in driving all decisions and is responsible for the architecture, design and quick turnaround of development of our products with high quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Create automation tools for creating, provisioning, and deploying servers.
• Build tools to streamline the deployment process.
• Configure and monitor data center infrastructure (load balancer, firewall, switches, instances, etc.).
• Work closely with our CISO, Engineering Management, and DevOps team to build processes around security certifications.
• Ideate and contribute to projects that increase overall performance of the engineering team.
• Work with engineering team to optimize docker builds.
• Bring expertise on troubleshooting application, database, and networking performance and failures.
• Continually identify areas for process improvement in the production environment and develop appropriate resolutions.
• Work in agile environment to quickly respond to feedback and issues.
• Work closely with Engineering Management and Engineering Team to develop and execute team objectives and strategies.

Experience & Qualifications

• At least 3 years of work experience in a Linux-based SRE/DevOps role.
• Strong experience with tools such as Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, etc
• Strong experience with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration systems.
• Strong experience with docker.
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms.
• Ability to fight fires at scale, wrestle with lost instances on Azure/AWS, and can troubleshoot awry processes and servers with your eyes closed.
• Extensive AWS and/or Azure cloud management experience.
• You know at least one language well, and enjoy writing code.
• Extremely proficient with the Unix command line, shell scripting, and configuring systems monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of all things networking: TCP / IP, ICMP, SSH, DNS, HTTP, SSL / TLS.
• Knowledge of storage systems, RAID, distributed file systems, HDFS, NFS, iSCSI / CIFS.
• You have experience with configuration management, monitoring, and automation tools.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, VPN, routing, switching, load balancing, security, and DNS.
• Ability to compile and install Unix / Linux applications from source, test, and create package managed versions of such.
• You have a strong desire and ability to learn quickly.
• You are excited about providing services that affect millions of users at the world\'s largest companies.
• You have strong communication skills.
• A degree in computer science, or similar, is an added plus!

Work Perks! - What\'s in it for you:

FCTG is renowned internationally for having amazing perks and an even better culture. We understand that our people are our most valuable asset. It is the passion and dedication of our teams that keep the company on top of the industry ladder. It\'s also why we offer some great employee benefits and perks outside of the norm.

• Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a hybrid work structure that combines both remote and in-person work.
• Have fun: At the heart of everything we do at Flight Centre is a desire to have fun.
• Reward & Recognition: Celebrate the success of yourself and others at our regular Buzz Nights and at the annual Global Gathering - You\'ll have to experience it to believe it!
• Use your smarts: Our people use their quick thinking, expertise, and tenacity to always figure things out.
• Love for travel: We were founded by people who wanted to travel and want others to do the same. That passion is something you can\'t miss in our people or service.
• Personal connections: We are a big business founded on personal relationships.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Diversity Day: paid leave to observe holiday or cultural celebration of your choice Annual Charity Trip

• DEI education
• Commitment to fair practices such as regular equity assessments and inclusive recruitment protocols

• A career, not a job: We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve
• We back our people all the way: We are strongly committed to supporting every single employee in their professional and personal development.
• Giving Back: Proud Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering, and fundraising

• Employee giving program
• Office Environmental Program
• 1 Volunteer Day per Calendar Year

Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation
• Travel perks/discounts.
• Health & Wellness Programs and Employee Financial Wellness Services
• Generous paid time off policy
• National/International Award Nights and Conferences
• Benefits including vision, medical, and dental
• Employee Assistance Program
• RRSP with matching
• Employee Share Plan
• Global career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses

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Location - Remote, Canada

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then APPLY NOW.

The role can be performed onsite, remote or on a hybrid schedule, in compliance with the Company\'s Remote and Flexible Work Policy.

This position may be performed remotely anywhere within Canada in accordance with the company\'s Remote and Flexible Work Policy except for the province of PEI

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.

Our number one philosophy? Our people. Flight Centre Travel Group\'s promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect, dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which truly reflects the diversity of our society.

We are committed to providing a barrier-free pathway throughout our recruitment process. We welcome accommodation requests to make our hiring and onboarding experience as accessible as possible. Please advise us about accommodation needs at any point by contacting our Recruitment Team at

Applications close: 31 Jul 2023 Eastern Daylight Time

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