[Hiring] DevOps Specialist @emergiTEL

Role Description

The Digital Design and Delivery Division (DDD) is the Province's 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 works in partnership with GoA ministries to deliver programs that better serve Albertans.

DDD requires up to seven (7) DevOps Specialists to work with DDD on service innovation, program review, and digital transformation projects across the GoA. The DevOps Specialists will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams. These teams, led by GoA product owners and DDD, work collaboratively and collectively participate in a full range of activities including:

• Field research
• Backlog definition and refinement
• Sprint planning and execution

Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and then deliver new services that are efficient, effective, and affordable.

DevOps Specialists will be responsible for overseeing the quality in the delivery of digital services and ensuring that a team's focus is on quality. A DevOps Specialist is typically responsible for:

• Creating test plans, test cases, and scenarios
• Identifying required test types, assets, and data environments and tools
• Creating automated test suites

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• 5+ years of progressive experience in DevOps, cloud operations, or site reliability engineering
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing automation for deployment and maintenance
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, application deployments, and environment automation
• Proven experience managing production environments, including configuration, credentials, maintenance, and database operations
• Experience with monitoring, telemetry, and observability tools
• Experience supporting integration testing, security scans, system testing, and performance/load testing
• Experience implementing automated/AI solutions to remove manual processes

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with database management (SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience with AI/automation tools for process improvement is an asset

Benefits

• Work primarily remote with occasional onsite meetings in Edmonton
• Full-time basis, working across two (2) to three (3) projects
• Maximum of 1,960 hours per term, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Province
• Resource must provide their own computer and related equipment

Company Description

emergiTEL is hiring for DevOps Specialist.

Client: Public Sector

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Start Date: ASAP