If you are a talented and experienced DevOps Specialist, Aplin has the right opportunity for you! Our client, a public sector organization in Alberta is seeking 4 DevOps Consultants to join their team for a one year contract with potential to extend. This is a remote role with expected occasional meetings in Edmonton. As a DevOps Consultant, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and providing operational support to ensure minimal downtime during deployment and maintenance. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to improve infrastructure efficiency and drive innovation in automation.


Key Responsibilities:
Design, build, and manage Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure rapid, high-quality releases.Develop and implement automation strategies for deployment processes, focusing on limited downtime and high availability.Provide ongoing operational support, troubleshooting issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and performance.Collaborate with engineering teams to design and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues.Advocate and implement DevOps best practices, ensuring efficiency, security, and scalability across the pipeline and production environments.Partner with developers, QA, and IT operations to streamline workflows and enhance development velocity.
Required Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in a DevOps or infrastructure role, preferably in a consulting capacity.Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Travis CI, etc.).Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and deployment tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.).Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).Proven experience in designing and implementing zero-downtime deployments for high-availability systems.Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, or other relevant languages).Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, etc.).Ability to provide operational support for production systems and troubleshoot critical infrastructure issues.Familiarity with security best practices in a cloud or hybrid environment.

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