DevOps (SRE) Engineer

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps/SRE Engineer, drive automation, improve infrastructure reliability, and ensure smooth and efficient software delivery across the organization. This role is critical to building scalable systems, enabling fast-paced development, and aligning infrastructure goals with business priorities. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, and a passion for continuous improvement in CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, system monitoring, and deployment processes.

Additional Information* 

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors.  In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Mississauga, ON is CAD $115k – CAD $125k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Promote a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Management of multi-test environments supporting large-scale Big Data applications, web services, and downstream integrations.
• Enhance and develop end-to-end CI/CD pipeline implementation and optimization using tools like Jenkins, Harness, Tekton, GitHub, and BitBucket.
• Drive platform governance, automation, and performance optimization across containerized environments, leveraging OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with development teams to support Java, Spark, and Python-based applications, ensuring smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.
• Integrate and manage secrets and credential handling through Vault, ensuring adherence to secure DevOps practices and Citi's Developer Manifesto.
• Implement and monitor code quality and security scanning tools such as SonarQube, BlackDuck, and enforce development standards across the pipeline.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortems to improve system reliability and uptime.
• Define and track key performance metrics around deployment health, system uptime, build stability, and pipeline efficiency.
• Work closely with product engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and security teams to align DevOps goals.
• Research, recommend, and implement emerging tools and technologies to continuously modernize the DevOps/SRE ecosystem.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Harness, GitHub, BitBucket, RLM, Terraform, Ansible, and Tekton.
• Proficient in Java, Python, and Linux shell scripting for automation and tooling.
• Solid understanding of Spark and distributed data processing environments, Cloudera familiarity a plus.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using OpenShift, ECS, and Docker.
• Experience with Ansible or similar tools for configuration management and automation.
• Strong knowledge of code quality and security scanning tools like SonarQube and BlackDuck.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure reliability, scalability, and observability best practices.
• Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog).
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of partnering across engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.

We offer:

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
 

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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