Intermediate DevOps Specialist

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Pour ceux qui rêvent de faire progresser notre espace dans l’Univers et sur Terre, nous vous y emmènerons. Desservant le monde entier à partir de son siège canadien et de ses bureaux internationaux, MDA est un partenaire international de missions spatiales et un pionnier de la robotique, des opérations spatiales, des systèmes satellitaires et du renseignement géoint et avec une tradition de 50 ans de réussites sur Terre et au-dessus de celle‑ci.

Aujourd’hui, nous menons la charge vers des colonies lunaires viables, une meilleure observation de la Terre, la communication dans un monde hyper‑connecté, et plus encore. Nous sommes animés d’un esprit pionnier qui nous pousse à aller plus loin.

The Intermediate Dev Ops Specialist is a core member of our Satellite Operations team, responsible for bridging the gap between development and operations to ensure seamless deployment and operation of software systems that support the CHORUS satellite mission. You will collaborate with Satellite Operation Specialists and other stakeholders to implement and support continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines that automate software build, test, and delivery for our satellite operations systems.

Close coordination with Cyber Security and Sec Ops will ensure that CI/CD pipelines integrate with code quality and security static analysis tools, as well as open source vulnerability scanners, maintaining the highest level of security and integrity. You will also work with Software Developers to integrate test automation into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring efficient testing and deployment of software updates.

As part of our Dev Ops practice, you will contribute to continuous learning and improvement, evolving and enhancing our Dev Ops processes, practices, and tools to adapt to changing technological and business needs that support the success of our satellite missions.

• Design and implement automated pipelines that integrate with multiple tools and systems, from code commit to build, test, and deployment.
• Automate the deployment of software applications into existing production environments, including databases, message queues (e.g. Kafka), and cloud-specific services (e.g. AWS Lambda, EKS, Managed Services).
• Utilize infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation) to deploy and manage AWS‑equivalent services for storage, networking, and servers.
• Manage and automate the configuration of DNS, Public Key Infrastructure (Certificates), and Active Directory.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of automated pipelines with existing development workflows.
• Ensure the security and integrity of automated pipelines and deployments, following industry best practices and compliance standards.
• Continuously monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of automated pipelines and deployments.
• Collaborate with IT and Cloud Architecture to implement Infrastructure as Code to enable automation of infrastructure deployment and configuration.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security and Security Architecture teams to implement software security policies to prevent security breaches and other vulnerabilities.
• Support IT by contributing to the design and implementation of deployment of monitoring and observability tools to improve operational efficiency.

• University degree in a technical discipline, preferably in computer science, information technology, or engineering. Degrees in other STEM fields will also be considered.
• 3+ years of experience in software development, Dev Ops, SRE, or systems administration.
• Strong knowledge of automation tools and technologies, including:
  • Containerization (e.g. Docker) and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes).
  • Infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation).
  • Cloud‑specific services (e.g. AWS Lambda, EKS, Managed Services).
  • Message queues (e.g. Kafka) and streaming technologies.
  • DNS, Public Key Infrastructure (Certificates), and Active Directory.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash) and automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible,…