Senior Development Operations Specialist

Senior Development Operations Specialist
Reference number  CFC
26J
- Salary  $110,545 to $137,870 - GROUP and LEVEL: FC-07

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to support stable and repeatable delivery of government digital services.

Collaborate with application development, IT operations, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture teams to advance Dev Ops practices and platform modernization initiatives.

Build and manage secure, compliant infrastructure (on premises and/or cloud) using Infrastructure as Code in alignment with government standards and policies.

Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and incident response capabilities to support service reliability and operational transparency.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues; conduct root cause analysis and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operating procedures to support auditability and knowledge transfer.

Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to Dev Ops and IT staff; contribute to communities of practice.

Work Environment
Position is classified as FC-07. Requires onsite presence at FINTRAC headquarters in Ottawa for a minimum of three days per week, with remaining workdays completed remotely when operationally feasible.

Conditions of Employment

Top Secret security clearance – candidates must be Canadian citizens and eligible to obtain a Top Secret clearance following FINTRAC’s standards.

Willingness and ability to work overtime as and when required, with short notice.

Essential Qualifications
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Education

Graduation from a two‑year program of study from a recognized post‑secondary institution with specialization in one of the following:
Computer science, Information technology, Information management, or another specialty relevant to the position.

Experience

Recent and significant experience designing and operating automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Lab CI/CD, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, and artifact repositories. Recent experience defined as within the last five years; significant experience defined as depth and breadth typical of at least two years of cumulative experience.

Recent hands‑on experience provisioning and managing infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Ansible, Puppet) across cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS) and on‑premises environments.

Experience building and supporting modern application platforms using containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience implementing secure Dev Ops practices, including access management, secrets handling, vulnerability scanning, and policy enforcement, aligned with Government of Canada security, privacy, and compliance requirements.

Experience implementing and leveraging monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to support service reliability, incident response, and root cause analysis.

Experience providing technical leadership and mentorship, producing technical documentation, standards, and operating procedures to support auditability, operational continuity, and knowledge transfer in a regulated environment.

Knowledge (Applied / assessed at a later date)

Dev Ops and Site Reliability Engineering concepts, including automation, continuous integration and deployment, and infrastructure as code.

Secure hybrid IT environments, including cloud and on‑premise platforms.

Software Development Life Cycle methodologies.

Abilities

Effective written and oral communication.

Leadership Competencies

Engagement – Working effectively with people, organizations and partners.

Values and Ethics – Serving through integrity and respect.

Excellence through results – Delivering results through own work, relationships and responsibilities.

Strategic Thinking – Innovating through analysis and ideas.

Language requirements (essential for the job)
May be applied / assessed at a later date

Assets

AED1 – Experience working in a Government of Canada IT environment, including knowledge of Treasury Board…