Director of DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure

Fortinet is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Devops
- Director to join our cloud computing Dev Ops team to work with software developers and other operational specialists to support our Forti Cloud services. You will be involved with working in a wide variety of cloud computing technologies in both the development and operational stages. The everyday working environment is Linux servers, containers, Kubernetes, Open Stack, VMware and AWS.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement technical strategy for Private Cloud design, deployment and operation
• Collaborate with leadership to implement long term vision of datacenter, Private Cloud and architecture strategy
• Oversee a breadth of Cloud Services from conception to maintenance
• Manage project resources, timelines, and budgets to deliver productivity and high level of service
• Provide technical guidance in containerization, virtualization and datacenter architecture
• Lead a team of 50 in the HQ
• Report to Leadership of MIS in Canada

Experience and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years in leadership role
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Dev Ops or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 3 years focused on Kubernetes.
• Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, docker-compose and container orchestration.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Openstack, VMware, AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with different Kubernetes orchestration tools such as Openshift, Rancher k3s and rke2, EKS etc.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Argo CD).
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios, Cacti, Zabbix).
• Understanding of networking within Kubernetes (Istio, Calico, Cilium).
• Strong focus on security best practices in Kubernetes.

Personal attributes:

• Highly motivated, positive, responsible and able to work in a mission critical on-call environment
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent language skills in English - oral and written

Bonus experience:

• Experience with Fortinet cloud product
• CKA, CKAD and CKS certificate
• Other certifications of Cloud platform and networking

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field.