DevOps Engineer

Momentum Financial Services is a leading provider of financial services in North America. For 40 years, we've been committed to providing financial solutions that meet the evolving needs of consumers and business owners. Through our retail network of over 400 locations, known as Moneymart, Insta Cheques and the Cheque Cashing store, we provide access to cash and related products to help our customers achieve their goals.

Our highly skilled workforce puts customers first in everything we do. We serve 2 million people annually with diverse and innovative financial products such as loans, cheque cashing, money transfer and prepaid cards. Through this ever-evolving suite of services, we empower customers to manage their finances and improve their lives. Wherever customers are on their financial journey, Momentum Financial Services Group provides solutions.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The DevOps Engineer will meet the needs of our software development lifecycle. This role will use technical skills for the design and implementation of various CI/CD patterns while abiding by industry standards and policies. You will report to the VP of Core Platforms in a fast-paced company where every member has an impact.

You will often take part in design and code reviews and offer direction to ensure project scoping activities match architectural goals and specifications. When new applications are introduced or current ones undergo changes, you will frequently work with partners in other business divisions to provide build solutions.

Other responsibilities include documenting DevOps processes and ensuring that the DevOps platforms are up to date and properly maintained.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, develop, and implement solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements
• Identify the needs for build automation, designing, and implementing CICD solutions
• Consult on DevOps requirements from diverse application/line of business partners
• Create plug-and-play/reusable solutions and patterns for CICD pipelines
• Create, develop, and implement automation and system integration for various build platforms
• Publish and disseminate CICD best practices, patterns, and solutions
• Ensure that the service’s uptime and response time SLAs/OLAs are met or surpassed
• Build or maintain CICD building blocks and shared libraries proactively for app and development teams to enable quicker build and deployment
• Design action plans to address CICD platform/tools/solutions’ shortcomings and difficulties
• Actively participate in bridge calls with team members and contractors/vendors to prevent or quickly address problems
• Troubleshoot, identify, and fix problems in the DevOps domain
• Ensure incident tracking tools are updated in accordance with established norms and processes, gather all essential data and document any discoveries and concerns
• Identify management concerns and problems, assess them, and offer prompt solutions and/or escalation
• Align with technological Systems/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and industry-standard service management principles (such as ITIL)
• Create and publish engineering platforms and solutions

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of experience developing CICD pipelines
• Comprehensive technical expertise in a variety of DevOps toolkits, including Azure, Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Black Duck, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, or comparable technologies
• Familiarity with information security frameworks and standards
• Knowledge of DevOps Automation (Terraform, GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of Prisma cloud, SIEM, SOC, Nessus, Crowd strike or similar services
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, AWS Cloud Security
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, HIPPA, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA Standards and Policies and the associated certification and audit processes
• Familiarity with Cloud policies, configuration, and security management tools
• Experience with security automation
• Proven capacity for thinking leadership and a highly creative problem-solver
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to express technical information clearly at different organizational levels
• CISM, CISSP or other Security Certifications is a plus

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or a related field.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

*Notice to Ontario Applicants – Momentum Financial Services Group is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities up to the point of undue hardship during the recruitment, assessment, and selection process. If you are selected for an interview, please notify Momentum Financial Services Group if you require accommodation in respect of the materials or procedures used at any time during this process. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to determine how to meet your needs.

Note to Internal Applicants: All internal applicants are required to notify current manager regarding interest in applying for this role.