Senior DevSecOps Consultant (15 month contract)

Company: Sovereign General
Department: Information Technology
Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time (15 months)
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: This role operates in English
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Opportunity: 

As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Co-operators General Insurance Company, Sovereign Insurance believes your experience matters. This is our promise to not only our clients but to our employees as well, because we know the strength of our company starts with our people.  The smart, curious and collaborative people who bring their whole heart and passion to work each day. But you can’t pour from an empty cup; we take care of the well-being of our people so that they are inspired to protect Canadian businesses and the lives, families, and communities we impact. Join us and begin shaping your experience at Sovereign.

As a Senior DevSecOps Consultant, you will utilize modern technologies to build, automate and maintain our IT ecosystem and cloud infrastructure to deliver seamless release support for our business. You as part of a key strategic initiative here at Sovereign Insurance in implementing Guidewire PolicyCenter. 

How you will create impact:

• Execute & manage Code Integration & Deployment activities
• Manage & resolve risk that affect release schedule & quality
• Work closely with Developers, QA, Solution Designers, Enterprise IT teams, and Cloud Software
• Vendors to support and strengthen existing build, release & code merge processes
• Utilize and manage tools and processes to automate CI/CD processes to deploy our applications
• Strengthen the DevSecOps practice across Sovereign IT, assess implementation of test-driven development etc.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure open communication, quality/timely deliverables, and team success 

How you will succeed:

• You have a logical and innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.  
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view. 
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

• Diploma or degree in Information Technology or Computer Science with at least 8+ years of relevant experience in IT industry
• A passion for DevOps/DevSecOps practices and experience with CI/CD and pipeline tools such as TeamCity/Jenkins or similar.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools like Jenkins & TeamCity Strategy, Architecture, Solutions and DevSecOps (SASD)
• Proven experience in Build, Deployment & Release management best practices
• Good understanding of agile principles, test-driven development, change management, and project management tools such as JIRA/Confluence or similar
• Exposure to cloud infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (Azure)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (Helm), OpenShift and Configuration management tools
• Build Automation scripting experiences like Batch, shell, YMAL, PowerShell, Perl, Python etc.
• Experience with SCM Tools like GIT\Bitbucket\SVN & Artifact repo like JFrog
• Experience in implementing code coverage, code quality tools like JaCoCo\SonarQube\CodeNarc
• Experience with Tools like Splunk & Datadog for monitoring, logging & Alerting
• Positive attitude, self-driven, detail-oriented, analytical, and possesses an eagerness to learn 

What you need to know:

• Detail oriented work that requires a high degree of mental concentration for extended periods of time. 
• You will travel occasionally
• You will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What's in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options to support personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Volunteer opportunities to give back to your community.