Senior DevOps Consultant, Application Development

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be a key part of an innovative, “first to market” technology culture, contributing to CIBC’s digital transformation journey. As a Senior DevOps Consultant you will be joining CIBC’s ASG (Alternate Solutions Group), Capital Markets Technology to lead DevOps support for ASG projects, provide technical leadership and support to the project related and regression test related environment teams in helping successfully deliver projects on time and within budget. You will help accelerate our transformation and optimize the way we develop and deliver code to ultimately bring high value to our clients. You will collaborate with partners in application delivery, application development, quality assurance, operations, infrastructure, and business partners across various technology groups to deliver high quality products.  

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Build & Deploy - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to ASG DevOps. Design, develop and maintain build and automated code deployment systems. Define, build code (Golang, Java, NodeJS, C++, JBoss EAP), create artifacts/docker images and deploy to Azure DevOps / RedHat OpenShift / Linux Environment. Develop scripts of moderate complexity and scope, working with basic applications systems designs and specifications and utilizing standard procedures and techniques. Act as Middleware SME in adjusting and defining configuration of the Middleware platforms to suit needs of the application. Provide on-call support to ensure rapid recovery of application failures and participate in the coordination of Production implementations.  

• Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD) - Maintain automated continuous integration and continuous delivery systems. Define and maintain version control strategy in application to Git and GitHub version control systems. Closely work with Project Management and QA/PTE/Production teams on defining deployment strategy to UAT/PTE/PROD environments. Write documentation that describes build, deployment and configuration process of the applications.   

• DevOps Champion - Drive, design, develop, implement, and maintain deployment automation from code check-in to production. As a change agent, promote an optimized and simplified lifecycle experience for our internal/external partners throughout the entire deployment pipeline. Collaborate with teams using Agile and DevOps principles with a strong focus on cultural and people change management.

• Experimentation and Innovation - Challenge the status quo, look for opportunities to improve and optimize the delivery process. Increase our production monitoring and infrastructure automation capabilities. 

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate 8-10+ years’ experience in. IT industry as independent contributor/technical leader with preferred background in GO/Java/Python/NodeJS development and Middleware administration of highly available environment. You have a strong understanding of JVM configuration and tuning parameters. You have a strong understanding of DevOps concepts, principles and tools (JFrog Artifactory, Code Scanners – Snyk, Aqua and Process Tools – Jira, Confluence), as well as CI/CD toolset (preferably with GitHub Actions and Jenkins pipelines). You have previous experience working with Linux operating system and is able to understand and develop Linux shell scripts (ksh, bash). You have previous experience with application build tools such as Golang, Ant, Maven, Gradle, as well as experience with networks, Load Balancers, Firewalls, Autosys/FH, and version control systems such as Git and GitHub.

• You embrace and champion change. You are passionate about being on top of technology trends. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

• You have a degree/diploma. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Technical discipline.

• You love to learn. You're passionate about growing your knowledge. You have a strong sense of curiosity.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 16th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Primary Recruiter

Ahmad Affaan

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Application Development, Certificate Management, CI/CD, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Emerging Technologies, JFrog Artifactory, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure DevOps Pipelines, Project Management Technology, Technical Consulting, Technical Leadership, User Requirements, Vulnerability Scanning, Work Collaboratively