DevOps Specialist
Vancouver Coastal Health2 years ago
Vancouver, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Automate the building, testing, deployment, and maintenance of data and AI solutions across on-premises, public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Design, implement, streamline, and monitor CI/CD pipelines for data-focused initiatives.
- Apply Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, incident management, change management, and release automation practices.
- Build and optimize ETL and data pipelines in Databricks and other cloud data warehousing environments.
- Develop highly automated infrastructure and support migrations from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.
- Design and implement secure, scalable, optimized, and reliable infrastructure and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with project managers, leadership, health authority data architects, technical teams, analytics teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.
- Analyze current practices and implement improved processes, emerging concepts, and best practices for Data and Analytics.
- Provide technical leadership through teaching, coaching, and mentoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus at least five years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience as a Platform, DevOps, DataOps, or Site Reliability Engineer.
- Extensive experience with DevOps practices including code review, unit test automation, build and release automation, incident management, and change management.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, streamlining, and monitoring CI/CD pipelines in a data-focused organization.
- Demonstrated experience building and optimizing ETL and data pipelines in Databricks or other cloud data warehousing technologies.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Databricks, Azure SQL, Git, and GitHub workflows.
- Proficiency with Python, Bash, Terraform, ARM, Bicep, or other scripting languages for automating releases or processes.
- Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, databases, SQL, Azure, and cloud infrastructure services such as Azure Data Factory.
- Ability to develop architecture and design artifacts and execute migrations from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.
- Understanding of security principles, DevSecOps practices, and design patterns for security, scalability, and optimization.
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving, communication, planning, budgeting, project management, teamwork, and stakeholder relationship skills.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines under pressure, communicate complex ideas clearly, and work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Cloud service provider certification, such as Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert, is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including MSP, extended health, dental coverage, and a municipal pension plan.
- Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident services, and wellness services for employees and immediate families.
- Award-winning recognition programs and exclusive discounts for VCH staff.
- The role is subject to operational scheduling requirements and applicable collective agreement provisions.
- Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check and provide vaccination or infection history information as required by Ministry of Health policy.
About Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Coastal Health is a publicly funded regional health authority that operates hospitals, clinics, community programs, and long-term care across coastal British Columbia. It delivers acute, primary, mental health, and community services to more than one million residents, with biomedical engineering and other shared services supporting clinical care. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Vancouver, it functions as a government agency within BC’s healthcare system.