Platform Engineer - Gitlab (Vancouver)

Platform Engineer - Gitlab (Vancouver)

04 Aug
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randstad canada
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Vancouver

04 Aug

randstad canada

Vancouver

Our client, is seeking an experienced, high-caliber Platform Engineer to join their Secure Delivery Platforms division.

In this senior hands-on technical leadership role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, operating, and evolving enterprise-scale Dev

Ops and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) platforms.

You will own the reliability, scalability, and governance of core platforms such as Git

Lab SaaS and Terraform Cloud, while enabling secure, AI-assisted software delivery infrastructure across the entire organization.

The team focuses on embedding automated compliance controls, operational excellence, and AI-native delivery pathways to dramatically elevate the developer experience (Dev

Ex) and accelerate business outcomes.

Desired Start Date: July 6, 2026 Contract Length: 6-Month Contract (Possibility of extension is highly likely) Location: Hybrid Vancouver (4 days per week on-site at the Vancouver, BC corporate headquarters) Advantages High-Scale Platform Leadership: Own and optimize the baseline Dev

Ops and cloud provisioning canvas used by hundreds of engineers globally.

Bleeding-Edge Tooling Integration: Pioneer the practical deployment of AI-assisted engineering workflows across corporate CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and automated incident responses.

True Dev

SecOps Autonomy: Shape enterprise-wide secure software delivery standards by architecting native policy-as-code guardrails and software supply chain security structures.

Strategic Global Impact: Drive data-informed platform enhancements by analyzing global utilization metrics, engineering reusable components, and fostering an elite site reliability culture.

Responsibilities Platform Operations & Infrastructure Engineering Enterprise Operations: Administer, scale, and ensure the high availability of Git

Lab SaaS, Terraform Cloud, and associated software supply chain platforms.

Pipeline Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines, enterprise runner infrastructures, reusable pipeline templates, and shared modules.

Cloud & Container Orchestration: Manage underlying distributed environments utilizing Kubernetes across public cloud infrastructure (AWS).

Reliability & Observability: Drive platform telemetry, logging,



and monitoring to maintain operational readiness.

Participate actively in an engineering on-call rotation to guarantee high uptime metrics.

Governance, Security & Automation Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Governance: Build, maintain, and govern standardized Terraform modules alongside automated policy-as-code guardrails.

Supply Chain Security: Embed comprehensive Secure SDLC (SSDLC) controls, artifact provenance verification, and automated vulnerability management directly into engineering pipelines.

Git

Ops & Self-Service Workflows: Develop declarative Git

Ops deployment models and self-service platform interfaces to automate cloud provisioning, identity access management, and lifecycle configurations.

Strategy, Documentation & Mentorship Architecture Mapping: Produce high-fidelity architectural patterns, platform engineering blueprints, and operational runbooks suitable for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Product Managers, Cyber Security Architects, and Engineering Leads to shape long-term platform roadmaps and prioritization matrices.

Team Mentorship: Mentor junior and intermediate engineers, advocate for platform engineering standards, and champion a culture of continuous learning.

Qualifications Experience: 10+ years of progressive professional experience operating inside Platform Engineering, Dev

Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles.

SaaS & Tooling Mastery: Deep, referenceable hands-on experience managing and governing Git

Lab SaaS configurations and Terraform Cloud architectures at an enterprise scale.

Cloud & Containerization Core: Proven expertise in Kubernetes, distributed computing architectures, and AWS cloud infrastructure operations.

Policy-as-Code & Compliance: Practical experience implementing automated regulatory checks via policy-as-code engines (e.g., Open Policy Agent / OPA Rego logic or Hashi

Corp Sentinel).





Software Supply Chain Acuity: Solid structural understanding of artifact governance, dependency management, and compliance verification. AI Tool Integration: Demonstrated experience embedding Generative AI tools or automated coding assistants into production-grade developer pipelines.

Soft Skills: Outstanding communication and collaborative skills, with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and motivating high-performing technical squads.

Summary If you are a battle-tested Senior Platform Engineer who combines robust infrastructure management (Kubernetes/AWS) with deep Git

Lab/Terraform governance savvy and a passion for next-generation AI pipelines, this Vancouver contract offers an exceptional tech workplace.

Bring your SRE mindset, automation discipline, and technical leadership to an industry-defining engineering team today! Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada.

As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada''s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle.

We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

📌 Platform Engineer - Gitlab (Vancouver)
🏢 randstad canada
📍 Vancouver

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