emergiTEL is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS for our client in the fintech / cryptocurrency industry. This is a Permanent role.
Compensation: $144,000 – $180,000 per year
Location: Etobicoke, ON (Hybrid)

Job Description (English)
The Role
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep AWS expertise, strong multi-account architecture experience, and proven leadership capability. This role owns cloud infrastructure strategy, CI/CD systems, security posture, observability, and infrastructure governance across production and regulated environments.
This is a hands-on role (approximately 80% execution, 20% mentoring and knowledge transfer) focused on building resilient, compliant, and highly available systems aligned with defined SLAs.

Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Multi-Account Strategy

Design and manage AWS Organizations across multiple accounts

Architect multi-region, highly available systems aligned with SLAs

Design secure VPC and private subnet strategies, including Transit Gateways and VPN/NGINX tunnels

Implement expert-level IAM governance (least privilege, SSO, Verified Permissions)

Continuously evolve cloud architecture to meet fintech-grade reliability and compliance requirements

Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD Leadership

Lead advanced Terraform implementations in complex, multi-account environments

Design scalable Terraform module architecture and state management strategies

Own and scale GitLab CI/CD pipelines and SaaS runners

Build AMI pipelines and infrastructure automation using Python, Go, or Bash with deterministic builds

Improve deployment velocity without compromising security

Containers, Orchestration & Observability

Architect and operate Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS environments

Manage ECR, image scanning, and auto-scaling strategies

Implement observability using Datadog (preferred) or Prometheus/Thanos

Define and manage SLIs and SLOs aligned to business SLAs

Lead incident response,



post-mortems, and root cause analysis

Architect and operate AWS RDS databases

Security & Compliance

Resolve CIS Benchmark and AWS Security Hub findings

Harden AWS infrastructure and container workloads

Manage secrets using HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager

Support PCI and regulated fintech/crypto compliance requirements

Strengthen cloud security controls across infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines

Edge, Connectivity & Cloudflare

Manage Cloudflare services including Firewall, Zero Trust, WARP, Access, and DNS

Design secure edge networking and connectivity patterns

Support secure connectivity for crypto infrastructure components

Lead and support cloud migration initiatives as required

FinOps & Governance

Implement cost optimization and tagging strategies

Identify and eliminate unused resources to reduce cloud waste

Produce architecture documentation and operational runbooks

Drive infrastructure governance, standards, and best practices

Qualifications

7–10 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering

5+ years owning and operating production AWS environments

Deep expertise in AWS architecture, security, and networking

Advanced Terraform experience in complex environments

Strong CI/CD architecture experience (GitLab preferred)

Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS

Skilled scripting experience in Python, Go, or Bash

Experience in PCI‑compliant or regulated fintech/crypto environments

Strong understanding of SLAs and designing systems to meet them

Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability

Preferred Certifications & Experience

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02)

Experience leading FinOps initiatives

Cloudflare Zero Trust and WARP experience

Snowflake and dbt infrastructure experience

Vacancy Status / Statut du poste
This is an active position currently open for hiring. / Ce poste est activement ouvert au recrutement.

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📌 Sr. DevOps Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 emergiTEL
📍 Ontario