Senior DevOps/Systems Engineer
Remote
Remote (Canada)
CA$93,880 - CA$108,324/yearly
Senior Level
Top Benefits
Health, vision, dental coverage
Flexible work hours & asynchronous approach
Remote-first work environment
About the role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps, or site reliability roles
- Proven experience with AWS infrastructure services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Strong hands-on experience managing on-premises infrastructure, including virtualization (OpenStack or similar), networking, and storage systems
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Strong CI/CD pipeline development experience
- Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, Bash etc.)
- Strong troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis skills
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, routing, load balancing)
- Strong Linux and Unix fundamentals, server automation, scripting, networking and security experience
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible or similar)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- As a Senior DevOps / Systems Engineer at Tucows, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our hybrid infrastructure — spanning both on-premises environments and AWS cloud
- You will lead the development, enhancement, and migration of systems infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions
- In this role, you’ll be a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers, driving automation, and ensuring operational excellence across our platforms
- Architect, maintain, and enhance hybrid infrastructure across AWS and on-premises data centers
- Lead migration projects, modernizing legacy systems and integrating them with cloud-native solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements and design scalable solutions
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and CloudFormation
- Guide testing, monitoring, and incident response for production systems
- Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, ensuring stability and performance across all environments
- Oversee containerization and orchestration initiatives with Kubernetes (EKS, on-prem clusters), Docker, or ECS
- Maintain hardware compatibility and integrations in on-prem environments
- Stay current with emerging technologies in systems engineering, automation, and cloud services
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
Benefits
- Flexible work hours and an asynchronous approach
- Remote-first
- "Distributed Workplace Bonus"
- Health, vision, dental benefits
- Annual Flexible Health Spending and Lifestyle Spending dollars
- Learning and development programs with a flexible, annual learning reimbursement fund
- Mental health benefits
- Employee resource groups
- Family/fertility planning support, parental and adoptive leave
- Three weeks of leave, plenty of personal days, and annual paid gratitude days over the holiday season
- Stock options
- Retirement savings plan contributions
About Tucows
IT Services and IT Consulting
501-1000
We do a lot, but at our core, we’re in the business of keeping people connected and keeping the Internet open. We’re made up of three companies: Tucows Domains, Ting, and Wavelo.
As Tucows Domains, we help people find their place online as the world’s largest domain name wholesaler and the third-largest domain registrar globally.
As Ting Internet, we deliver high-speed fiber internet service to communities across the United States.
As Wavelo, we believe the future of telecom is simple. We build modern, flexible software for CSPs (communication service providers) globally.
Together, we are making the Internet better.
Tucows’ investor info (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) can be found at https://www.tucows.com/investors/
#JoinTheHerd at tucows.com/careers
[It's pronounced two-cows, btw.]
Senior DevOps/Systems Engineer
Remote
Remote (Canada)
CA$93,880 - CA$108,324/yearly
Senior Level
Top Benefits
Health, vision, dental coverage
Flexible work hours & asynchronous approach
Remote-first work environment
About the role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps, or site reliability roles
- Proven experience with AWS infrastructure services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Strong hands-on experience managing on-premises infrastructure, including virtualization (OpenStack or similar), networking, and storage systems
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Strong CI/CD pipeline development experience
- Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, Bash etc.)
- Strong troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis skills
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, routing, load balancing)
- Strong Linux and Unix fundamentals, server automation, scripting, networking and security experience
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible or similar)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- As a Senior DevOps / Systems Engineer at Tucows, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our hybrid infrastructure — spanning both on-premises environments and AWS cloud
- You will lead the development, enhancement, and migration of systems infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions
- In this role, you’ll be a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers, driving automation, and ensuring operational excellence across our platforms
- Architect, maintain, and enhance hybrid infrastructure across AWS and on-premises data centers
- Lead migration projects, modernizing legacy systems and integrating them with cloud-native solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements and design scalable solutions
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and CloudFormation
- Guide testing, monitoring, and incident response for production systems
- Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, ensuring stability and performance across all environments
- Oversee containerization and orchestration initiatives with Kubernetes (EKS, on-prem clusters), Docker, or ECS
- Maintain hardware compatibility and integrations in on-prem environments
- Stay current with emerging technologies in systems engineering, automation, and cloud services
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
Benefits
- Flexible work hours and an asynchronous approach
- Remote-first
- "Distributed Workplace Bonus"
- Health, vision, dental benefits
- Annual Flexible Health Spending and Lifestyle Spending dollars
- Learning and development programs with a flexible, annual learning reimbursement fund
- Mental health benefits
- Employee resource groups
- Family/fertility planning support, parental and adoptive leave
- Three weeks of leave, plenty of personal days, and annual paid gratitude days over the holiday season
- Stock options
- Retirement savings plan contributions
About Tucows
IT Services and IT Consulting
501-1000
We do a lot, but at our core, we’re in the business of keeping people connected and keeping the Internet open. We’re made up of three companies: Tucows Domains, Ting, and Wavelo.
As Tucows Domains, we help people find their place online as the world’s largest domain name wholesaler and the third-largest domain registrar globally.
As Ting Internet, we deliver high-speed fiber internet service to communities across the United States.
As Wavelo, we believe the future of telecom is simple. We build modern, flexible software for CSPs (communication service providers) globally.
Together, we are making the Internet better.
Tucows’ investor info (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) can be found at https://www.tucows.com/investors/
#JoinTheHerd at tucows.com/careers
[It's pronounced two-cows, btw.]