Senior DevOps Engineer/Linkerd
Top Benefits
About the role
A high-growth SaaS organization operating at global scale is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of its cloud platform and infrastructure ecosystem from end to end.
Supporting a platform that powers millions of customer interactions, this role will be responsible for driving the strategy, reliability, scalability, observability, and continuous evolution of the organization's Kubernetes and AWS environments. You will work across the full platform lifecycle, influencing architecture, automation, operational excellence, and engineering standards while partnering closely with development and product teams.
The environment leverages AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab, ArgoCD, and a broad observability stack, with a strong emphasis on automation, platform engineering, and operational resilience.
Required Skills & Experience
Deep expertise with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, RDS, and CloudFront. Advanced production experience designing, operating, and scaling Kubernetes environments, combined with strong Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform. Demonstrated hands-on experience building and maintaining Kubernetes Operators from the ground up using Golang or Python, alongside strong proficiency with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm, and automation scripting.
Desired Skills & Experience
Observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and CloudWatch, including alerting, anomaly detection, and platform health analysis. Experience with service mesh technologies, traffic routing, DNS management, edge networking, and content delivery platforms such as Linkerd and Cloudflare. Strong knowledge of cloud security architecture, IAM governance, incident response leadership, and cloud cost optimization methodologies.
Daily Responsibilities
Hands-On Engineering: 75% Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 25%
You Will Receive The Following Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Vacation Time
Current Vacancy: Yes
Use of AI in Hiring: No
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Posted By: Adrian Cronk
Not the right fit? Search for DevOps Engineer/Linkerd jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About Motion Recruitment
Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.
Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.
We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.
Similar Jobs
Senior DevOps Engineer/Linkerd
Top Benefits
About the role
A high-growth SaaS organization operating at global scale is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of its cloud platform and infrastructure ecosystem from end to end.
Supporting a platform that powers millions of customer interactions, this role will be responsible for driving the strategy, reliability, scalability, observability, and continuous evolution of the organization's Kubernetes and AWS environments. You will work across the full platform lifecycle, influencing architecture, automation, operational excellence, and engineering standards while partnering closely with development and product teams.
The environment leverages AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab, ArgoCD, and a broad observability stack, with a strong emphasis on automation, platform engineering, and operational resilience.
Required Skills & Experience
Deep expertise with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, RDS, and CloudFront. Advanced production experience designing, operating, and scaling Kubernetes environments, combined with strong Infrastructure as Code expertise using Terraform. Demonstrated hands-on experience building and maintaining Kubernetes Operators from the ground up using Golang or Python, alongside strong proficiency with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm, and automation scripting.
Desired Skills & Experience
Observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and CloudWatch, including alerting, anomaly detection, and platform health analysis. Experience with service mesh technologies, traffic routing, DNS management, edge networking, and content delivery platforms such as Linkerd and Cloudflare. Strong knowledge of cloud security architecture, IAM governance, incident response leadership, and cloud cost optimization methodologies.
Daily Responsibilities
Hands-On Engineering: 75% Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 25%
You Will Receive The Following Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Vacation Time
Current Vacancy: Yes
Use of AI in Hiring: No
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Posted By: Adrian Cronk
Not the right fit? Search for DevOps Engineer/Linkerd jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About Motion Recruitment
Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.
Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.
We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.