Who We Are Mariner innovates always and everywhere, turning novel ideas into practical solutions. From products and services to venture creation, we build better futures powered by people. We partner with people embracing change, leveraging data, cybersecurity, cloud, and change management to drive successful business outcomes that matter to our customers.

Mariners build for change. Like SHIFT Energy, our energy management and decarbonization company. Or East Valley, created to scale social economic impact in our communities through investment and mentorship of emerging change-makers and their companies.

Mariner’s Purpose Has Always Been To Be a Great, Everlasting Technology Company And The Core Values That Guide Us Every Day Are

OUR VALUES

• We care for our team.
• We care about the impact we have on our community.
• We serve by solving complex problems.
• We grow because growth fuels opportunities.
• We innovate always and everywhere.
• We build a business that lasts.

Overview Of The Role We are seeking a talented and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Mariner Innovations team to help in our planned growth, and contract opportunities for our clients in Atlantic Canada. In this role, you will be responsible for managing software releases and deployments, while also troubleshooting and resolving technical issues encountered by users in client-based projects.

This opportunity is open to full-time salaried employees, hourly employees, and Independent Contractors.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING IN THE ROLE:

• Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements
• Plan, coordinate, and manage software releases across multiple environments, ensuring smooth delivery from development through to production.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD practices to support frequent, reliable, and automated release cycles.
• Architect, build, and maintain scalable release automation solutions that improve delivery speed while minimizing risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, QA, operations, product, and security) to schedule, communicate, and execute release plans.
• Monitor and optimize release pipelines and deployments, proactively troubleshooting issues to ensure reliability, availability, and minimal downtime.
• Implement and refine strategies for deployment automation, including canary releases, feature flags, blue/green deployments, and rollback mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure and configuration management tools to ensure consistent environments across development, testing, staging, and production.
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, and audit requirements by maintaining documentation, sign-offs, and release approvals.
• Drive efficiency by automating release-related tasks, reducing manual intervention and improving predictability in delivery cycles.
• Stay current with best practices, tools, and emerging trends in DevOps, release management, and software delivery automation.

WHAT SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED TO DO THE JOB:

• University Degree in Information Technology or equivalency in training and work experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Release Engineer in a DevOps team environment using agile methodology.
• Skills in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines).
• Strong understanding in branching strategies, version control, and release s equencing.
• Ability to coordinate development, QA, staging, and production environments
• Demonstrated experience ensuring consistency of data, configurations, and code across sandboxes.
• Experience in Git (or similar tools) for managing code branches, pull requests, and merges.
• Demonstrated ability in coordinating release windows, blackout periods, and stakeholder communication
• Proven ability to manage metadata across Salesforce environments would be considered an asset.

…AND YOU ARE...

• Always improving your skills and knowledge: you want to be the best at what you do
• Curious and creative; comfortable taking on new problems and challenges
• A self-starter with the ability to recommend priorities to the project leader
• Comfortable working through problems and figuring things out with minimal supervision
• Great problem-solving skills: thorough and reliable
• Able to work in a team: share knowledge and assist other team members
• A good communicator: able to explain your ideas and recommendations
• Well organized and dependable under pressure: you manage your time effectively
• Energized by our company values!

MARINER OFFERS YOU:

• A values-driven workplace where people really matter
• Competitive salary, retirement savings program, and rewards program
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans and access to e-health care
• Paid vacation, maternity/parental leave, paid sick leave and paid Mariner MyLife days
• Unlimited training

WHY MARINER? We believe in making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work! Not only are we passionate about nurturing a thriving technology sector here in Atlantic Canada, but we are also committed to solving technology challenges that will make an impact worldwide. Technology is everlasting, and we take pride in connecting world class talent to world class projects and business solutions.

If you are an IT Professional, Software Professional, or Management Consultant, that is passionate about career development, data, and problem solving, we want to hear from you! If this sounds like someone you know, share this with them so they do not miss the opportunity to experience Mariner!

To achieve this, we know we need to be all in on training and development of our team so we can continue to move the needle in the technology sector together. Of course, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to our team, but our competitive edge is the development and training that our team experiences every day.

Be part of our vibrant community that values diversity and embraces inclusion at every level. We are committed to fostering a culture where individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life feel empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Our collaborative environment celebrates the richness of ideas and experiences, and we believe that by embracing diversity, we can achieve greater innovation and excellence together. Come and help us create a workplace that reflects the beautiful tapestry of our global community.

Join our growing team!