Staff DevOps Engineer

Willowtree, LLC

full-time

Posted on: 9/27/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • 🇨🇦 Canada

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💰 CA$118,400 - CA$148,000 per year

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ApacheAWSCloudDistributed SystemsDNSGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesPrometheusPythonTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Architect and design scalable, secure, and efficient cloud infrastructure solutions
Build, refine, and scale custom software solutions that power operational infrastructure
Drive technical decisions and establish infrastructure standards and best practices
Provide technical leadership and mentorship through code reviews and architecture discussions
Design and implement complex infrastructure automation solutions
Lead critical infrastructure initiatives and proof-of-concept projects
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges
Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap planning
Research and evaluate new technologies for potential adoption
Create and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure systems
Design and implement infrastructure to support LLM-provider integrations
Architect event-driven systems to support AI-powered platform
Optimize API management and security using tools like Apigee

Extensive, deep experience in infrastructure engineering
Deep technical knowledge of GCP and AWS cloud platforms
One or more relevant certifications from Google or AWS
Expert-level experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Strong background in automation, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
Experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
Expertise in container orchestration (Kubernetes) and microservices architecture
Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana or similar)
Excellent problem-solving and system design skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Scripting skills: Python, Bash, Go
CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
Networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing
Security: IAM, Network Security, Encryption
API management: Apigee (preferred)
Event-driven architectures: Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, or AWS EventBridge
AI/ML infrastructure experience: Kubeflow, MLflow, or similar

Benefits

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