DevOps Engineer

Department of Position: Product Management

Reports to: Senior Director, Technology

This role reports to Toronto HQ and some weekend or nights is expected to have meetings with the North America team

Company Description

Proudly Canadian-founded, the Lorex team across North America is committed to the design, development, and deployment of ingenious smart home security and business monitoring solutions that enhance our customers’ lifestyles and sense of well-being. We achieve this by continuing to produce innovative solutions, all backed by cutting-edge technology and a dedicated team of forward thinkers.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with strong AWS experience to design and implement secure, resilient cloud-native architectures. This role emphasizes leveraging AWS services, optimizing infrastructure through automation, and enhancing application performance and security. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Linux, scripting languages, monitoring tools, and network fundamentals, along with a proven ability to drive cost-efficiency and innovation in cloud environments. Knowledge of AI tools and experience with container orchestration, such as Kubernetes, are a plus.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure, resilient architectures for our cloud-native platform service, with a strong emphasis on leveraging AWS technologies.
• Build and maintain a cloud-native platform infrastructure following the "infrastructure as code" principle, ensuring seamless migration to more cost-efficient service providers.
• Set up and optimize application and infrastructure logging and monitoring solutions to ensure reliability and scalability.
• Maintain and enhance the application layer in a multi-DC environment, focusing on cost-efficiency and performance optimization.
• Implement disaster recovery strategies, including automated backups, failover solutions, and conducting regular disaster recovery drills.
• Optimize application performance by analyzing resource utilization, conducting load testing, and refining CI/CD pipelines.
• Harden security by conducting vulnerability assessments, setting up enhanced monitoring, and automating security updates.
• Assist in budgeting and controlling expenses related to the cloud platform, with a focus on reducing costs by optimizing resource usage and exploring alternative service providers.
• Conduct research and introduce innovative solutions to streamline processes and enhance the technology stack, particularly through AWS services and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives, driving the adoption of AWS best practices and cost optimization strategies.
• Leverage AI tools to improve the deployment, operation, and cost-efficiency of services.

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on AWS.
• Strong experience with Linux, including 3-5 years of experience administering Linux servers.
• In-depth knowledge of network fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and more.
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Strong experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).
• Strong programming skills in scripting languages such as Shell or Python.
• Strong experience with databases, including SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory databases like Memcached or Redis.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with automation tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, SaltStack, Chef, or Terraform.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards.
• Extensive experience working with web applications and JavaScript.
• Experience in the development or deployment of large-scale SaaS applications, particularly on AWS.

Lorex welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Interested applicants please submit a copy of your resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Please note, only selected candidates will be selected for an interview.