Senior DevOps Engineer - contract

Who We Are

PLATO is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned software testing and technology services company. For nearly 30 years, our expert teams have helped our clients deliver reliable products that users enjoy interacting with.

Our 100% Canada‑based team brings deep experience in QA, software testing, and IT services, along with a shared commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement. We’re a team that shows up for each other, whether that’s tackling complex client challenges or helping colleagues grow through coaching and knowledge‑sharing.

As Canada’s largest Indigenous‑owned software testing company, we’re proud of our roots and our mission to build a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce. At the same time, we warmly welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about quality, teamwork, and making an impact.

This is a contract position from Oct 2026 to May 2027

**A current Secret Government of Canada security clearance is mandatory.

We're seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a centralized team supporting multiple product and data teams. In this role, you'll design and manage the pipelines, infrastructure, and tooling that power our end-to-end delivery lifecycle across a modern Microsoft and Azure environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps across infrastructure, Power Platform, data platforms, and test automation

• Implement environment-based release strategies with approvals, quality gates, and rollback mechanisms

• Create reusable pipeline templates and integrate automated testing, security scanning, and compliance checks

• Act as a DevOps advisor, promoting best practices in Git workflows, branching strategies, and deployment processes

• Develop and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure as code, including governance standards (RBAC, tagging, networking)

• Support Power Platform ALM, including solution packaging, deployments, and environment management

• Automate and support deployments for Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Dynamics 365, enabling CI/CD for data workflows

• Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and architecture reviews to improve reliability and consistency

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Boards, Artifacts), including 4+ in a lead role

• Strong knowledge of Azure services (networking, compute, storage, IAM, Key Vault, PaaS)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments, including approvals and gating

• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)

• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code practices

• Strong understanding of Git workflows and source control strategies

• Ability to collaborate across teams and support multiple delivery streams

Work With Us

At PLATO, we believe that great work happens when people feel supported, connected, and challenged in the right ways. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where experienced professionals share knowledge, mentor others, and contribute to solving complex, real‑world client projects.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, we’re here to support you.

PLATO respectfully acknowledges that we operate on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and within Métis homelands. We honour the long history of these lands and actively work toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.