- Company Name
- HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
- Job Title
- Sr. DevOps Engineer (Data Infrastructure)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**: Senior DevOps Engineer (Data Infrastructure)
**Role Summary**: Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable data infrastructure and operations for investment, financial, and risk applications. Combines DataOps engineering, database administration (DBA), and automation to ensure compliance, performance, and security across cloud-native data platforms.
**Expectations**:
- 7+ years in database administration, DevOps, and data operations with focus on automation and process optimization.
- Extensive cloud environment experience (AWS, Snowflake) leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Expertise in database performance tuning and DevOps integration.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Manage and optimize database systems (Oracle, SQL Server, AWS RDS, Snowflake) for reliability and performance.
- Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native data platforms.
- Implement IaC for cloud resource provisioning and governance.
- Oversee database security (RBAC, encryption), backups, recovery, and disaster preparedness.
- Monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization for cost and performance.
- Drive data quality, governance, and audit readiness standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve infrastructure and data pipeline issues.
- Mentor junior engineers and advocate for Agile/DevOps methodologies.
**Required Skills**:
- Hands-on expertise with Snowflake, SQL optimization, and cloud databases.
- Proficiency in AWS (S3, RDS, Redshift, Athena) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git), monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus), and scripting (Python, Shell).
- Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Snowflake), DBA (Oracle/Microsoft), and DevOps (AWS DevOps Engineer, Puppet, Chef) preferred.