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AppOps Senior Specialist with AWS

AppOps Senior Specialist with AWS

Hybrid

Toronto, Canada

Senior

Freelance

09-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Python Jira PostgreSQL Splunk ServiceNow GitHub DevOps Docker Kubernetes Version Control Ansible Change Management Networking git AWS Shell software testing Agile OpenShift Terraform Grafana Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Job Specifications

Title: AppOps Senior Specialist - with AWS

Location: Onsite downtown Toronto - 3 days a week

Duration: 6-8 month contract

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
Experience in AppOps with highly resilient and highly performant production workloads with AWS
Expertise in using version control systems, such as Git, for managing codebases and collaboration.
Expertise with scripting e.g. Power Shell, Python, and Ansible.
Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Experience with microservices and containerization (i.e., Docker).
Experience using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, ServiceNow.
Good understanding of AWS ECS core architectural concepts: clusters, task definitions, tasks, services, autoscaling (service and cluster auto scaling), and networking integration (such as with Elastic Load Balancing and AWS VPC).
Strong knowledge of Agile development and Agile frameworks (e.g. JIRA, GitHub)
Good understanding of software lifecycle including release planning, release processes, software testing, incident, problem and change management.
Well versed in analyzing data, identifying and proactively mitigating risk to production systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and can seamlessly communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Certification
Experience with OpenShift Kubernetes
Experience with DevOps concepts
Good understanding of database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL
AWS certifications
Experience working with OpenShift
Experience working in the Financial and Payments services.
ITIL Certification

About the Company

quarry ['kwore,] Noun - "One that is sought or pursued" Noun - "a place where valuable resources are uncovered and mined" Verb - "to dig or delve in" Quarry Consulting (formerly Tiree Consulting) is a technology and advisory services firm based in the Ottawa area and we work with clients and candidates across Canada and the Northern United States. Our advisory services help a wide range of organizations successfully implement transformation initiatives with positive impacts on their operations. Digital and IT modernization, ... Know more