Hybrid DevOps Specialist

at Evlo

• Job title: DevOps Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Azure, Cloud, Docker, Flux, Grafana, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Python, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Varennes, Canada

About the role

• DevOps Specialist creating and overseeing Azure hybrid cloud infrastructures for EVLO's battery energy storage solutions. Collaborating with teams to implement cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in designing and evolving Azure hybrid cloud infrastructures within critical industrial and technological environments.
• Have a direct impact on national-scale projects by contributing to large-scale solutions in IT and OT contexts.
• Deploy and evolve modern CI/CD pipelines for applications, industrial systems (OT), and AI/MLOps projects.
• Automate infrastructures and environments using Infrastructure as Code best practices (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, Ansible).
• Design and operate containerized and orchestrated environments (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS).
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (software development, data, AI, automation, cybersecurity) to industrialize and operate innovative solutions.
• Contribute to the deployment and operation of MLOps platforms covering training, deployment, monitoring, and reliability of AI models.
• Orchestrate and automate data and compute pipelines for advanced industrial analytics projects using tools like Dagster.
• Participate in the integration and operation of industrial data using time-series and analytical databases (e.g., InfluxDB).
• Ensure stability, traceability, and monitoring of AI models and critical systems in production.
• Contribute to the secure convergence of IT, cloud, and industrial (OT) environments.
• Participate in continuous improvement of availability, resilience, and observability of platforms and data flows.
• Integrate cybersecurity by design, securing cloud infrastructures, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and MLOps platforms.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams during risk analyses, audits, and incident responses.
• Automate development and operations processes using scripts and modern tools.
• Participate in testing, commissioning, and continuous improvement phases of environments.
• Maintain and evolve historian databases and key platform components.
• Document solutions and share best practices with teams.
• Contribute to project estimation, planning, and resolution of complex problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, automation, or a related field
• 3 to 6 years of relevant experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or IT/OT operations
• Hands-on experience with industrial, critical, or high-availability environments
• Languages: French and English (spoken and written)
• Good knowledge of version control and continuous integration tools such as Git and GitLab
• Understanding of industrial communication protocols (e.g., OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT)
• Ability to write and maintain automation scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell, YAML)
• Strong knowledge of industrial programming and systems, including PLCs, SCADA systems, and embedded programming (C, C++, IEC 61131-3 (ST)…)
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and log management tools to ensure system performance and reliability (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Telegraf, Elastic Stack [ELK / OpenSearch], Azure Log Analytics, Graylog, GitLab-Kubeflow-Dagster monitoring)
• Experience with containerized and orchestrated environments (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS)
• Familiarity with AI and MLOps tools and platforms
• Ability to orchestrate and automate data and compute pipelines
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code to automate environment deployments
• Good knowledge of the Microsoft Azure platform (networking, security, compute, storage)
• Understanding of IT and industrial (OT) architectures and related cybersecurity challenges
• Solid fundamentals in networking and cloud security, including access and secrets management
• Knowledge of security best practices and system hardening
• Ability to read and understand technical diagrams (electrical or control schematics)
• Asset: experience or interest in the energy sector

Benefits

• Comprehensive group health insurance
• Group RRSP program with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Recognition of years of experience for vacation entitlement
• Collaborative, people-focused work environment that emphasizes learning
• Challenging, impactful projects with tangible results