CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIATION
DevOps Lead Specialist
Energy Security Technical Advisory Committee (E-STAC)
Reports to: Sr. Director, Operations and Corp. Services
Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Hybrid: 4 days in office)
OVERVIEW
Lead the design, operation and continuous improvement of the secure cloud infrastructure and deployment capabilities that support a threat analysis system and related Energy Security Technical Advisory Committee (E-STAC) services. The system must collect, protect, process and analyze cyber security data for participating organizations.
Working closely with the management team, cyber security analysts, developers, energy-sector participants and government partners, the DevOps Lead Specialist is responsible for delivering secure, reliable and scalable services that strengthen cyber security and ensure the resilience of Canada’s energy sector.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Lead
- Management of a group of developers, including the prioritization and assignment of tasks.
- Support and ensure the technical management processes, including incident reporting and formal change management, are followed and enhanced as and when required.
Development, Maintenance and Support
- Participate in and lead the team in the design, implementation, testing and documentation of the 24/7 production environment to support the threat analysis effort and E-STAC cyber security services.
- Production environment includes the platform services, cloud infrastructure, automation and deployment capabilities.
- Meet the system development metrics, including robust monitoring mechanisms to quickly identify issues and minimize downtime.
Participant Connectivity
- Oversee and participate in the on-boarding, configuration and maintenance of the secure connectivity, VPNs, routing and access controls of the participating organizations.
Release Management
- Work with the product manager, the threat analysis team and other relevant groups to define and prioritize modifications and enhancements to the production system.
QUALIFICATIONS - MUST HAVE
- Experience leading a development team, and participating in the development and maintenance of a 24/7 production system.
- Experience prioritizing team’s work.
- Proven communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Experience designing, implementing and operating cloud-native production environments (preferably AWS).
- Experience with containers (preferably Kubernetes), Linux/Unix based high-availability production systems.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management, GitOps and CI/CD tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, GitHub Actions and Argo CD.
- Proficiency in Python or another scripting language used for systems automation and integration.
- Knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, access controls and secure connectivity.
- Knowledge of secure infrastructure practices, including least privilege, secure configuration, vulnerability remediation and environment separation.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain any Canadian security clearance required for the role.
QUALIFICATIONS - NICE TO HAVE
- Experience supporting a cyber security program, security operations capability, threat-intelligence platform or multi-organization information-sharing environment.
- Experience using messaging, source-control, search and database technologies (such as Kafka, Forgejo, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL).
- Knowledge of cyber threat intelligence, threat analysis, threat hunting, detection engineering or security data platforms.
- Experience working with critical infrastructure, energy-sector organizations, government partners or regulated environments.
- Relevant AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, networking, Linux or cyber security certifications.
- Experience with data-ingestion pipelines, monitoring, logging, alerting, observability and incident response.
- Knowledge of process control systems (OT/ICS).
- Experience in the gas and oil industry.
- Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.
SUCCESS IN THE ROLE
Success will be reflected in a high-performing team that delivers secure and reliable platform services, disciplined technical delivery, stable participant connectivity, clear documentation and continuous improvement. Together, these strengthen our threat analysis system and E-STAC services, and the resilience of Canada’s energy sector, in line with the priorities of the E-STAC community.
