DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

A note on length - this job posting is intentionally longer than most. This is by design. It gives you a realistic overview of the role and clear instructions on how to apply; we suggest reading it in full.

About SOVRA

SOVRA is a leading public procurement platform, used by more than 7,000 government agencies and more than 1 million suppliers across North America. Our work sits at the intersection of technology, public service, and accountability, helping governments operate more efficiently and transparently for the benefit of the communities they serve.

What sets SOVRA apart is our deep commitment to the public sector. Our solutions are designed specifically to solve real and complex procurement challenges, finding the right balance between compliance, usability, and innovation. This commitment has been recognized by the National Procurement Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) certification, which reflects our high standards and impact on the market.

At SOVRA, your work matters. Every improvement we make helps public organizations get the most out of public funds, operate with greater transparency, and deliver better results for millions of people. We are a growing, mission-driven company where bright, curious people come together to build technology for the public good.

To learn more, visit sovra.com.

About the Role

The DevOps Engineer will support the engineering team responsible for its public sector platform. This position was created to meet the operational needs of a growing cloud infrastructure and an AI-driven development workflow, requiring a rigorous, security-minded individual to take responsibility for the end-to-end platform layer.

The role encompasses the design, automation, and daily operation of SOVRA’s AWS infrastructure, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and observability stack. The person The position holder participates in sprint cadences with development and data engineering teams, contributes to strengthening security beyond access controls, critically evaluates AI-assisted DevOps tools, and participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation after onboarding.

This position requires someone who demonstrates a high level of autonomy in cloud infrastructure, security, and reliability, and who knows how to move from strategic decisions to operational details without losing rigor. Public sector workloads impose high standards of availability and audit readiness, and this role is responsible for maintaining these standards in everything it delivers.

What will your main responsibilities be?

Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering

• You design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient frameworks within AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53, RDS, S3, CloudWatch) using Terraform and configuration management tools, to ensure the consistency of development, pre-production, and production environments.

CI/CD and developer support

• You design and manage CI/CD pipelines in GitLab that enable secure, reliable, and frequent software delivery for an AI-focused development team, and you participate in sprint ceremonies as a platform contributor.

• You evaluate AI-assisted deployment tools when results can be validated and the risk is understood.

Security and compliance

• You implement and maintain cloud security practices covering infrastructure, identity, networking, and deployment flows, going well beyond permissions to cover the entire attack surface.

• You collaborate with security teams on vulnerability management, secret management, OIDC-based authentication, and compliance automation, and you support audit preparation and disaster recovery planning.

• You contribute to the evaluation of AI-assisted SIEM and SOAR capabilities AI, as needed, by applying the same discipline of results validation as for all AI tools.

Observability, reliability and AI operations

• You develop and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting and performance management capabilities, using observability platforms to identify and resolve complex issues in distributed systems.

• You participate in incident management, root cause analysis and post-incident reviews, and contribute to a 24/7 on-call rotation after your onboarding.

• You use AI-powered operational tools to improve anomaly detection, incident correlation and response automation, validating results and recognizing model limitations before taking action.

• You identify automation opportunities using scripts and AI tools in order to reduce repetitive operational tasks and accelerate the pace of deployments.

What will you bring to this role?

• Background in DevOps and cloud engineering - you have 3 years or more of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering or SRE
• Proficiency in AWS and infrastructure as code - you have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53, RDS, S3, CloudWatch) and proven experience in building infrastructure with Terraform and configuration management tools.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines - you have taken end-to-end responsibility for GitLab or a comparable CI/CD platform, including pipeline design, deployment automation and integration with security and quality controls.
• Security practices - you have working knowledge of cloud security fundamentals (IAM, secret management, vulnerability scanning, OIDC federation) and you view security as a layer that spans infrastructure, pipelines and deployment flows, not just permissions.
• Experience in observability and monitoring - you have experience with enterprise observability platforms such as Datadog, ELK/OpenSearch or equivalent tools
• Scripting experience - solid scripting skills with Python, Bash, or a comparable language
• Proficiency with AI-assisted tools - you have experience with development or operations AI agents, and you have the technical maturity to evaluate their integration into infrastructure as well as how to build infrastructure that fosters AI
• Authorization to work in Canada - we are not able to sponsor work permits or transfers at this time

Why join us

SOVRA serves the public sector, and this work comes with all the importance associated with that mission. Every improvement made to our platform helps government agencies operate more efficiently and deliver greater value to the communities they serve. We are a company in a period of thoughtful growth, and we are looking for professionals who truly want to take ownership of their work and contribute directly to building the organization around them.

Our employee benefits include the following; all details will be shared during the hiring process:

• Comprehensive health and medical coverage.
• Paid time off.
• A structured learning and development program.
• Paid parental leave.

If this role matches your experience and your ambitions, we encourage you to apply.

We thank you for your interest in SOVRA. However, only those selected will be contacted.

At SOVRA, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against employees or candidates on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We offer a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. Furthermore, we are committed to ensuring pay equity within our organization and regularly review our compensation practices.