IT Cloud Operations - Automation Specialist

About This Role

Cloud Operations Automation Specialist

If you’ve taken a plane to any destination in the world, chances are, your pilot was trained by CAE. With its strong customer focus, the Digital Accelerator team is dedicated to elevating the training experience to make pilots the best they can be.

Here are few reasons why folks love working at CAE!

• Meaningful work that drives professional development
• Ability to enter and grow within the technology industry
• Work in a collaborative environment
• Be part of a high-performance team

Your Mission

IT Cloud Automation Specialists are professionals who specialize in using infrastructure as code to deploy cloud infrastructure and applications. This role applies to all various cloud platforms including Azure, AWS and VMware.

IT Cloud Automation Specialists leverage their expertise with IAC tools to automate a variety of deployments within organized peer reviewed pipeline processes. They are also required to support strategic Windows/Linux based applications at the administration level, ensuring that they are optimally configured and maintained.

Your Role & Main Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the infrastructure team, architecture team, security team, and application team on key automation initiatives.
• Build automation pipelines for a variety of scenarios from simple application servers to complex multi-resource cloud deployments.
• Actively participate in application modernization roadmap and initiatives by building the right infrastructure and supporting application teams in their journey
• Be comfortable with Azure cloud environments. VMware environments and AWS are good to have.
• Measure and optimize the effectiveness of automation pipelines.
• Build monitoring templates, dashboards and workbooks using Azure Monitor components.
• Deploy monitoring agents to various destination servers
• Build automation for the cloud and on premise (Azure/VMWARE)
• Collaboratively works within pipeline deployment environment with peer review practices and source-controlled code
• Leverage Azure DevOps to build automation pipelines and keep track of your work progress
• Remote work – no onsite requirement

Your Qualifications

Soft skills

• Excellent English and French written and verbal communication skills
• Be a continuous learner and a self starter
• Work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize work
• Collaboratively works within pipeline deployment environment with peer review practices and source-controlled code

Technical skills

• Technical Degree (BAC/DEC) in a technology discipline and/or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Minimum 4 years of experience in CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous deployment) pipeline and DevOps practices
• Minimum 3 years of experience in deploying, patching, managing, monitoring, and maintaining Microsoft/Linux Server environments, both virtual (VMware) and physical
• Proficiency with Terraform
• Proficiency in Azure Cloud
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Powershell, bash and Python
• Proficiency with Monitoring Tools & Monitoring Templates
• Controlled Goods and elevated security clearances may be a requirement

What we have to offer

• Benefits: fully flexible for you to choose what is important
• Retirement: Defined Benefits Retirement Plan & Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Financial Perks: Employee Stock Purchase Plan & numerous corporate discounts
• Personal and Family Programs: Physical Wellness Plan & Supplementary Maternity Plan
• Work-Life Balance: Flex time & California Fridays all year
• Fun at work: social and community events all-year round!

Join the engine that is changing CAE, pointing towards the next horizon of growth through digital innovations to support our customers in their success.

Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.  

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at rh-hr@cae.com.