Cloud Engineer 2, Cloud Platform - Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, K2T 0N9

Job Description

About KinaxisElevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.    In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today. At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. LocationOttawa- HybridAbout the teamWe are looking for an intermediate Cloud Platform Engineer to help build a self-service multi-cloud infrastructure platform. If you are passionate about infrastructure and automation, GitOps and all things Kubernetes, come build with us!Platform Engineers are engaged in all phases of the software delivery lifecycle, from design through production deployment, with the goal of helping our internal customers move fast. We are champions of quality and automation, staying curious about emerging industry technology, best practices, and patterns to deliver the best platform and the highest level of quality.What you will do

• Collaborate closely with internal customers to understand their platform needs
• Grow expertise in key platform technology areas such as orchestration, observability, GitOps, networking, Kubernetes, authentication, authorization, resource isolation, security, and compliance.
• Build new platform capabilities in a data-driven way, to improve platform reliability, scale, and resilience while delivering new platform behavior
• Relentlessly prioritize automation in every aspect of the workflow, driving efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Share knowledge of industry best practices, contributing to a strong engineering culture where we learn and grow as a team

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent related disciplines
• 4+ years of engineering experience in a cloud development team, developing infrastructure as code
• Experience with one or more public cloud platforms such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS in production
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems and scripting languages
• Experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform and Ansible
• Experience with agile development practices
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes
• Experience with code deployment technologies and GitOps
• Able to clearly articulate technical strategies and recommendations to peers, for both functional and non-functional requirements
• Stay current with technology trends and use innovative and critical thinking to develop new and innovative practices
• Nice to have:
  • Experience with full-stack application development, leveraging object-oriented programming (OOP) principles to design, build, deploy, and scale applications in Kubernetes (k8s) environments
  • Familiarity with key security concepts such as cryptography, identity and access management (IAM), and secrets management

#Intermediate, #LI-EM1Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P amp;G, Honda, and more. Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.