DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer at Saatchi & Saatchi Canada

Saatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency with the belief that creativity, data, media and technology should all work together, and we use that to influence human behavior and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the world's largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally. Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota, Buckley's, and Children's Advil, as well as several under the Mondelez banner (Crispers, Oreo, and Chips Ahoy just to name a few). We’re an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness, so it’s really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.

Overview

Saatchi & Saatchi Canada is currently opening a new DevOps Engineer position to support an innovative AI initiative.

This role is part of a growing team with immediate start dates. We are seeking a candidate with a minimum of 6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices, who is passionate about automation, reliability, and enabling development teams to deliver value efficiently. A strong understanding of security, scalability, and operational excellence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure with multi-cloud extensibility in mind.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Java backend and React frontend applications.
• Implement infrastructure as code for consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Manage containerized workloads and orchestration platforms.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies using cloud-native and third-party tools.
• Implement security best practices including secrets management, IAM policies, and network security.
• Support development teams with environment provisioning and troubleshooting.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• +6 years of professional experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration concepts.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or cloud-native equivalents).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, or similar).
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python) for automation.
• Understanding of networking concepts (VPCs, load balancing, DNS, firewalls).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, cloud-native monitoring, or similar).
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Experience with GitOps workflows and version-controlled infrastructure.

Additional Information

This is a fully remote position; candidates must already be based in Canada and have legal work authorization in the country. The company offers a competitive annual vacation program, enhanced between Christmas and New Year’s when offices are closed, extended statutory holidays, 6 sick days per year, and 2 personal days per year. Employees can also participate in the “Work Your World” program, allowing remote work for up to 6 weeks in any country where Saatchi & Saatchi has an office (50+ countries). Comprehensive group insurance benefits include medical and dental care, vision care, psychological and paramedical services, disability insurance, fertility support, and gender-affirming care. Internal support and guidance programs for cancer, fertility, and gender transition are also provided.

Transparency matters to Saatchi & Saatchi Canada. The salary range for this DevOps Engineer position is $90,000-$140,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what is reasonably expected to offer based on current market data.

Saatchi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes and encourages applications from all interested parties. Accommodations are available, upon request, for all stages of the interview and employment process for those with a disability or medical need during any stage of the recruitment process. We thank all candidates for their interest in Publicis Media, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Infrastructure
• DevOps Practices
• Automation
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Containerization
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Security Best Practices
• Monitoring & Logging
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Multi-cloud Extensibility