The Company

At VertiGIS, we build powerful GIS software. Our portfolio of products, solutions, and services enhance the capabilities of leading mapping software, most notably Esri’s ArcGIS. For decades, professionals have relied upon us to overcome complex technical challenges so that they can make a significant impact in the world.

VertiGIS offers meaningful careers that grow with you over time, encourage you to think creatively, and connect you with customers who are making a difference in the world. We are passionate, high-performing individuals that come from a diverse set of educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds. What we all have in common is our drive to do good work, support each other as we grow, and enjoy the beautiful places where we live. 

The Position

DevOps is about moving an organization forward and giving it a technological advantage. We view it as a way to think—a state of mind—and we’re looking for an experienced professional to lead and manage DevOps at VertiGIS.

You'll be leading the global DevOps team in a variety of projects covering areas such as security compliance, infrastructure design and automation, and Azure infrastructure governance and administration. You’ll search for ways to meet our various security compliance requirements as well as shortening our development cycles and increasing the quality of our product releases.

If you believe that you'd be a fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor DevOps team members.
• Define global DevOps strategy.
• Unify DevOps practices across the organization.
• Coordinate DevOps efforts globally.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth and secure deployment of applications, optimizing software delivery and deployment strategies.
• Provide training and support to team members on tools and methodologies.
• Represent DevOps interests to management.

Security Compliance

• Lead SOC 2 compliance initiatives across R&D and represent R&D during SOC 2 audits.
• Ensure SOC 2 security best practices and controls are integrated into our various processes and infrastructure.
• Oversee vulnerability scans, penetration tests, WAF controls, and static code analysis checks.

Infrastructure Design and Automation

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration in the Azure cloud environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Modernize legacy cloud infrastructure and perform cloud migrations.
• Design cloud infrastructure for new products.

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Governance

• Orchestrate, operationalize, and govern cloud infrastructure, including management of cloud costs.

Azure DevOps Administration

• Maintain and administer Azure DevOps repositories, branches, and version control systems, including permission and policy management.

Documentation

• Document DevOps processes, procedures, and configurations clearly and comprehensively.

System Monitoring and Management

• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.

On-premises infrastructure maintenance

• Maintenance and modernization of development infrastructure such as web servers and build agents.

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Design, implement, and manage Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.

Skills Required:

• Prior experience:
  • 5+ years of DevOps related experience.
  • Preference for team leadership and mentorship experience.
• Adaptability: A demonstrable ability to quickly learn and master new technologies, and to adapt quickly to an ever-changing technology landscape.
• Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with both development teams and management.
• Azure Cloud Services: Familiarity with various Azure services, including: compute, storage, app services, networking, and databases.
• Security: Understanding of security best practices and how to implement them in a cloud environment. Bonus points for SOC 2 and/or ISO27001 audit experience using Vanta.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools and methodologies, with preference for Bicep.
• Azure DevOps: Proficiency in the Azure DevOps ecosystem, including Azure Pipelines and related tools.
• Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor and PRTG to track system health and performance.
• CI/CD: Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and practices.
• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash, Python and JavaScript/TypeScript for automating tasks.

Our Perks

Team/Career Growth

• Top-notch colleagues that like and respect one another 
• We listen to peoples' ideas—and act on them 
• A supportive environment with opportunity for training, mentoring, professional development, and advancement 
• Challenging, interesting work 
• Cutting edge technology that improves the world around us 
• We're recognized experts in our field—people around the world seek us out

Benefits

• Fair and equitable salaries, as well as profit sharing
• A competitive group benefits program for you and your family
• A health and lifestyle spending account
• RRSP matching
• 4 weeks of vacation to start and 5 weeks of vacation after 5 years with the company (pro-rated to days of effort)
• Bottomless book budget
• Company summer and winter parties (that are fun to attend!)  

Office

• A hybrid working model allowing employees to split time between the office and home or a remote working model for employees outside our headquarters zone
• High-end hardware and equipment
• Secure bike storage and showers
• Lunchtime yoga twice per week
• Healthy snacks
• Good coffee (we know how important this is!)

At VertiGIS, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We encourage everyone who is interested in the role, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability status or age, to apply. Unique perspectives and experiences are what make our teams strong! 

If you self-identify as having a disability, please let us know how we can best assist you. Accommodation is available upon request at any time during the recruitment process. 

VertiGIS Compensation Philosophy

At VertiGIS, we strive to offer competitive total compensation packages that include both direct and non-direct compensation such as salary, health care and retirement benefits, variable/incentive pay, paid time off, and other benefits and perks. 

Our job postings reflect the expected pay or pay range for each position in alignment with our compensation philosophy and salary budget. This reflects what we feel is competitive based on the profile of candidate we are seeking. The background, experience, and skill set we are seeking will be outlined in the role requirements.

We strive to have a comprehensive approach to compensation and ensure that employees are paid based on the value they bring to the company.  

We’re a great place to build your career.

Our colleagues are great people and make our company the kind of place we enjoy coming to every day. We reward top performers and stay true to our core values. Since 1999, we’ve built our business based on steady, sustainable growth – we’re still growing and our future is bright!

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