Thinking Capital Hiring for DevSecOps Engineer at Ottawa, ON Full Time

Company Description*
Who is Purpose Unlimited: *
Purpose Unlimited is an independent financial services company with an unrelenting focus on customer-centric innovation, delivered through technology-driven solutions. We are developing a diversified product platform aimed at addressing historically underserved segments of the market. Purpose Financial’s businesses include Purpose Investments, Thinking Capital, and Purpose Advisor Solutions.
Who is Thinking Capital:
At Thinking Capital, we’re changing the landscape of financial technology! Simply put, our mission is to empower Canadian small businesses through innovative financial services. At the heart of our offering is our digital experience, which is powered by our proprietary software platform, our real-time connections to a multitude of data sources, and our advanced data science models. We are squarely in the corner of owners and entrepreneurs, providing for them, and at the right moment, the financial support they need to grow and thrive.

Job Description
We are seeking a Mid to Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join our fast-growing team. This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving components of Thinking Capital’s cloud infrastructure. Secure, stable, and efficient infrastructure empowers our entire engineering team to ensure customer success. This person will play a key role in shaping our infrastructure as we scale.

We’re looking for someone with a successful track record in the DevSecOps / Infrastructure space along with strong, empathetic communication skills.
What You Will Do:

• Take end-to-end ownership of the features.
• Research, architect, implement and help drive innovative solutions.
• Actively share knowledge and document insights to support continuous team improvement and collaboration.
• Act as a mentor throughout the software development process.
• Partner and collaborate with other functions and teams.
• Consulting with management on the operational requirements of software solutions.
• Contributing expertise on information system options, risk, and operational impact.
• Mentoring junior software developers in gaining experience and assuming DevSecOps responsibilities.
• Managing the installation and configuration of solutions.
• Overseeing routine maintenance procedures and performing diagnostic tests.
• Documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics.
• Conforming to best practices in DevOps and Security.

Qualifications*
The skills & experience you bring*

• 3+ years of experience working in one of the following (or similar) capacities: DevSecOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). Software Development Engineers with DevSecOps experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Coding and scripting experience in Python, and Bash (bonus points for Ruby).
• Hands-on experience with container technologies, Docker, and Docker-Compose.
• Highly proficient with DevSecOps concepts and technologies.
• Experience deploying and managing web applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Heroku.
• Familiarity and experience with one or more of the following systems: CI/CD (CircleCI, Gitlab CICD, or similar), Logging (Sumologic, or similar), and Observability tooling (Datadog, or similar).
• Experience with production incidents: investigation, resolution, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with configuration management and IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools (e.g., AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible)
• Strong communication skills and ability to build lasting relationships between functional teams
• Experience in a 24/7/365 environment

Other valued skills & experience

• Experience with AWS CDK and Cloudformation
• Extensive experience with AWS services of ECS Fargate, Route 53, S3, IAM, KMS, Cloudtrail, Cloudwatch, MWAA, Sagemaker
• Experience with AWS serverless services (e.g. Lambda, ECS, MWAA, S3, …)

Additional Information*
Why you should join us?*

• * We believe in innovation and vibrant culture* – work for an innovative, people-first, financial services firm that values entrepreneurialism
• We believe in a flexible work structure – A flexible hybrid work model that empowers you to do your best work whether at home or at the office
• We care about your rewards – Competitive compensation including equity programs
• We care about your health – comprehensive group health and dental benefits and life insurance, including a Lifestyle Spending Account for all your wellness needs
• We care about your rest – a flexible paid-time-off policy with unlimited vacation days, flexible sick and mental health days
• We care about your family – Paid parental leave for eligible employees with top-up
• We care about your future – Group RRSP matching and TFSA program in Purpose funds
• We care about your development – subsidies are available for courses and tuition

Purpose Unlimited is an equal employer and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and barrier-free work environment for all employees and candidates. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and if accommodation is required during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact any member of the Talent team. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently working from home. The safety and wellbeing of our teams is our top priority and office time is currently available on a voluntary basis. Our future work philosophy will be a hybrid model allowing for flexibility and collaboration.
For safety reasons, Purpose Unlimited has adopted a vaccination policy that allows only fully vaccinated employees to enter our offices.

Job Type: Full-time