Senior DevOps Engineer

Compass Technology is a dedicated internal team for Compass Group delivering enterprise-wide initiatives that support our diverse customer base and enhance our business operations. Our domain encompasses a vast spectrum of opportunities, from hands-on desk support to Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, AI, and Modern Application development.

We are committed to building robust IT infrastructures, driving digital transformation, and much more.

Role Details

Compass Technology is a dedicated internal team for Compass Group delivering enterprise-wide initiatives that support our diverse customer base and enhance our business operations.

Our domain encompasses a vast spectrum of opportunities, from hands-on desk support to Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, AI, and Modern Application Development. We are committed to building robust IT infrastructures, driving digital transformation, and enabling scalable, secure, and innovative technology solutions across the enterprise.

Compass Group is the leading foodservice management and support services company, with $26 billion in revenue in 2025.

Position Details

• Position Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
• Salary: 120,000.00 - 150,000.00
• Hybrid: 3 in Office Days - Toronto (72 Fraser Avenue)
• Perks: 4 Weeks of Vacation, bonus eligibility, RRSP Match and more!
• Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

In accordance with provincial legislation and our commitment to transparent hiring practices, the compensation range for this position is provided. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Canadian work experience is not required. Please note that artificial intelligence tools are utilized in the applicant screening process.

Job Summary

Now, if you were to come on board as our Senior DevOps Engineer, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

Cloud & Infrastructure Leadership

• Architect, build, and manage secure, scalable AWS infrastructure across multi-account environments.
• Design highly available systems using AWS services such as EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, VPC, IAM, and CloudFront.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives from on-premises to AWS.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate provisioning.

DevOps Strategy & Automation

• Define and implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD automation and release management.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce deployment errors and improve efficiency.
• Develop internal tooling to enhance monitoring and reporting.

Reliability, Monitoring & Security

• Establish monitoring and alerting frameworks using CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implement preventive solutions.
• Ensure systems are secure and compliant with enterprise cybersecurity standards.
• Implement DevSecOps practices including IAM governance and vulnerability scanning.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers.
• Partner with software engineering teams to ensure development follows established processes.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and enterprise architecture teams to align cloud strategy with business goals.
• Establish SLAs, SLOs, and operational performance metrics.

Think you have what it takes to be our Senior DevOps Developer? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud architecture and infrastructure design.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Git and GitHub workflows.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or equivalent).
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks and security best practices.

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.