Infrastructure & DevOps Specialist

Infrastructure & DevOps Specialist

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

Description

Equinox Engineering Ltd. is a leading Calgary-based EPCM firm delivering innovative solutions across natural gas, heavy oil, LNG, carbon capture, and emerging energy sectors. With offices across eight global locations and a diverse project portfolio, we support clients in building high-performance, reliable, and scalable solutions.

Equinox is seeking an Infrastructure & DevOps Specialist who brings strong technical expertise, ownership mindset, and a passion for building secure, scalable infrastructure in a global environment.

In this role, you will design, manage, and optimize the systems that underpin our multi-office operations – ensuring performance, reliability, and security across on-premises and cloud environments.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical function, influence technical direction, and help scale infrastructure to support continued growth.

Why Join Equinox?

• Work in a high-impact role supporting a global organization
• Opportunity to own and shape infrastructure strategy and execution
• Collaborative, team-focused environment with strong technical leadership
• Exposure to a diverse and evolving technology stack
• Flexible and supportive workplace focused on long-term growth

What You’ll Do

As an Infrastructure & DevOps Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering secure, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure with a focus on:

• Ensuring reliable and secure connectivity across global offices
• Building scalable cloud environments aligned with business growth
• Maintaining robust disaster recovery and business continuity systems
• Driving automation and operational efficiency
• Supporting development teams with modern DevOps practices

Technical Leadership

• Design and manage cloud and hybrid infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments
• Own infrastructure architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/OpenTofu) for repeatable, consistent deployments
• Provide guidance and technical direction on infrastructure best practices

Network & Infrastructure Management

• Manage network security using Palo Alto firewalls and Cloudflare services
• Maintain secure connectivity across distributed offices and remote work environments
• Oversee on-prem infrastructure including virtualization, storage, and backup systems
• Ensure data integrity and replication across international locations

Cloud, DevOps & Automation

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows
• Support containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, Container Apps, ECS)
• Develop automation solutions using scripting tools (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment and reliability practices

Disaster Recovery & Reliability

• Maintain and continuously improve disaster recovery strategies and runbooks
• Implement backup, failover, and recovery solutions across cloud and on-prem systems
• Conduct regular testing and validation of recovery processes
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause resolution

Security, Compliance & Cost Optimization

• Enforce cloud governance best practices including cost management and tagging strategies
• Implement identity and access management using role-based controls and least privilege principles
• Integrate security practices into deployment pipelines and infrastructure design
• Monitor and optimize cloud spend and infrastructure utilization

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with IT leadership, engineering teams, and business stakeholders
• Support migration of legacy systems to modern cloud-based solutions
• Mentor internal teams on DevOps, security, and infrastructure best practices
• Contribute to a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

About You

You are a hands-on infrastructure and DevOps professional who thrives in a high-ownership environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges. You bring:

• 6+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering roles
• Strong experience with Azure and/or AWS environments
• Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform/OpenTofu)
• Experience managing network security (Palo Alto, Cloudflare or similar)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices
• Strong scripting capabilities (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Experience designing and supporting disaster recovery solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Preferred

• Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Container Apps)
• Exposure to multi-site or global infrastructure environments
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and governance
• Relevant certifications (Azure, AWS, Palo Alto, etc.)
• Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about building reliable, secure, and scalable systems – and want to play a key role in supporting a growing global organization – we would love to hear from you.