DevOps & Deployment Engineer

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a skilled and versatile DevOps & Deployment Engineer to support the development, deployment, and sustainment of advanced software systems within a highly innovative aviation environment. This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable CI/CD infrastructure, supporting cloud and hardware deployments, and ensuring reliable software delivery across multiple operational environments.

The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to streamline software development, testing, release management, and deployment processes for mission-critical systems.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week on-site in Laval, QC.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD & Deployment

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and GitOps methodologies
• Automate software build, test, packaging, and deployment workflows across cloud and hardware environments
• Manage deployment processes using tools such as Argo CD and Kubernetes-based platforms

Build & Release Management

• Build and package software executables for multiple target environments
• Manage artifact repositories and package distribution using GitLab Package Management and JFrog Artifactory
• Coordinate multi-site software releases while ensuring all required validation and integration testing is completed prior to deployment

Software Compilation & Testing

• Support cross-compilation and testing for various deployment targets
• Develop and maintain automated unit and integration testing frameworks for C++, Python, and MATLAB applications
• Create automated test pipelines for both cloud-based and physical hardware environments

Infrastructure & Configuration Management

• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure within GCP using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Deploy and maintain containerized workloads using GKE (Kubernetes)
• Configure and manage physical hardware environments using Ansible

Code Quality & Optimization

• Utilize Clang/GCC toolchains and static/dynamic analysis tools to maintain high software quality standards
• Investigate and resolve software performance issues, including memory leaks and system reliability concerns
• Support code quality initiatives across C++, Python, and MATLAB environments

Required Skills & Experience

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• GKE / Kubernetes
• Terraform or OpenTofu

CI/CD & DevOps

• GitLab CI/CD
• GitOps methodologies
• Argo CD

Configuration Management

• Ansible, particularly for physical hardware provisioning and deployment

Programming & Scripting

• Python
• Bash
• C++
• MATLAB

Build Tools & Code Quality

• Clang/GCC toolchains
• Static and dynamic analysis tools such as SonarQube, Coverity, Sanitizers, or Valgrind
• Python linting and profiling tools including Ruff, Mypy, and Pylint
• MATLAB analysis tools such as MATLAB Code Analyzer CLI, Miss Hit, or Polyspace

Testing & Release Engineering

• Experience building unit and integration testing frameworks
• Complex software packaging and release management experience
• Multi-environment deployment experience across cloud and hardware systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale distributed systems or safety-critical applications
• Strong troubleshooting and automation skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience within aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, or highly regulated industries is considered an asset