Lead DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a dynamic and technically strong Lead DevOps Engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys leading initiatives that drive operational excellence. As a Lead DevOps Engineer , you will play a critical role in bridging the gap between development and operations, ensuring that our applications are built, tested, and deployed with speed, reliability, and compliance with the Enterprise security standards. A key focus of this role is leading the migration of deployment automation from IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) to Octopus Deploy , including the review and conversion of existing Groovy-based deployment scripts into optimized Octopus Deploy solutions, rigorous testing, production enablement, and continuous improvement of enterprise CI/CD capabilities. This is a 5-month contract, hybrid position with the potential for extension. The successful candidate is expected to work from our Toronto office three days per week. What will you do? Lead the design and development of key features for the Helios CI/CD pipeline – VM and Mainframe platforms Lead the migration of CI/CD deployment pipelines from IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) to Octopus Deploy, ensuring alignment with enterprise DevOps standards. Review, analyze, and refactor existing UCD deployment scripts and workflows, translating them into Octopus Deploy processes and automation frameworks. Develop, test, and optimize deployment automation in Octopus Deploy using C# and modern DevOps practices. Validate migrated pipelines through rigorous testing and ensure successful execution in production environments. Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize deployment processes during the UCD-to-Octopus transition. Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and release management teams to ensure smooth deployment operations and production readiness. Troubleshoot and resolve deployment, automation, and release-related issues across distributed and mainframe environments. Contribute to CI/CD platform governance, security, reliability, and operational excellence. What do you need to Succeed? Minimum 5 years of developer experience with a deep understanding of DevOps Principles and best practices for CI/CD , including designing at an Enterprise scale Experience migrating deployment automation from legacy DevOps platforms (preferably IBM UrbanCode Deploy) to modern deployment orchestration platforms such as Octopus Deploy. Proficiency in Groovy scripting with experience reviewing, maintaining, and refactoring existing automation scripts. Strong development experience in C# with the ability to build and optimize deployment automation within Octopus Deploy. Experience designing, testing, and deploying production-ready release automation solutions. Deep understanding of DevOps principles, Infrastructure as Code, deployment orchestration, and release management best practices. Understand configuration as code, RBAC, and working within the Mainframe environment from modern deployment platforms Experience with DevOps tools, platforms, and interfaces: Jenkins, UCD, Github, Github Actions, JFrog Artifactory, Hashicorp Vault, Ansible, Octopus Deploy Proficient with Java, Python, Typescript , Groovy , YAML, NPM Experience with deploying to cloud platforms: OCP, Azure , AWS Highly proficient with IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz). Experience with Mainframe utilities and platforms: ISPF, TSO, Mainframe Filesystems, JES, Endeavor We offer a competitive hourly rate, a casual workspace, and great people to collaborate with. If this job sounds perfect for you, please apply.