DevOps Engineer

Introduction

Kablamo is an impact-driven software engineering company (teamkablamo.com). We bring engineering, data, and AI expertise to solve complex problems – with the intellectual horsepower to know what works and the care to make sure it actually does. Founded in 2017 in Australia, we’ve grown quickly across both markets, including the expansion of our team to Canada in 2021.

Our team is growing but we remain small and nimble in Canada – because AI is reshaping what traditional roles look like, the boundaries between roles stay flexible. People pick up what the work needs and have a real voice in how we continue to improve our own work experiences. As a result, we commit time so that everyone has the opportunity to learn and grow significantly in their careers. We call our approach Make with Heart and Mind.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer as we expand our impact with new customers. This posting supports positions to start between November 2026 and February 2027.

The Role

DevOps Engineers form a cornerstone of Kablamo’s agile, multi-disciplinary pods, architecting and constructing resilient, automated cloud ecosystems engineered for massive scale. Operating alongside top-tier cloud leaders and an AWS Community Hero heading our practice, we are deeply committed to leveraging the full power of AWS. You will collaborate within an exceptionally skilled engineering group delivering high-impact solutions, ranging from cutting-edge AI and emergency response platforms to our homegrown product suite. 

Responsibilities

1. MAKE — Engineering That Delivers

• Achieve target results for assigned deliverables within specified scope, timeline, and resource limits set by leadership
• Engage in sprint planning to estimate work items while accounting for external technical blockers

2. MIND — Intellectual Horsepower

• Demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for cloud technology to build innovative platforms, resolve complex technical issues, and unlock valuable data
• Commit to ongoing professional growth by continuously gaining technical skills and sharing insights across teams

3. HEART — Care Is an Outcome

• Partner closely with engineering peers and product leaders to maintain high standard quality benchmarks
• Active participation in daily ceremonies, transparently raising progress updates and potential delivery risks

Core Skills and Experience

• Solid Linux fundamentals, with the ability to troubleshoot , debug, and investigate performance issues and failures. 
• Extensive cloud experience in AWS (Lambda, VPC, EC2, Route53, IAM, STS, RDS) or other cloud environments such as GCP
• Experience with ECS, Kubernetes
• Extensive experience with configuration management (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)
• Coding/scripting skills in one or more of (Javascript, Ruby, Java, Python, Golang, Bash)
• Strong experience with IaC tools such as Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation 
• Solid experiencing in building and maintaining Docker images
• Understanding of CI/CD tools i.e. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild
• Experience with AWS’s Big Data & Analytics services, such as Glue, Redshift etc.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, networking, routing, etc…
• Experience in implementing CDN/WAF technologies
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Opentelemetry, CloudWatch, Datadog)
• Strong understanding and experience with Identity & Access Management solutions
• Understanding of Web and API development
• Responsible for identifying and managing security risks within the scope of the role, ensuring compliance with defined security controls, escalating emerging threats to the Risk Manager and Senior Leadership Team, and supporting the continuous improvement of security practices

 This list describes the work as we see it today, and we do not expect anyone to match every line.  The core of this role is building, automating and looking after the cloud systems our applications run on, mostly on AWS, and keeping them secure and reliable.  If you have that core and your experience is close to the rest, please apply, including if you gained your skills outside a traditional career path. Tell us what you bring and where you want to grow.

Other valuable skills and experience

• AWS Associate and/or Professional Level Certifications
• Experience working in Agile software and product development teams
• Experience with AWS’s Machine Learning/AI suite, including SageMaker, Rekognition, Transcribe etc.
• Strong skill sets in Web and API development and architectures (Event Driven, SOA, Microservices)
• Experience with Akamai, Cloudfare, and AWS Cloudfront & WAF
• Experience with Docker clustering and management
• Cloud migration and delivery exposure

Career Progression

• Senior DevOps Engineer
• Lead DevOps Engineer

Why work at Kablamo?

Our Culture

At Kablamo, we live each day with our value statement “Make with Heart and Mind”. We’re passionate and brave craftspeople, we love to redefine what’s possible, and we seek growth and discovery together.  

We believe inclusion, diversity, and equity matter, and we see it as our job to keep working toward a workplace where people from many backgrounds can do their best work.  We welcome applications from all qualified people. We are committed to hiring without discrimination on any ground, including race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, and family status.

Benefits

• Kablamo bonus eligibility
• Flexible work environment with a downtown Toronto office
• Work abroad for up to 3 weeks per year (some restrictions apply)
• Career growth (we really do promote from within!)
• Individual training budget
• Blogging rewards
• Paid birthday leave
• Anniversary bonus
• Referral bonus
• Employee Assistance Program

If you need an accommodation at any point in our hiring process, including interviews and assessments, email us at recruiting@teamkablamo.com. We will work with you on what helps, whether the request is big or small, and we keep what you tell us confidential.