Fortinet is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Devops- Director to join our cloud computing DevOps team to work with software developers and other operational specialists to support our Forti Cloud services. You will be involved with working in a wide variety of cloud computing technologies in both the development and operational stages. The everyday working environment is Linux servers, containers, Kubernetes, Open Stack, VMware and AWS.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement technical strategy for Private Cloud design, deployment and operation

• Collaborate with leadership to implement long term vision of datacenter, Private Cloud and architecture strategy

• Oversee a breadth of Cloud Services from conception to maintenance

• Manage project resources, timelines, and budgets to deliver productivity and high level of service

• Provide technical guidance in containerization, virtualization and datacenter architecture

• Lead a team of 50 in the HQ

• Report to Leadership of MIS in Canada

Experience and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years in leadership role

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 3 years focused on Kubernetes.

• Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, docker-compose and container orchestration.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Openstack, VMware, AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Experience with different Kubernetes orchestration tools such as Openshift, Rancher k3s and rke2, EKS etc.

• Strong knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD).

• Proficient in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash).

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios, Cacti, Zabbix).

• Understanding of networking within Kubernetes (Istio, Calico, Cilium).

• Strong focus on security best practices in Kubernetes.

Personal attributes:

• Highly motivated, positive, responsible and able to work in a mission critical on-call environment

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.

• Excellent language skills in English - oral and written

Bonus experience:

• Experience with Fortinet cloud product

• CKA, CKAD and CKS certificate

• Other certifications of Cloud platform and networking

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field.