DevOps Engineer

Company Summary

Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms. It is a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and partially owned by BlackRock. Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.

With a strong track record of originating, developing, financing, and building nearly 9 GWp of solar and 3 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents, Recurrent Energy has established a leadership position in both solar and battery storage project development. With a total pipeline of 25 GWp in solar and 47 GWh in battery storage, of which 14 GW and 12 GWh respectively already have interconnections (as of January 31, 2023). In addition, Recurrent Energy’s services business has 6 GW of projects under operations and maintenance contracts, either operational or contracted projects.

Position Title: DevOps Engineer

Department: Information Technology

Reports To: Software Development Manager

Location: Guelph, ON (Hybrid)

Position Summary:

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for automating and integrating the processes needed to deploy and manage software applications and systems. This role involves collaboration with development and operations teams to improve scalability, efficiency, and reliability of the development and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an automation framework for software deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to enable quick and reliable code deployment.
• Manage version control systems and processes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and reliability.
• Ensure security best practices are integrated into the development and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand needs and implement scalable solutions.
• Maintain documentation for system configuration and operational procedures.
• Participate in on-call rotation for supporting the system and addressing operational issues.
• Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Canadian Solar Solution Code of Business Conduct
• Support/implement ISO 9001 activities
• Adhere to all environmental, health and safety rules and policies
• Conduct other duties as required

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Django, Angular).
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Travis CI).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of cloud services and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.