Director- DevOps

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 FortiCloud 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, OpenStack, 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.