Developer - DevOps

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more. 
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role

Join the Technology Solutions Team, where we are developing the next generation of software applications to enable CMHC to achieve its strategy. Your skills and passion for collaborative application development, programming, leading teams, user-centric design and software reliability will contribute to the development and maintenance of CMHC’s business platforms and other applications to propel CMHC forward efficiently and securely.    

What you’ll do:

• Design, configure and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines to automate the build, test and deployment processes.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects teams/ projects ensuring that software is delivered to production and other environments efficiently and reliably.
• Create and manage development, staging, and production environments ensuring consistency and alignment with project requirements. 
• Manage source code repositories, branching strategies and version control using Azure DevOps and Git. 
• Implement security checks, collaborate with security team and developers to address vulnerabilities and threats and mainly to embed security practises into development workflows.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for DevOps processes, procedures and infrastructures configurations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate the software development process and streamline workflows.
• Completes application development projects for SDLC implementation into production.

What you should have:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience programming, developing, and implementing business applications. This experience would be in roles and projects with increasing complexity in application development.
• A strong expertise in Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• A proven experience as an Azure DevOps engineer or similar role.
• A familiarity with source control systems and branching strategies.
• An experience with containerization technologies. 
• Proven interpersonal, leadership and business competencies, including teamwork, facilitation, communication, presentation, influencing and negotiation skills.  

Technologies:

• .NET development (C#), ASP.Net MVC, .Net Core, ASP.Net, Web API, Azure Powershell, Kubernetes, Visual Studio.
• Source code management and DevOps with Azure DevOps and Git.
• An experience working with cloud platforms (Azure (preferred), AWS, GCP) Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions App, Azure Service Bus and API Management.

It would be great if you also had:

• A graduate degree or certificate in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, or a related field.
• Technical certifications in application architecture, cloud development and administration (ex. Azure Administrator, Azure developer, DevOps Engineer).

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion 

What happens after you apply 

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process.  If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!