Data is the new Gold!!! We are here to help our data teams build and maintain the data and AI infrastructure platform and the governance framework needed to ensure data flows everywhere at Lightspeed. Data security, reliability, and high availability are our mojo.
Please note: As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.
Role:
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional data teams to craft and deploy cloud infrastructure solutions that are not just scalable and reliable but also fortified with robust security measures and optimized for cost-efficiency.
- Champion a holistic approach to security, covering all facets from infrastructure and supply chain to seamless integration with third-party systems, safeguarding the entire data ecosystem.
- Play a pivotal role in advancing the evolution of self-service workflows for data and infrastructure, empowering teams to efficiently access and utilize resources, thereby fostering agility and productivity.
- Exemplify and advocate the highest standards of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ensuring that High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Security are at the forefront of all infrastructure design and deployment endeavors.
And a little bit of....
- Participate in the day-to-day support and troubleshooting
- Contribute as part of the wider team to achieve organizational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role.
Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical expertise serves as a foundational knowledge base.
- Demonstrated proficiency in effectively overseeing production environments.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, showcasing a deep understanding of its intricacies.
- Proven expertise in orchestrating and managing infrastructure through code, streamlining operations and promoting automation.
- Implemented and Managed CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development processes.
Skills:
- Security is paramount in every decision.
- Proficient in Bash, Golang..
- IAC expertise with Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet.
- Familiarity with GCP Data and Security Components
- Familiarity with IAM best practices.
- Mastery in Linux/Unix and networking.
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, MySQL, and PgSQL.
- Knowledge of Github Actions and CI/CD.
- Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and accountability.
- Eager to learn and embrace challenges.
What’s in it for you:
Be a changemaker
You’ll enjoy:
- A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work
- A culture that celebrates performance
- The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard
- Career-defining opportunities
Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.
- Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
- Equity options, because this is your company too
- Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
- Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
- Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
- Interest groups, employee-led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
- Computer purchase program to get your personal MacBook
- Enhanced parental leave to support growing families
- Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year
- Health insurance: Immediate access to health, dental, vision, and life insurance for you and your eligible dependents.
- Employer RRSP contribution of up to 4% of base salary to a maximum of $5,000
- Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
- Employee Technology Purchase Program: Ability to an interest-free loan to purchase certain Apple products
- LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed, we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow
- Paid leave and assistance for new parents
- Mental health online platform and counselling & coaching services
- Volunteer day
- We got you covered! A variety of snacks, coffee, and teas are always accessible and available in the office kitchen - Tuesday: Pancakes, Wednesday: Lunch is served, and Thursday is Happy Hour with a variety of drinks and snacks.
Fuel your growth. Find your people.
At Lightspeed, your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities, global mobility and benefits designed to support you—all within a driven, diverse and inclusive team that’s passionate about empowering our communities.
To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.
Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.
Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
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Lightspeed Commerce Montréal, Québec, CAN Office
700 Rue Saint-Antoine E, Montréal, QC, Canada, H2Y 1A6
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