DevOps Engineer (GitHub)

Position: DevOps Engineer (GitHub) Location: Onsite- Toronto, ON Job type: Full-Time/Permanent Hiring As a GitHub Enterprise / DevOps POC Engineer, you will research, prototype, and validate GitHub Enterprise capabilities, GitHub Actions, CI/CD workflows, and migration approaches within an enterprise environment. The role focuses heavily on hands-on POCs, toolchain integrations, automation, and migration testing while working closely with senior platform and engineering teams. Roles & Responsibilities Conduct hands-on research spikes and POCs to evaluate GitHub Enterprise features, capabilities, and migration tools.Build and test GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows, reusable action templates, and runner environments.Compare GitHub Actions capabilities with existing Jenkins pipelines and identify migration opportunities.Set up and validate integrations between GitHub and enterprise tools including Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, CDD, Jira, Confluence, AWS, and Kubernetes.Investigate and test Bitbucket-to-GitHub repository migration scripts and utilities.Identify migration edge cases, technical gaps, and potential issues and communicate findings to senior engineers.Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, and/or Groovy for REST API interaction, configuration parsing, and repetitive testing.Document POC results through spike reports, technical summaries, how-to guides, and demonstrations.Collaborate with senior engineers, platform specialists, and developers to gather feedback and refine POC solutions.Troubleshoot integration, pipeline, migration, and automation issues during experimentation and validation. Required Skills 2–5+ years of practical experience in Software Development, DevOps, Systems Engineering, or equivalent hands-on project/internship experience.Working knowledge of Git and Source Control Management, including branching, pull requests, and Git/GitHub/Bitbucket workflows.Hands-on exposure to CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.Practical scripting/programming experience with Python, Bash, or Groovy for automation and API integration.Strong problem-solving, experimentation, troubleshooting, and POC mindset.Basic knowledge of Maven/Gradle and artifact/package repositories such as Artifactory.Strong communication and technical documentation skills, including presenting POC findings and demos. Nice-to-Have Skills Hands-on GitHub Actions experience, including custom actions and workflow automation.Docker and Kubernetes exposure.AWS experience.Code quality/security tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, or Checkmarx.Jira, Confluence, and CDD (Continuous Delivery Director).GitHub certifications such as GitHub Actions or GitHub Foundations.