Cloud Services Devops Engineer

Are you passionate about building modern cloud infrastructure, automating CI/CD pipelines, and driving scalable platform engineering?

About the role

Gordon Food Service is hiring a DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join our technology team! We are actively seeking candidates at either an Intermediate or Senior level.

Responsibilities

• Build & Automate Cloud Systems: Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to provision, manage, and scale performant cloud environments.
• Enable CI/CD: Write and optimize automated pipelines to streamline software builds, testing, and continuous deployment.
• Maintain & Secure Platforms: Ensure system health, monitor network/storage/compute services, and promote "Shift Left" security across all platform layers.
• Collaborate & Troubleshoot: Partner closely with application teams to design cloud-ready architectures and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.
• Drive Strategy (Senior Level): Lead domain architectural vision, design long-term roadmaps, manage capacity planning, and lead cross-functional technology projects.

Requirements

• Core Technical Skills (Both Levels):
  • Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Automation & IaC: Proficiency with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or SaltStack.
  • Containerization & Private Cloud: Familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenStack, or software-defined networking (VLANs, firewalls, load balancers).
  • Scripting: Strong scripting abilities in Python, Go, Shell, Ruby, or Perl.
  • Build & Release: Experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Artifactory, Nexus, and Git version control.

Qualifications

• Intermediate DevOps Cloud Engineer Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system administration.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (Required).
  • Role Focus: Independent problem-solver focused on building automation, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and maintaining pipeline reliability.
• Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer Experience:
  • 7+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system engineering.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Preferred).
  • Role Focus: Technical leader with a track record of driving cloud architecture strategy, capacity planning, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex engineering projects.

What You Bring To The Table

• Intermediate DevOps Cloud Engineer Experience:
  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system administration.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (Required).
  • Role Focus: Independent problem-solver focused on building automation, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and maintaining pipeline reliability.
• Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer Experience:
  • Experience: 7+ years of experience in IT, software engineering, DevOps, or system engineering.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Preferred).
  • Role Focus: Technical leader with a track record of driving cloud architecture strategy, capacity planning, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex engineering projects.

When You Will Work

• Schedule: Standard office environment with participation in an on-call rotation and occasional weekend work as needed for support.
• Travel: Occasional light travel.

Be Part of an Amazing Culture

We value our customers and understand that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

Tobacco-Free Workplace

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Drug-Free Workplace

We conduct pre-employment drug tests.