# Lead, Software Development, DevOps at Hootsuite > Canada · Staff · DevOps / SRE / Infra · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Ahootsuite%3A8352887 (read 2026-11-06). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Hootsuite](https://alderhq.app/companies/hootsuite) - Location text: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; Alberta; British Columbia; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Toronto; Vancouver - Where it can be done from (inferred): Canada (evidence: "Location: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; Alberta; British") - Posted: 2026-11-05 (1 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-06 · last verified: 2026-11-06 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hootsuite/jobs/8352887 - Skills listed (inferred): Terraform, Distributed systems ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: CAD 115k–CAD 160k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (Toronto, n 5): p25 CAD 158k, median CAD 218k, p75 CAD 255k ## Description (the employer's text) We’re looking for a DevOps team lead who is accountable for the execution and delivery of a team of SRE/DevOps practitioners. You understand the importance of a DevOps mindset and have experience partnering with product development stakeholders to design and deliver a reliable, scalable, secure, and performant platform. This role is envisaged to be 50% technical and hands-on, 50% people leadership, process, and project management. Based out of Canada, in Provinces we can legally hire in, you will report to the Senior Manager, Software Development, DevOps. ### WHAT YOU’LL DO - Enable development teams to: - Provide executable interfaces to our infrastructure platform - Provide tools and best practices to support the entire software development lifecycle - Manage the reliability, security, and integrity of our large, cloud-based Linux infrastructure: - Diagnose and repair distributed systems - Implement runbooks, monitoring, and alerts - Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code - Lead/collaborate with team members and others across the organization to solve technical problems and build better systems and software - Partner with direct team members as well as those cross-functionally within the department through mentoring, leading meetings and sharing work/best practices/ideas - Implement continuous improvement efforts into the development of our team culture, processes and vision - Use tools/methodologies like Agile to manage team projects and toils - Participate in a flexible on-call rotation ### WHAT YOU’LL NEED - A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, at least 5 years of experience in an SRE, DevOps or software engineering role, and a track record of substantial contributions to software projects with high business impact - Experience using infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform or Ansible) to build and run cloud infrastructure - You have a strong background in cloud infrastructure design and operations, and can work within a team that will architect, build and automate the cloud production infrastructure on which Hootsuite runs. - You are a leader and an influencer. You oversee broad solutions and clarify complex problems. You propose and champion improvements in processes and technology choices. You make your team and your teammates better. - Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs. - Creativity and Innovation: seek new and better ways of doing things, generating original and imaginative ideas, products, and/or solutions. - Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects. - Builds inclusive, cohesive teams which apply diversity to achieve common goals - Capably delivers results through others, is good at establishing clear direction, helping others achieve their best work - Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; Builds an integrated plan for course of action to accomplish this vision - Challenges and supports others to create results but also develop new capabilities. Successfully develops the capacity and capability of team and individuals on the team ### WHO YOU ARE - Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked. - Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t. - Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity. - Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information. - Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result. - Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Ahootsuite%3A8352887 and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.