Tetra Trust Job Board
DevOps / Systems Engineer
hybrid
Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . July 7, 2025
Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . July 7, 2025
Description
Tetra Trust Company is Canada’s first qualified custodian for digital assets, addressing the critical challenge of secure institutional custody. As we scale our infrastructure and products, we’re looking for a DevOps / Systems Engineer to help us harden, extend, and automate the foundation upon which our digital asset platform runs.
This role is a key part of our engineering team, focused on infrastructure reliability, deployment velocity, and security. You will play a hands-on role in shaping the way we build and operate software — with a heavy focus on AWS and infrastructure as code — while also helping shape our internal IT posture as the company grows.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) — including EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudWatch, and EKS
- Define and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or related tools
- Build and operate CI/CD pipelines to support safe, scalable, and automated deployments
- Support Kubernetes-based services (primarily EKS), container lifecycle, and orchestration strategies
- Implement and tune observability stacks (CloudWatch, ELK, Datadog, or similar) for system health and application monitoring
- Harden systems with IAM policy design, secure secrets management, and audit logging practices aligned to SOC 2 and GDPR requirements
- Play a cross-functional role in shaping internal IT infrastructure and policies — including device and access management, SSO/identity integration, endpoint security, and vendor tooling
- Collaborate with backend, frontend, compliance, and security stakeholders to ensure the platform is reliable, maintainable, and secure
- Support incident response and lead long-term reliability initiatives and blameless postmortems
✅ What We’re Looking For
Education & Experience
- 3+ years of DevOps, Site Reliability, or Systems Engineering experience, ideally in a regulated, fintech, or infrastructure-heavy environment
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, architecture, and cost-aware design patterns
- Proven success managing production infrastructure and pipelines at scale
Core Technical Skills
- Proficiency with AWS core services (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, RDS, EKS, Route53, etc.)
- Deep understanding of containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices
- Experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, or other infrastructure as code tooling
- Fluency in Linux system administration and shell scripting; bonus for Python or Go for automation tasks
- Familiarity with observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch) and incident response best practices
Bonus
- Experience supporting or optimizing blockchain node infrastructure (e.g., Ethereum, Bitcoin, staking nodes, etc.)
- Familiarity with multi-cloud environments or cloud migration strategies
- Exposure to regulated industries, SOC 2, or ISO 27001 environments
- Interest or experience in cryptography, digital custody, or crypto compliance
🧭 Why Choose Tetra
- Work on real-world infrastructure problems that demand precision, security, and scale
- Collaborate with a driven, multi-disciplinary team building the technical rails for Canada’s digital asset ecosystem
- Help define both the cloud infrastructure and internal IT environment of a high-trust fintech startup
- Gain hands-on exposure to the evolving world of digital asset custody, including HSMs, blockchain nodes, and security-first design
📝 How to Apply
We’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and a brief cover letter sharing your relevant experience and why you’re excited to work on systems that matter.
🌈 Diversity & Inclusion
Tetra Trust is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. If you’re from an underrepresented group or need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know — we’re happy to help ensure a fair and supportive experience.