Advanced Site Reliability / DevOps Engineer

Bilinguallink; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilinguallink in Canada is seeking a senior cloud engineer with 7+ years in infrastructure or software engineering and deep Azure experience. You will design, implement, and automate cloud solutions, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and lead POC projects across multi-cloud environments.

The role emphasizes automation with Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes (AKS). You will collaborate with application teams, ensure security and compliance, and provide 24x7 on-call support as

Qualifications

• 7+ years in infrastructure or software engineering.
• 5+ years with deployment/automation tools like Docker and Terraform.
• In-depth Azure services knowledge (Networking, Storage, Compute, Function, DevOps).
• Kubernetes, AKS, Rancher experience.
• 3+ years designing and implementing Azure cloud solutions.
• 2+ years leading technical POCs.
• Automating tasks with Ansible, Python, Terraform and Azure CLI.
• Terraform and Ansible for provisioning and configuration management.
• Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Root-cause analysis and escalation handling.
• Migrate/transform legacy solutions to cloud; IaC scripting.
• Proactive about cloud trends; strong communication and problem-solving.
• Multi-cloud familiarity, especially GCP; strong Git skills.
• Large-scale cloud architecture focusing on automation, networking, and NextGen Firewall.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support as required.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Git

Automation

Root cause analysis

On-call support

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Skills:

• 7+ years of relevant infrastructure or software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience with deployment/automation/management tools such as Docker, Terraform,
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services, including Azure Networking, Storage, Firewall, Compute, Function, Backup and Azure DevOps
• K8s, Azure AKS, and Rancher.
• 3+ years of experience working with, designing, and implementing Azure cloud solutions.
• 2+ years of experience leading technical proof of concept projects.
• Automating routine tasks using Ansible, Python, Terraform and Azure CLI for enhanced efficiency.
• Must have experience working with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, respectively.
• Experience configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitHub actions, GitLab, Jenkins, etc. for enterprise-level deployments.
• Proficient in identifying, researching, and resolving technical problems by determining the true root cause.
• Capable of performing a wide range of complex tasks and providing support for escalated trouble tickets.
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy solutions to the cloud.
• Scripting skills and working experience with Infrastructure as Code
• A passion for keeping up to date with the latest cloud trends and technologies.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with cloud-based solutions.
• Efficiency to work independently and as part of a team.
• Assist application teams in onboarding their applications into the enterprise cloud environment.
• Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments through Azure GitHub actions.
• Assist application teams in onboarding their applications into the enterprise cloud environment.
• Design and implement cloud-based solutions that meet business needs.
• Ensure that cloud-based solutions are secure and compliant with industry standards.
• Proficiency in multi-cloud environments, especially in GCP, is highly desirable.
• Strong familiarity and comfort working with version-control systems, such as Git.
• Advanced experience in large scale cloud architecture, design, and integration with a focus on automation, networking, and NextGen Firewall
• Provide off-hours support (24 x 7) as required.

Azure Must haves:

• 3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including IaaS and PaaS.
• Understanding of C4Model. (https://c4model.com/)
• Understanding and working experience with MS Entra ID.
• Strong working experience using Terraform to deploy Azure Resources.
• Strong working experience using GitHub.
• Experience with of Azure PaaS services including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Synapse, Databricks, azure functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos, etc.
• Experience in designing and analyzing enterprise level Azure Architecture.
• Experience with Monitoring tools such as Azure monitor, Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus etc.
• Ability to implement security measures for Azure-based applications and infrastructure.

Non-cloud specific must haves

• Experience and proficiency with Mac OS
• Hands on Kubernetes experience
• Best practice knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Good communication skills
• Experience working on an Agile SCRUM team
• Understanding that during business hours, thorough communication and presence is fully required

Nice to haves:

• Azure Certifications
• Azure Bicep
• Hands-on Azure DevOps