Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Lead (Backbase)

Aequilibrium; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative engineering culture

Flexible remote delivery environment

Exposure to cloud-native technologies

Job summary

Aequilibrium in Vancouver, Canada seeks an experienced Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Lead to architect and provision secure cloud environments for a new digital banking platform. You will set up secure networks, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines, guiding modernization and ongoing management by the client engineering team.

The role requires hands-on expertise in Azure, network design, and deployment pipelines, with an emphasis on security, reliability, and scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps and cloud infrastructure engineering experience.
• Senior-level expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure DevOps.
• Deep understanding of enterprise networking (VNets, S2S VPNs, Firewalls, DNS).
• Proven experience with GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, or Bicep), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerized and microservices-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Establish highly available production and non-production environments with disaster recovery capabilities across Microsoft Azure regions.
• Configure and manage virtual networks (VNets), subnets, firewalls, and routing.
• Coordinate Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connections with platform vendors and third-party service providers, including validation of CIDR/IP ranges, routing, firewall rules, and connectivity requirements.
• Manage DNS configuration, SSL/TLS certificate exchange through Azure Key Vault, and IAM approvals.
• Build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, GitOps / IaC practices, and secure deployment/release coordination.
• Take ownership of existing vendor-controlled CI/CD and infrastructure pipelines, assess current implementation, and lead transition and modernization.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

GitOps

CI/CD pipelines

Networking

Containerization

Tools

Terraform

ARM

Bicep

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Lead to architect and provision the foundational cloud environments required to run a new digital banking platform securely. This role is ideal for a hands-on senior engineer who thrives on setting up secure cloud networks, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous deployment pipelines.

What You'll Do

• Establish highly available production and non-production environments with disaster recovery capabilities across Microsoft Azure regions
• Configure and manage virtual networks (VNets), subnets, firewalls, and routing
• Coordinate Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connections with platform vendors and third-party service providers, including validation of CIDR/IP ranges, routing, firewall rules, and connectivity requirements
• Manage DNS configuration, SSL/TLS certificate exchange through Azure Key Vault, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) approvals
• Build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, GitOps / Infrastructure-as-Code practices, and secure deployment/release coordination
• Take ownership of existing vendor-controlled CI/CD and infrastructure pipelines, assess the current implementation, and lead their transition, modernization, and ongoing management by the client engineering team

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of recent experience in DevOps and cloud infrastructure engineering
• Senior-level expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and Azure DevOps
• Deep understanding of enterprise networking (VNets, S2S VPNs, Firewalls, DNS)
• Proven experience in GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, or Bicep), and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with containerized and microservices-based architectures

Nice to Have

• Experience securing cloud architecture within a highly regulated (financial) sector
• Experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes
• Experience in large-scale modernization or enterprise transformation projects

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on impactful, large-scale modernization initiatives
• Collaborative and supportive engineering culture
• Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies and platforms
• Flexible and dynamic remote delivery environment