Cloud Engineer

VDart Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

VDart Inc. is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Scarborough, ON for a hybrid contracting role. The ideal candidate has strong AWS and Azure expertise, IaC experience, and a background in containerization and automation.

Responsibilities include managing cloud infrastructure, implementing IaC, supporting CI/CD, and ensuring security and reliability across environments. Collaboration withDevOps and engineering teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Infrastructure/System Administration experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure Cloud Engineering experience.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD and containerization technologies.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize AWS and Azure environments for high availability.
• Design, implement, and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Automate tasks and support CI/CD deployments.
• Deploy and troubleshoot containerized workloads with Docker, ECS, and EKS.
• Enforce security, monitoring, and disaster recovery practices.

Skills

AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, Lambda)

Azure Cloud

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

ECS

EKS

CloudWatch

Dynatrace

IAM

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs)

CI/CD tooling

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

ECS

EKS

Job description

Role: Cloud Engineer

Location: Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)
Mode: Contract

Skills:

• Platform Provisioning and AWS CDK
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services including:
  • EC2
  • S3
  • Lambda
  • VPC
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in AWS and Azure cloud platforms to design, implement, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud services, automation, infrastructure as code, containerization, monitoring tools, and system administration. This role requires excellent troubleshooting abilities, strong collaboration skills, and a proactive approach to improving cloud operations, security, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize AWS and Azure cloud environments to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Manage and support AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and related cloud components.
• Administer Azure infrastructure resources including virtual machines, networking, storage, and security services.
• Perform capacity planning and resource optimization to improve performance and control costs.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate operational and administrative tasks using Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployment automation.

Containerization & Application Support

• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and EKS.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to deploy, maintain, and modernize cloud-based applications.
• Ensure application availability, performance, and resilience across environments.

Monitoring, Security & Compliance

• Implement proactive monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and other observability tools.
• Enforce cloud security best practices including IAM policies, encryption, patch management, and compliance controls.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and support remediation activities.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and backup validation.

Incident Management & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, networking, and application-related issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to minimize recurring incidents.
• Support critical production incidents and provide timely resolution.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Maintain accurate technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and runbooks.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior engineers and support teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services including:

• EC2
• S3
• Lambda
• VPC
• IAM
• CloudWatch

• Experience managing and supporting Microsoft Azure Infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows Server Administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools:

• Terraform
• AWS CloudFormation

• Experience with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies:

• Docker
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon EKS

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools:

• AWS CloudWatch
• Dynatrace
• Other enterprise monitoring platforms

• Strong scripting skills in:

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell

• Good understanding of:

• Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, Routing, VPNs)
• Security best practices and cloud governance
• Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions

Soft Skills

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, production-critical environment.
• Leadership mindset with experience mentoring junior engineers and driving team success.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional Certification.
• Microsoft Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect Certification.
• Experience with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and governance frameworks.

Experience

• 5+ years of Infrastructure/System Administration experience
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure Cloud Engineering experience
• Experience working within enterprise production environments supporting mission-critical applications.