Cloud Platform Engineer

Exposant 3; Dartmouth; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting firm as a Cloud Platform Engineer, where you'll develop innovative cloud solutions that empower developers and enhance operational efficiency. You'll be at the forefront of digital transformation, crafting secure, scalable infrastructures while collaborating with diverse teams. This role offers the chance to leverage your expertise in cloud technologies, automation, and DevOps practices to make a significant impact. If you're passionate about technology and eager to drive change in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or DevOps roles.
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified DevOps Professional.
• Strong proficiency in IaC tools and programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Create secure, standardized architectures using Infrastructure as Code.
• Design coding solutions for cloud integration and automation.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance the developer experience.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Automation

Software Engineering

DevOps

Networking

Security Best Practices

CI/CD Pipeline Implementation

Agile Methodologies

Excellent Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Boto3

Docker

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Harness

GitHub Actions

Artifactory

Job description

Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Remote | Full-time

Availability: As soon as possible

About Exposant 3 (E3)

Exposant 3 (E3) is a consulting firm specializing in management and information technology. With team members based in Canada and Europe, we support both public and private organizations in their digital and organizational transformations, placing innovation and people at the heart of our projects. As part of our growth, we are looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer who will be responsible for developing hardened, scalable automated systems and platforms for the creation of cloud application workloads. The ideal candidate will need to enact an engineering mindset to tactically design and operationalize solutions which will enable developers and devops engineers across the entire organization.

The platform engineer will appropriately assess and implement coding, IAC, pipeline, tooling, or process solutions to make a measurable impact on our end users. Solutions will need to be well-rounded, easy to adopt, and built with the customer in mind through frequent engagement and discovery. Supplemental key responsibilities include contributing to enterprise standards, peer reviewing solutions, clearly communicating solutions, participating in planning ceremonies, and innovating on opportunities to enhance the developer experience.

Main Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the leadership team, you will be responsible for various tasks aimed at optimizing the company’s daily operations:

Job Accountabilities

• Create enterprise-grade Infrastructure as Code solution frameworks for delivering secure, standardized architectures (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Design and develop coding solutions for integrating platforms, automating the cloud, or developing custom utilities (Python, Boto3, Bash, JavaScript).
• Contribute towards knowledge sharing initiatives through documentation, training, and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Provide integration support and troubleshooting to end users through the appropriate channels.
• Seamlessly integrate multiple tools into a single platform ecosystem – Kong, AWS, Artifactory, Dynatrace.
• Collaborate with partner teams to design, review, and plan initiatives. Engage with stakeholders to shape the product roadmap.
• Embody a customer-first mindset to deliver innovative solutions and improve the developer experience.

Required Skills and Qualities:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field such as Computer Science.
• If you have a Bachelor's degree: 8+ years of experience in software engineering or DevOps roles with a focus on cloud infrastructure automation.
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified DevOps Professional.
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-based infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of networking, security best practices, and monitoring tools.
• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure platforms in the cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong proficiency in one or more IaC tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK).
• Proficient in programming languages (Python, Go, or similar) and Bash/Powershell for scripting and automation tasks.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipeline templates and infrastructure as code.
• Hands-on experience developing and standardizing an automation platform; Harness is preferred.
• Extensive experience with AWS services (ECS Fargate, EKS, Lambda, IAM).
• Prior experience in implementing enterprise-wide standardized secure patterns is preferred.
• Experienced with Agile/SDLC methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace).
• Deep understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience in Harness, GitHub Actions, Artifactory is preferred.