Cloud Platform Engineer

Swoon; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Swoon is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join the GTA-based Ventures team. You will design, automate, and operate cloud-native infrastructure, platform tooling, and declarative deployment pipelines across multiple initiatives.

The role emphasizes AWS, EKS, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Flux/ArgoCD, and collaboration with cross-functional product teams to deliver scalable, reliable platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AWS-focused infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on Terraform and Ansible with modular IaC.
• Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, and container orchestration.
• Proficient in GitOps tools (Flux/ArgoCD) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions).
• Proficient in Python or Go scripting for platform automation.
• Strong communication to explain complex platform concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain secure, highly available AWS infrastructure via IaC.
• Manage production EKS clusters, Kubernetes workloads, and ingress.
• Implement declarative deployment pipelines with Helm, Flux, or ArgoCD and GitHub Actions.
• Develop platform automation and cloud API integrations using Python or Go.
• Apply SRE practices to monitor health, latency, and availability with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog.
• Collaborate with product teams, translate requirements, and share platform patterns.

Skills

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Kubernetes (EKS)

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

GitOps

Flux

ArgoCD

Python/Go scripting

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Flux

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

GitOps

Job description

Job Description: Cloud Platform Engineer

Client: Sports & Entertainment Ventures

Business Unit: Platform Engineering

Location: Greater Toronto Area (GTA), ON (Local / Hybrid preferred)

Contract: Initial 6-month engagement with potential extension

Rate Target: $50-$70/hr (Dependent on experience)

Overview

Our client is expanding its digital innovation ecosystem through its Ventures, a high-impact engineering group focused on building scalable digital platforms that power customer and business experiences across all franchises.

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure-focused Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will work closely with senior platform engineers and cross-functional product development teams to design, automate, and operate cloud-native infrastructure, developer tooling, and declarative deployment pipelines across multiple upcoming digital initiatives over the next 6-12 months.

What You Will Do

• Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure: Design, provision, and maintain secure, highly available AWS cloud infrastructure using modular Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• Kubernetes & Container Orchestration: Manage and scale production Amazon EKS clusters, containerized application workflows, and ingress configurations.
• Declarative GitOps & CI/CD: Implement and manage declarative deployment workflows and cluster state reconciliation using Helm, Flux, or ArgoCD alongside GitHub Actions.
• Platform Tooling & Automation: Develop custom platform automation, cloud API integrations, and developer enablement tooling using Python or Go.
• SRE & Observability: Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to monitor cluster health, latency, and availability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Technical Collaboration & Communication: Act as an embedded platform partner, translating technical requirements, presenting platform patterns clearly to dev teams, and facilitating smooth knowledge transfers.

Required Qualifications

• Location & Work Rights: Currently located in Canada (GTA / Toronto local strongly preferred) with valid, immediate Canadian work authorization.
• AWS Infrastructure Depth: 5+ years of operational cloud experience with deep, hands‑on knowledge of AWS core services (VPCs, EKS, IAM, S3, RDS, EC2, CloudWatch).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced expertise with Terraform (building reusable modules, managing remote state, and handling complex drift/troubleshooting) and Ansible.
• Container Orchestration & GitOps: Hands‑on experience operating production Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, packaging applications with Helm, and utilizing GitOps reconciliation patterns (Flux or ArgoCD).
• Programming / Scripting: Strong scripting and tooling development experience in Python or Go.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex platform concepts clearly to non‑infrastructure teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer portals (Backstage, Port.io).
• Familiarity with identity/IAM integrations (Azure AD / Entra ID, Microsoft Graph API).
• Hands‑on usage of AI‑assisted engineering workflow tools (GitHub Copilot, coding assistants, automated IaC tools).