Cloud Support Engineer

KTek Resourcing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KTek Resourcing LLC seeks highly skilled Azure Cloud Network Engineers to manage, optimize, and secure enterprise-scale Azure environments. You will design, deploy, and operate scalable infrastructure with a strong emphasis on automation, IaC, and CI/CD using modern tooling.

The role requires hands-on experience across VNet design, ExpressRoute/VPN connectivity, and security controls, with a focus on reliability and performance in large organizations.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale Azure infra.
• Strong scripting and IaC experience with Terraform or Bicep.
• Proven ability to design secure, highly available Azure networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, manage, and operate Azure infrastructure at scale.
• Design and implement Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, UDRs, Firewall).
• Architect and manage load balancers and application gateways for high availability.
• Lead hybrid connectivity with ExpressRoute and VPN Gateways.
• Develop automated deployments using Terraform/Bicep and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enforce security and governance.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and load-balancing issues.

Skills

Azure Infrastructure

Azure Networking

Terraform/Bicep

GitHub Actions

Python/PowerShell

CI/CD

Hybrid Networking

ExpressRoute/VPN

Security Controls

Cost Management

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

We are seeking highly skilled and proactive Azure Cloud Network Engineers with strong technical expertise and hands‑on experience managing, operating, and optimizing enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure. The ideal candidates will demonstrate deep capabilities across cloud automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD, scripting, and core Azure platform services, with proven experience supporting production‑grade, highly available Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, manage, and operate Azure infrastructure including virtual networks, compute, storage, identity, and security services in large-scale environments
• Azure Networking & Load Balancing Design, implement, and operate Azure networking solutions including VNets, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall, NAT Gateway, Private Endpoints, and Private Link
• Architect and manage Azure Load Balancer (Standard & Internal), Application Gateway (WAF v2), Azure Front Door, and Traffic Manager for highly available and scalable wo
• Lead L4/L7 load balancing strategies, traffic flow design, health probes, backend pools, and resiliency patterns
• Troubleshoot complex connectivity, latency, routing, and load‑balancing issues across distributed Azure environments
• Hybrid & Enterprise Connectivity Design and support hybrid networking using ExpressRoute, VPN Gateways, BGP, routing policies, and on‑prem-to-Azure connectivity
• Ensure secure and optimized connectivity between Azure, on‑premises data centers, and third‑party networks.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated and repeatable Azure infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or Bicep).
• Own day‑to‑day infrastructure reliability, availability, and performance, including capacity planning, scaling strategies, and lifecycle management of Azure resources
• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments, preferably using GitHub Actions
• Architect, deploy, and support applications and workloads across production, non‑production, and DR Azure environments
• Develop automation and operational tooling using Python, Node.js, Java, or PowerShell to reduce manual effort and improve infrastructure efficiency
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (application, security, SRE, and platform teams) to deliver Azure solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across Azure infrastructure, networking, automation pipelines, and deployment
• Ensure Azure infrastructure adheres to security, governance, compliance, and cost‑optimization guidelines

Required Hard Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience managing Azure infrastructure in large‑scale or enterprise environments, including compute, storage, networking, identity, governance, and monitoring
• Advanced Azure Networking skills, including routing, VNet architecture, hybrid connectivity (VPN/ExpressRoute), Azure Firewalls, load balancing, and security controls
• Proven experience operating production Azure environments, including incident troubleshooting, performance tuning, and availability management
• Proficiency in coding/scripting using at least one of the following: Python, Node.js, Java, or PowerShell
• Strong experience with Azure Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or Bicep
• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions, for infrastructure and platform deployments
• Solid understanding of Azure identity and access management (Entra ID/Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities)
• Experience implementing and enforcing Azure governance using policies, blueprints/initiatives, tagging standards, and cost management
• Proven track record supporting highly available, secure, and scalable Azure environments