DevOps Lead/ Azure Kubernetes

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a hands-on leader in Ottawa to architect cloud infrastructure and drive DevOps strategies. You will lead a globally distributed team while ensuring high security and performance. Required: 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, expertise in Azure and CI/CD. This role provides the opportunity to shape team culture and have a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps or SRE experience in cloud-native or SaaS environments.
• 2+ years of formal technical leadership and people management.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure services including networking and identity.

Responsibilities

• Architect modern cloud infrastructure and evolve DevOps strategies.
• Guide a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Design CI/CD systems and optimize cloud performance.

Skills

DevOps or SRE experience

Microsoft Azure services

Terraform/Terragrunt

CI/CD using Azure DevOps

Kubernetes (AKS)

GitOps

Tools

OpenSearch

Elasticsearch

CosmosDB

Job description

Join a high-impact engineering team driving the secure deployment and orchestration of advanced identity and security platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll architect modern cloud infrastructure, evolve DevOps strategies, and guide a globally distributed team of engineers. You’ll be embedded in a product‑focused environment that values velocity, reliability, and secure‑by‑design principles.

As both a builder and a mentor, you’ll lead by doing‑designing CI/CD systems, optimizing cloud performance, and implementing GitOps workflows‑while also shaping team culture and technical standards. Expect deep involvement with Kubernetes (AKS), Terraform/Terragrunt, Istio, and Zero Trust architectures. If you’re passionate about high‑scale, high‑ownership DevOps work, this role offers the autonomy and scope to make a lasting impact.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of DevOps or SRE experience in cloud‑native or SaaS environments, including 2+ years of formal technical leadership and people management
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure services, including networking, identity (RBAC/PIM), AKS, and observability tooling
• Strong proficiency with Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, Istio, ArgoCD, GitOps, and CI/CD using Azure DevOps

Desired Skills & Experience

• Advanced knowledge of CosmosDB performance tuning, data modeling, and scaling strategies
• Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch in production environments
• Background in Kafka, distributed systems, or event‑driven architectures

Daily Responsibilities

• Hands‑On Engineering: 70%
• Team Collaboration & Cross‑Functional Work: 30%

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full‑time basis now and in the future.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.