Lead Cloud Operations Engineer (32510)

Myticas Consulting; Ontario; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer to drive the reliability and performance of their SaaS platform. This role demands not only technical expertise but also leadership and mentorship skills to ensure operational excellence and the development of junior engineers within a collaborative environment. You will oversee the deployment and maintenance of infrastructure while also acting as a pivotal contact for cloud operations and services.

Qualifications

• 6-12 years of experience in infrastructure deployment and maintenance.
• Experience with Azure and application security.
• Familiarity with IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of cloud environments.
• Ensure operational stability and performance of systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and manage team excellence.

Skills

Infrastructure deployment

Cloud computing

Application security

IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Azure

Automated deployment pipelines

Job description

As a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer, you will play a critical role in the reliability, scalability, and performance our client’s SaaS platform. In addition to performing advanced technical duties, this role includes leadership responsibilities, such as mentoring team members, driving continuous improvement, and serving as a backup to the Cloud Operations Manager when needed. You will serve as a key point of contact across teams, providing both strategic and hands-on support in operational excellence and cloud-native practices.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute the design, deployment, and maintenance of their SaaS environment, including infrastructure and application stacks across public cloud platforms.
• Own the operational stability and performance of production and pre-production environments, including proactive patch management and rolling updates for both infrastructure and application layers.
• Investigate, resolve, and perform root cause analysis for complex environmental and operational issues.
• Identify and drive operational efficiencies and process improvements across the Cloud Operations team.
• Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows to ensure rapid and reliable delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, QA, security, and product teams to champion best practices in release and environment management.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on the organizations SaaS platform architecture, operational procedures, and cloud infrastructure.
• Lead and participate in an on-call rotation, ensuring 24/7 availability of critical services and rapid response to incidents.
• Actively engage with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate changes, manage communications, and ensure alignment with business needs.
• Mentor junior engineers, review technical work, and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability within the team.
• Step in as the acting Cloud Operations Manager when required, including handling escalations, representing the team

Must Haves:

• 6-12 years of proven working experience in infrastructure deployment and maintenance
• Working experience on application security using Azure provided resources
• Experienced with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) deployment (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Wiki?
• Must be able to use and work with user interface-based applications?
• Solid knowledge on Cloud computing
• Solid Azure cloud hands on experience
• Solid understanding of SRE best practices
• Solid hands-on experience on Linux Operating System and maintenance
• Experience working with automated deployment pipelines preferably on Azure DevOps
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes / OpenShift

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Software Development

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