Platform Engineer/ Financial

Motion Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Canada is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead Azure-based platform modernization, focusing on improving developer productivity, delivery automation, and scalable engineering practices across cloud environments. You will blend hands-on platform engineering with enablement work to help teams modernize CI/CD and standardize automation across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, automation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, with exposure to

Qualifications

• Experience engineering Azure-based platforms for enterprise environments.
• Proficient in IaC and automating cloud delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Azure platform engineering

Infrastructure as Code

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

CI/CD automation

DevOps

Job description

This Platform Engineer opportunity sits within a large, highly regulated enterprise undergoing significant software delivery and platform modernization. The role is focused on improving developer productivity, strengthening delivery automation, and building scalable engineering capabilities across cloud-based environments. You’ll combine hands‑on platform engineering with broader enablement work, helping development teams modernize CI/CD practices and adopt consistent automation standards. The environment is primarily Azure‑based, with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code, and release automation forming key parts of the delivery ecosystem. You’ll also contribute to AI‑enabled engineering initiatives, exploring how tools such as GitHub Copilot can improve development workflows and engineering efficiency at enterprise scale.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Azure platform engineering experience, including Infrastructure as Code and designing automation for cloud‑based enterprise environments.
• Advanced CI/CD and release automation experience, with hands‑on expertise using GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions.
• Proven background in DevOps and platform engineering, with experience modernizing software delivery processes and implementing scalable engineering practices.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience evaluating, implementing, or scaling AI-assisted software development capabilities, particularly GitHub Copilot.
• Background driving developer productivity or engineering enablement initiatives across large, distributed development organizations.
• Experience establishing reusable platform patterns, automation standards, and DevOps practices within complex enterprise environments.

Daily Responsibilities

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

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time

Current Vacancy: Yes

Use of AI in Hiring: No

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.