Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Certn Holdings Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Certn is seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to enhance its cloud-native platform. In this role, you will architect and manage infrastructure, ensuring scalability and security. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and collaboration in a fully remote setup while enjoying extensive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

4 weeks of paid vacation

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Home-office allowance and flex stipend

Budget for conferences and certifications

Ownership of critical system components

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps or software engineering with Azure proficiency.
• Experience designing and managing cloud resources via Terraform.
• Strong background in building Azure DevOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure for Azure.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments for reliability.

Skills

DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Cloud Operations

Monitoring

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Who We Are

At Certn, we’re revolutionizing background screening with The World’s Easiest Background Check—fast, global, and powered by tech. We’re not about outdated processes and red tape. We’re about innovation, speed, and impact. If you’re looking for a place where ownership, collaboration, and creativity thrive, this is it.

The Role:

We’re on the hunt for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to architect, build, and optimize the infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that power Certn’s cloud-native platform. You’ll ensure reliability, scalability, and security across dev, staging, and production environments—collaborating closely with engineering, security, and product teams to streamline deployments and automate infrastructure as code.

What you will be doing:

• Infrastructure as Code: Design, implement, and maintain Terraform-based IaC to provision and manage Azure resources predictably and at scale.

• CI/CD & Automation: Build, optimize, and support Azure DevOps pipelines for fast, secure, and reliable application delivery—automating compliance checks, secrets management, and audit trails.

• Cloud Operations & Monitoring: Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure environments, implementing observability practices that keep production humming. Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support critical services and ensure platform reliability during and outside business hours

• Collaboration & Support: Partner with software engineers to provide infrastructure guidance, improve developer experience, and resolve deployment/runtime issues in record time.
  
  

What You Bring to the Table:

• DevOps Expertise: 5+ years in DevOps or software engineering roles, with deep Azure proficiency (compute, networking, storage, and security).

• IaC Mastery: Hands-on experience designing and managing cloud resources via Terraform (or equivalent).

• CI/CD Craftsman: Proven track record of building and maintaining robust Azure DevOps pipelines that balance speed with security.

• Mentorship & Leadership: Experience leading complex technical initiatives and mentoring junior engineers on best practices.

• Compliance & Security Focus: Familiarity with implementing guardrails, access controls, and automated compliance checks.
  

Why You Should be Excited:

• Vacation Mode On: 4 weeks of paid vacation + additional health & wellness time off.

• Health and Benefits: Comprehensive Package for you and your dependents.

• Flex Life: Fully remote setup with a home-office allowance and flex stipend.

• Growth Fuel: Budget to attend industry conferences, pursue certifications, or take advanced courses.

• Impact & Ownership: Own critical system components that directly affect customer experience and platform stability.

• Team Energy: Collaborate with passionate engineers who value craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collective success.
  

A Little Bit More About Us

If you’re stoked by the chance to drive bold innovation, smash silos, and deliver world-class products, we want to hear from you. Let’s build something epic together

Certn is a growing global technology company that is looking to reinvent the way organizations build Trust in People with technology and AI-backed background checks. Having recently been named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Awards, we are becoming one of the fastest-growing start-ups.

Just so you know… The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check. This means you will get to see first hand what we do (and trust us, we do it REALLY well)!

Certn takes pride in being an advocate for equal opportunities in the workplace. Our commitment is reflected in how we’re creating a workplace that’s respectful, inclusive, and free from barriers—a place where each member of our team can achieve their full potential. We firmly believe that the strength of our company is rooted in diversity, and we encourage every individual to bring their authentic selves to work. We extend a warm welcome to all qualified candidates and hope that you'll consider Certn as your preferred employer, where you can thrive and contribute to our collective success.

If you have a disability that requires accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can best assist you.