Senior Cloud Application Engineer

Raise - find a more meaningful working experience; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise - find a more meaningful working experience is seeking a Senior Cloud Application Engineer located in Toronto, ON. The successful candidate will lead cloud transformation initiatives with a focus on architecture, design, and implementation.

Ideal applicants will have 10-15+ years of experience and a strong background in cloud technologies such as Azure and Kubernetes. The role is hybrid and offers a contract length of 6-12 months.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of progressive IT experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile and SAFe environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, and optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Drive automation, operational excellence, and cloud-native adoption.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders.
• Develop standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Support enterprise modernization and transformation programs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Mentorship

Agile methodologies

SAFe environments

Tools

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Senior Cloud Application Engineer

• Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid
• Contract Length: 6-12 Months

Senior Cloud Application Engineer for a top client. Seeking a senior-level technology professional to support enterprise-scale cloud transformation, modernization, platform engineering, and digital delivery initiatives. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on delivery expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, and optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Drive automation, operational excellence, and cloud-native adoption.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders.
• Develop standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Support enterprise modernization and transformation programs.

Required Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of progressive IT experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile and SAFe environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction.

Technical Skills

• Role-specific technologies include Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Backstage, Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, React, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, OpenTelemetry, and cloud-native architecture patterns as applicable to the role.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.