Senior Cloud Engineer

Ward Technology Talent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruiting firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer. This role involves developing cloud-native solutions and leading efforts in automation across Azure and GCP. Candidates should have substantial experience with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and a strong programming background in Python or GoLang. Opportunity to mentor peers and tackle technical challenges in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure Automation and Infrastructure as Code (Azure/GCP).
• 3+ years of experience with cloud networking and security setup.
• 3+ years of experience with developing Terraform modules.
• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes setup and optimization.
• 3+ years of experience with Python or GoLang.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud native solutions for CI/CD ecosystem.
• Contribute to building platforms in Azure and GCP.
• Lead the integration of Kubernetes platforms and tools.
• Create educational material for fellow engineers.
• Provide mentorship to peers.

Skills

DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud networking

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

GoLang

Jenkins

GitHub

Ansible

Artifactory

Helm

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer

Permanent | Toronto/GTA, ON | February 14, 2025

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join a growing team.

The individual will own the following responsibilities:

• Develop cloud native solutions for a cutting-edge CI/CD ecosystem
• Learn from a great team of fellow engineers in building real-world cloud scale solutions across public and private clouds
• Contribute to a team of like-minded platform engineers building platforms in Azure and GCP public clouds
• Promote automation and infrastructure best practices
• Lead the installation, upgrades and integration of the current and future Kubernetes platform(s), technologies and tools
• Face challenging technical problems, use your expertise to solve them, and help peers by sharing your unique solutions
• Create educational material for fellow engineers, like sample cloud native apps and starter code
• Continuously learn new technical skills and apply them in day-to-day work
• Provide mentorship to peers
• Exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills, along with technical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
• Be able to work flexible hours when required
• Develop criteria for and participate in the evaluation of third-party vendors and software, as well as due diligence exercises
• Manage all aspects of testing and verification ensuring tasks are performed for all interfaces
• Define, plan and execute high-level team activities, including architecture and process-improvement recommendations
• Provide guidance to support staff in conducting performance tuning and capacity planning within the Cloud Infrastructure platform

Required experience and education

Must have:

• A passion for making developers more efficient through DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code
• 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure Automation and Infrastructure as Code (Azure/GCP)
• 3+ years of experience with cloud networking and security setup, configuration, and troubleshooting
• 3+ years of experience with developing Terraform modules (preference Enterprise)
• 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes setup, configuration, and optimization
• 3+ years of experience with Python or GoLang
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, Ansible, Artifactory, Helm
• Communication skills necessary to work on a geographically distributed team

Nice-to-Have:

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate Certificate
• CKA certification
• Experience with Kubernetes custom operators development
• Experience working in a SAFe, Kanban, or Scrum development methodology

If you have the above experience and are interested, please forward a MS Word copy of your resume. Thanks!