Senior Platform Engineer & Devops & IAM

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. ~ Conquering today’s challenges, achieving tomorrow’s vision!; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Toronto is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to design and maintain reliable infrastructure. Responsibilities include implementing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring security compliance, and optimizing platform efficiency. Candidates should have 6-8 years of experience in platform engineering, strong hands-on skills in CI/CD, and knowledge of identity management. This hybrid role offers opportunities for collaboration with development teams and continuous learning in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps roles.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Strong understanding of system performance monitoring and optimization.
• Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) implementation.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Solid understanding of security protocols and compliance requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and technical support skills.
• Excellent documentation and knowledge‑sharing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable and reliable platform infrastructure for enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure the platform supports application requirements.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable software deployment.
• Continuously monitor platform and application performance.
• Define and track key metrics to optimize platform efficiency and reliability.
• Implement security protocols to protect sensitive data.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of platform architecture.
• Share knowledge with team members.

Skills

Platform engineering

CI/CD pipelines

System performance monitoring

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Agile methodologies

Security protocols

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

Job Title

Platform Engineer – Infrastructure, CI/CD & IAM

Location

Toronto, Hybrid

Experience

6–8 years

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure for enterprise applications. The role involves collaborating with development teams to understand application requirements, implementing CI/CD pipelines, monitoring system performance, ensuring security compliance, and optimizing platform efficiency. The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on experience in platform engineering, Agile practices, identity and access management (IAM), and cloud/infrastructure design.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Design & Implementation

• Design and implement scalable and reliable platform infrastructure for enterprise applications.

• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure the platform supports application requirements.

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable software deployment.

• Apply Agile methodologies to manage development and operations workflows.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization

• Continuously monitor platform and application performance.

• Define and track key metrics to optimize platform efficiency and reliability.

• Troubleshoot platform issues and provide technical support to development teams.

Security & Compliance

• Implement security protocols to protect sensitive data.

• Ensure platform compliance with industry standards and best practices.

• Collaborate with IAM teams to manage access controls and authentication mechanisms.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of platform architecture, processes, and configurations.

• Share knowledge with team members and contribute to operational continuity.

• Stay updated on the latest technologies and industry trends to enhance platform capabilities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6–8 years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps roles.

• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

• Strong understanding of system performance monitoring and optimization.

• Experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) implementation.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

• Solid understanding of security protocols and compliance requirements.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and technical support skills.

• Excellent documentation and knowledge‑sharing abilities.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).