Senior Specialist, Cloud Infrastructure Operations Engineering

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL); Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual vacation

Performance incentive

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance

Training & mentorship

Flexible in-office/remote arrangements

Job summary

CMHC seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Operations Engineer to lead design, deployment and optimization of cloud platforms. You will implement IaC across Azure, ensure security and compliance, and collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to drive digital transformation.

You will mentor staff, automate operations, and align cloud strategies with business goals while maintaining high availability and robust securityPosture across hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in IT/CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in cloud architecture, engineering and operations.
• Experience with hybrid environments, cloud integration (Azure AD/EntraID) and multi-cloud governance.
• IaC expertise with Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation; scripting in Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Strong networking, virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and security frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and present roadmaps to executives.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy Azure resources in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.
• Implement and optimize IaC for automation, scalability and reliability.
• Provide strategic automation recommendations and share best practices across IT and leadership.
• Mentor junior staff and foster a culture of learning and development.
• Apply cloud security best practices; conduct IAM, encryption and privilege audits.
• Ensure uptime and regulatory compliance; document security incidents per privacy laws.
• Design resilient cloud architectures with Azure native capabilities and CI/CD tools.
• Automate operations and contribute to CI/CD pipelines with Python, Bash and PowerShell.

Skills

Hybrid environment experience

Azure AD/EntraID integration

Multi-cloud governance

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud security frameworks

Leadership / mentoring

Executive-level presentation

Education

Undergraduate degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 12693

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Montreal (QC); Ottawa (ON); Toronto (ON)

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Designation: English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $104180.28 to $130225.36 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We're committed to advancing employment equity and fostering an inclusive workplace. To reflect the diversity of Canada’s population, we encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and racialized peoples. We also welcome applications from all individuals eligible to work in Canada.

We are also committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and supporting the meaningful inclusion of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis voices and priorities. While this position is hybrid requiring some in-office presence, a work from home arrangement may be considered for First Nations candidates on reserve or Indigenous candidates that reside further than 125KM from a CMHC office.

What’s in it for you

Benefits

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About The Role

Join the Technology and Business Transformation team in the Senior Specialist, Cloud Infrastructure Operations Engineering position. In this position, you will be responsible for infrastructure, platform engineering, managing, monitoring, and optimizing cloud infrastructure services to ensure high availability, scalability, and security. This role involves collaborating closely with architecture, development, security, and IT teams to maintain robust cloud environments. This role is pivotal in enabling digital transformation and operational excellence by ensuring the reliability and security of cloud platforms that underpin core business applications.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in solution design in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team and deploy, configure, and maintain cloud resources (compute, storage, networking) across Azure.
• Implement and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like ARM/Bicep, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, ensuring automation, scalability, and reliability of cloud environments.
• Provide strategic recommendations to infrastructure leadership for automating and streamlining cloud administration, wihle proactively sharing automation strategies, cloud administration techniques, and lessons learned with peers across IT, EA, Security, and leadership, to foster a culture of operational excellence and drive the adoption of modern cloud practices.
• Advise infrastructure leadership on optimization and efficiency improvements for cloud infrastructure and processes, and mentor junior team members to foster a culture of learning and development.
• Apply and enforce cloud security best practices—including IAM, encryption, compliance standards, and leasts privilege principles—by conducting regular audits of security settings and privileged accounts to maintain a hardened and compliant cloud environment.
• Ensure operational and regulatory readiness by maintaining accountability for cloud service uptime, incident response performance, and compliance audit results, while logging and recording all security incidents and breaches in accordance with Canadian privacy legislation and OSFI breach notification and recordkeeping requirements.
• Design and implement resilient cloud architectures in partnership with the Enterprise Architecture team, delivering self-optimizing and self-healing designs using Azure native capabilities, GitHub Actions, and automation tooling.
• Industrialize operations through automation and DevOps by scripting routine tasks and workflows in Python, Bash, and PowerShell, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines for deployment and ongoing maintenance.

What You Should Have

• An undergraduate degree in a related field such as information technology, computer science, or network engineering. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in cloud architecture, engineering, and operations.
• An extensive experience with hybrid entity, cloud integration (Azure AD/EntraID), and multi-cloud governance.
• An advanced expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and automation scripting (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Python, Bash, PowerShell) with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing automated cloud infrastructure and workflows across Azure.
• A strong background in networking, virtualization, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud security frameworks.
• A demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor junior staff, and drive enterprise cloud adoption.
• A proven experience presenting technical and financial roadmaps to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

It Would Be Great If You Had

• Certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (preferred), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer.
• An experience with AWS and GCP.
• A demonstrated experience implementing advanced identity security measures, including PAM solutions and SIEM/SOAR integration.
• A proven ability to design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and industry-standard tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.
• A strong knowledge of cost optimization strategies and FinOps principles.

Posting closing date:

Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Standby and Call Back duties are a requirement of this position and will be subject to CMHC policies, including the Standby and Call Back Pay Procedure.