Azure Platform Engineer, Remote Ontario

smiledigitalhealth; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health benefits

RRSP/TFSA/401K

Life and disability coverage

Learning programs

Flexible time-off

Job summary

smiledigitalhealth is seeking an Azure Platform Engineer to own the AKS-based production platform powering a global healthcare data platform built on FHIR standards. You will design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters, manage CI/CD, observability, security, and incident response.

You will collaborate with application and security teams, implement private networking, Terraform IaC, Helm charts, and Azure services like ACR, Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience with scheduling, networking, storage and RBAC internals.
• Proficiency with Azure CNI networking and AKS private cluster configuration.
• Hands-on with Azure PaaS services (ACR, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Kafka/Event Hubs) and DNS/firewall handling.
• Experience with Helm, Terraform and Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools.
• Background in container and cluster vulnerability management and remediation.
• Scripting in Bash and Python; strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AKS clusters with private configurations, RBAC, and managed identities; own health and capacity planning.
• Configure AKS networking, internal load balancers, and ingress controllers (NGINX/Traefik).
• Integrate AKS with Azure services like ACR, Key Vault, Monitor, SQL, Kafka and private endpoints.
• Manage Docker containers and Helm charts, namespaces, quotas, and policy enforcement.
• Run vulnerability scans and coordinate remediation with engineering teams.
• Maintain Terraform IaC and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or equivalents.
• Participate in on-call, lead root-cause analysis, and document runbooks and post-incident reviews.

Skills

Kubernetes

Azure CNI

AKS

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Helm

Bash

Python

Networking

RBAC

Tools

Docker

Helm

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role overview

Operate the production‑grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) foundation that powers a globally deployed healthcare data platform built on FHIR standards. As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will own the platform end‑to‑end, from cluster architecture and CI/CD through performance tuning, observability, vulnerability management, and incident response, acting as the subject‑matter expert for Kubernetes across application, security, and platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AKS clusters with private configurations, managed identities, and RBAC, then own their ongoing health, scaling, upgrades, and capacity planning.
• Configure AKS networking including Azure CNI, internal load balancers, and ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik).
• Integrate AKS with Azure Container Registry, Key Vault via CSI driver, Azure Monitor, Azure SQL, Kafka/Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and supporting private endpoints and firewall rules.
• Manage containerized deployments with Docker and Helm, with reusable chart standards, namespaces, resource quotas, and Azure Policy enforcement.
• Run container and cluster vulnerability scanning, triage findings, and coordinate remediation with engineering teams.
• Maintain Terraform‑based infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or equivalent tooling.
• Participate in on‑call rotation, lead root‑cause analysis on Kubernetes and infrastructure incidents, and drive preventative follow‑ups.
• Document runbooks, post‑incident reviews, and operational knowledge to reduce tribal knowledge.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on Kubernetes experience with strong knowledge of scheduling, networking, storage, and RBAC internals.
• Proficiency with Azure CNI networking and AKS private cluster configuration.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure PaaS services (ACR, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Kafka, managed identities) and troubleshooting DNS, firewall, and private endpoint dependencies.
• Experience with Helm and working knowledge of Terraform and Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools.
• Practical background in container and cluster vulnerability management and remediation.
• Scripting in Bash and Python, plus clear written and verbal communication for both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work environment based in Ontario.
• Salary range of $115,000 to $130,000.
• Flexible time‑away policy covering PTO, personal, and sick days.
• Health and medical benefits, RRSP/TFSA/401K employee contribution support, life and disability coverage, and an employee assistance program.
• Learning programs including a FHIR study track and Skillsoft access.
• Inclusive culture that emphasizes respect, belonging, and accommodating candidates throughout the interview and employment experience.