Lead Cloud Operations Engineer- Azure
$110,000–$135,000 year
HybridToronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHybridFull Time$110,000–$135,000 yearSenior LevelBanking and Financial ServicesMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMediumBanking and Financial Services
Job Summary
Lead technical strategy for Azure cloud operations and AKS deployments, designing infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and Azure DevOps. Manage Kubernetes deployments via ArgoCD and Helm, architect load balancing and WAF strategies, and oversee secrets management with Azure Key Vault. Build automation solutions to reduce manual toil, troubleshoot clusters and networking, and own incident response with RCA documentation. Mentor junior engineers on code reviews and cloud architecture while communicating proactively with customers on infrastructure health. Support offshore hours across multiple time zones.
Required Qualifications
- 8–12 years of cloud/infrastructure engineering experience
- 5+ years of hands-on Azure cloud platform experience (VMs, networking, identity, monitoring)
- 5+ years with Kubernetes, specifically Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) production experience
- Expert-level Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices
- Strong Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD platform experience
- Hands-on experience with ArgoCD or GitOps deployment patterns for Kubernetes
- Proficiency with Helm for Kubernetes package management and templating
- Azure Application Gateway configuration and management (load balancing, WAF, SSL termination)
- Azure Key Vault and secrets management implementation and best practices
- Azure Container Registry (ACR) operations, image scanning, and registry maintenance
- Proficiency in Linux administration and troubleshooting
- Automation scripting (Python, Bash/Shell) to reduce manual operational tasks
- Strong networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPCs, firewall rules, network troubleshooting
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Support offshore hours and multiple time zones as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700 Networking, or equivalent)
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
- Cloud security scanning tools experience (Wiz, Microsoft Defender)
- Azure API Management for API governance and rate limiting
- Backup and disaster recovery solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)
- FinOps and cost optimization expertise across cloud resources
- Compliance and governance frameworks (SOC2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, regulatory reporting)
- Domain knowledge of banking, financial services, enterprise data platforms, or regulated industries
- Experience with GitOps and advanced Kubernetes patterns
- Observability and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Log Analytics, Application Insights)
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