Principal Azure Platform – Cloud Operations Architect

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About the role

  • Principal Azure architect improving Qburst’s production cloud operations and Kubernetes platforms. Leading AKS, networking, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident response.

Responsibilities

  • Assess and improve cloud operations processes, including provisioning, deployments, incident response, and change management
  • Lead the design and operational maturity of Azure Kubernetes Service environments, including cluster topology, node pools, upgrades, scaling, resiliency, ingress/egress, workload identity, secrets, and runtime security
  • Lead Azure networking architecture and troubleshoot complex connectivity, network, and performance issues
  • Design and implement Terraform infrastructure as code with reusable modules and safe lifecycle management
  • Strengthen GitOps and deployment standardization using Argo CD and Helm
  • Enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions with quality gates, validation, security scanning, and automated delivery
  • Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
  • Promote production readiness through runbooks, readiness reviews, and operational checklists
  • Provide L3/L4 escalation support and lead high-severity incident triage, recovery, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
  • Mentor and unblock Cloud Operations engineers during complex technical challenges
  • Collaborate with Engineering, SRE, Security, and Delivery teams on operational patterns, platform guardrails, and production readiness

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in cloud platform engineering, DevOps/SRE, or cloud operations, with ownership of production-grade systems
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and deep experience running Kubernetes in production (upgrades, scaling, failure modes, troubleshooting)
  • Deep expertise in Azure networking and secure connectivity patterns, with the ability to diagnose complex multi-layer issues across AKS + network + application boundaries
  • Proven hands-on experience implementing IaC with Terraform (modules, state strategy, environment consistency, safe rollout practices)
  • Strong experience with GitOps and deployment tooling, including Argo CD and Helm, and a strong understanding of release strategies and operational controls
  • Proficiency managing CI/CD pipelines and automation (Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and improving deployment reliability through automated checks and gates
  • Hands-on experience with Azure observability tooling (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights) to improve service health visibility and incident response effectiveness
  • Proficiency in scripting/automation with Python and/or Bash/PowerShell to build operational tooling and reduce repetitive manual work
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to operate calmly under pressure and guide teams through technical challenges

Job title

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$80 - $90 per hour

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AzureCloudJenkinsKubernetesNode.jsPythonTerraform

Location requirements

OnsiteTorontoCanada

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