The successful candidate will have 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure, including core services such as Compute, Storage, Networking, AAD, RBAC, Serverless, and Containers, along with hands-on experience in hybrid environments and CI/CD pipelines. Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies, Git-based version control, Azure security tools, and monitoring platforms like Azure Monitor and Application Insights is essential. Azure certifications (AZ-104, Azure Solutions Architect) are highly regarded. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-driven professional who can manage multiple priorities, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

*** 12 month contract to start ***

*** Full-time hours: 37.5 hours a day, Monday through Friday ***

*** Hybrid work: must be able to work on-site in Ottawa up to 10 day a month ***

Advantages
•Hands-on experience with a wide range of Azure services, including PaaS, IaaS, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
•Opportunity to optimize and influence cloud strategy, improving performance, security, and cost-efficiency.



Responsibilities
•Establish and maintain various PaaS, IaaS Azure resources, resource groups & subscriptions aligning with Azure Landing Zone framework
•Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure services like storage accounts, recovery service vaults, ketvault, login apps, function apps, etc., including sku selection, private endpoints and optimizing for workload performance
•Set up and maintain most of the PaaS Azure services, ensuring data redundancy, lifecycle policies, and secure access and network controls
•Support workload migration from on-premises or other clouds to Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth transition
•Track and evaluate resource utilization, system performance, making pro-active recommendations for optimization
•Configure and maintain Azure networking components such as VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables and private DNS zones
•Apply and enforce governance standards using Azure Policy, management groups, and compliance monitoring tools
•Automate routine tasks with Azure Automation, PowerShell, CLI scripts, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates
•Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and streamline application deployments
•Troubleshoot connectivity, configuration, and performance issues across Azure services, networks, and resources
•Optimize cloud resources and spending by rightsizing services, reserving instances, and and implementing costoptimization strategy
•Monitor logs, metrics, and alerts through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Dynatrace and Application Insights for proactive issue detection
•Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce least-privilege access and prevent unauthorized activity
•Configure and maintain Azure RedHat OpenShift (ARO) clusters, image registries, GitOps tools and container instances, ensuring availability and scaling
•Work with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to meet project goals and best practices
•Other related activities and deliverables as required

Qualifications
The Consultant should have the following qualifications and skills:

•University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
•Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Microsoft Azure and or Cloud engineering roles
•Minimum of five (5) years of experience with Azure core services (Compute, Storage, Networking, AAD, RBAC, Serverless, Containers)
•Demonstrated experience working in Agile teams using JIRA and documenting in Confluence
•Demonstrated experience with hybrid environments (on-premises + cloud integration)
•Demonstrated understanding of virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and migration practices
•Demonstrated experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD GitOps
•Demonstrated understanding with Git-based version control systems like GitHub
•Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, self-prioritizing, switching between multiple tasks as required, to deliver high-priority items quickly

Additional Qualifications

The following will also be considered:

•Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect
•Demonstrated knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Azure services (Secret management, Databases, Backup management, API management, image repositories etc.)
•Demonstrated experience with Azure security tools (Security Center, Defender for Cloud)
•Demonstrated experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform)
•Demonstrated experience with Azure networking (VNets, VPNs, ExpressRoute, NSGs, load balancers)
•Demonstrated knowledge of identity management (Azure AD, SSO, MFA, conditional access)
•Demonstrated knowledge with containerization and orchestration (ARO, Kubernetes, AKS)
•Demonstrated experience with monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights)
•Demonstrated experience in backup and disaster recovery solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)
•Demonstrated understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

Summary
If you're interested in learning more please submit your résumé and one of our senior Recruiters would be happy to give you a call to discuss further.

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