Posted 3 months ago
Lead Cloud Operations Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes
@ Myticas Consulting
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Myticas Consulting is hiring a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer for its client to lead technical direction for Azure and AKS infrastructure while staying hands-on with design, deployment and support. The role covers Terraform IaC, GitOps delivery, security, incident response and mentoring engineers. Full-time, with on-call support and work across multiple time zones when required.
Responsibilities:
- Lead technical direction for Azure and AKS infrastructure
- Design and maintain Terraform IaC and GitOps deployments
- Manage AKS, Application Gateway, Key Vault and ACR
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and guidance
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years cloud infrastructure or operations experience
- 5+ years Azure and AKS in enterprise production
- Expert Terraform and IaC experience
- Strong Linux, networking and scripting skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
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- 2026-08-06
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- 2026-10-16
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- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Engineering |
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Myticas Consulting
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Myticas Consulting is a leading edge IT Staffing and Recruitment organization with locations throughout North America.
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources, to both Public and Private sector enterprise level environments. Here at Myticas, we strive to continually provide unmatched quality of IT resources, that prove to stand the test of time, and go above and beyond all project expectations and deliverables. The "motto" at Myticas is not only to work with you, but to understand what success really looks like for your organization, and to deliver the IT staffing needs that matter most to increasing both the functionality and efficiency of your environment. With our evolving expertise in Telecom, ERP, DW/BI and EAI resources, and a guaranteed replacement program for all our partners, the defined win-win scenario has never been presented in a more simple manner.
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- 83 Hinton Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1Y0Z7, CA
- 3701 Algonquin Rd. Suite 580, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008, US
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Embedded Engineering and Software Engineering |
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Lead Cloud Operations Engineer – Azure & Kubernetes
Overview
Our client is seeking a Lead Cloud Operations Engineer to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in the design, implementation, and support of enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure. This role is ideal for a senior cloud professional who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, mentoring engineering teams, and driving automation, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
The successful candidate will play a key role in building and maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable cloud environments while partnering closely with engineering, DevOps, and customer-facing teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical direction and best practices for Azure cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes (AKS) environments.
- Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
- Build, deploy, and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) production environments.
- Implement GitOps deployment strategies utilizing ArgoCD, Helm, and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and administer Azure Application Gateway, Load Balancers, WAF, SSL termination, and ingress controllers.
- Manage Azure Key Vault, certificates, secrets management, and cloud security best practices.
- Build and maintain Azure Container Registry (ACR) repositories, image lifecycle management, and security scanning.
- Develop automation using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting to improve operational efficiency.
- Monitor infrastructure health, performance, availability, and security across cloud environments.
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), problem resolution, and post-incident reviews.
- Optimize Azure infrastructure for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency (FinOps).
- Troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, networking, storage, identity, and authentication issues.
- Establish infrastructure standards, governance, compliance, and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior engineers through technical leadership, architecture guidance, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers to support cloud operations and platform initiatives.
- Support high availability, disaster recovery, backup strategies, and multi-region cloud deployments.
- Participate in on-call support and collaborate across multiple time zones when required.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of Cloud Infrastructure or Cloud Operations Engineering experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience within enterprise production environments.
- 5+ years supporting and administering Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Expert-level experience with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Strong experience with Azure DevOps or comparable CI/CD platforms.
- Hands-on experience with ArgoCD, GitOps deployment methodologies, and Helm.
- Experience managing Azure Application Gateway, WAF, load balancing, SSL certificates, and ingress.
- Strong knowledge of Azure Key Vault, secrets management, and identity/security best practices.
- Experience supporting Azure Container Registry (ACR) and container image lifecycle management.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
- Proficiency with automation scripting using Python, Bash, or Shell.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and network troubleshooting.
- Proven experience leading technical initiatives while mentoring engineering teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Azure Certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, or equivalent).
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD).
- Experience with cloud security platforms such as Microsoft Defender or Wiz.
- Azure API Management (APIM) experience.
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning (Azure Backup, Site Recovery).
- FinOps and cloud cost optimization experience.
- Experience working within regulated enterprise environments (financial services, banking, healthcare, insurance, etc.).
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks including SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or similar.
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
Technical Environment
- Microsoft Azure
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Terraform
- Azure DevOps
- ArgoCD
- Helm
- GitOps
- Azure Application Gateway
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Linux
- Python
- Bash / Shell
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Log Analytics
- Application Insights
- Prometheus
- Grafana
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