Job Title: Cloud Engineer – Azure & AWS

Location: Calgary, AB (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Candidate strong on Azure side 60-70% and AWS side 30-40%

Job Description –

Senior Digital Operations Analyst – Azure/AWS

Are you passionate about designing resilient cloud infrastructure and driving operational excellence? Join our team as a Senior Digital Operations Analyst focused on Azure, where you’ll architect and implement secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions that support critical business operations both on premise (VMware & Azure Local) and in the cloud (Azure & AWS).

Architect and build highly available and scalable AWS infrastructure utilizing services like EC2, VPC, S3, EBS, EKS, RDS, etc.
Deep expertise in troubleshooting complex IaaS issues across various services (Networking, Storage, VMs, etc.)
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation or Terraform.
Design and implement disaster recovery plans for critical AWS resources.
Monitor and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks for AWS resources.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, design, and deploy Azure-based solutions with a focus on networking, secure resource configuration, cost avoidance and performance optimization.

Collaborate with application support and operations teams to ensure uptime SLAs are met through resilient infrastructure.

Implement with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform HCL,



and automate deployments via GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.

Leverage containerization and serverless compute to modernize workloads and improve scalability as well as reduce costs.

Support and troubleshoot Azure Local and VMware on premise environments and integrate with physical on-premise systems and cloud environments.

Analyze logs, monitor cloud performance, and recommend automation enhancements.

Maintain tracking tools such as ServiceNow and Jira, and optionally use Power BI and Power Automate for reporting and workflow automation.

Minimum Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science or Technical College diploma.
10+ years of IT operations and/or project execution experience, with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure.
5–8 years working within the Azure cloud platform.
3–5 years of experience with containers (OpenShift or Kubernetes preferred).
1–3 years of automation coding experience (Terraform preferred).
Strong understanding of hybrid networking and data flows to external vendors.
Proven ability to secure Azure resources and apply best practices in cloud security.
Familiarity with Windows Server, RHEL, VMware, Azure Local and storage technologies.
Experience with Ansible YAML is a plus.

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive setting for all employees.”

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