Job Requisition ID: 12093 Position Status: Permanent Full Time Position Type: Hybrid Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC) Travel Requirement: Limited Language Designation: English Essential Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ Security Requirement: Secret Salary: Our salaries generally range from $104180.28to $130225.36and are based on qualifications and experience.

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We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements.

We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done.

Our leadership style is guided by trust , where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that''s committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

Whats in it for you Weve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career.

Heres the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when youre a permanent employee: Annual Paid vacation.

Annual individual performance incentive.

Defined benefit pension plan.

Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.

Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.

An inclusive workplace culture and workplace.

About the role Join the Technology and Business Transformation team in the Specialist, Cloud Infrastructure Operations Engineering position.

In this position, you will be responsible for infrastructure, platform engineering, managing, monitoring, and optimizing cloud infrastructure services to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.

This role involves collaborating closely with architecture, development, security, and IT teams to maintain robust cloud environments.

This role is pivotal in enabling digital transformation and operational excellence by ensuring the reliability and security of cloud platforms that underpin core business applications.

What you will do: Participate in solution design in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team and deploy, configure, and maintain cloud resources (compute, storage, networking) across platforms suchs as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Implement and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC)



using tools like ARM/Bicep, Terraform, Cloud

Formation, or Ansible, ensuring automation, scalability, and reliability of cloud environments.

Provide strategic recommendations to infrastructure leadership for automating and streamlining cloud administration, wihle proactively sharing automation strategies, cloud administration techniques, and lessons learned with peers across IT, EA, Security, and leadership, to foster a culture of operational excellence and drive the adoption of modern cloud practices.

Advise infrastructure leadership on optimization and efficiency improvements for cloud infrastructure and processes, and mentor junior team members to foster a culture of learning and development.

Apply and enforce cloud security best practices including IAM, encryption, compliance standards, and leasts privilege principlesby conducting regular audits of security settings and privileged accounts to maintain a hardened and compliant cloud environment.

Ensure operational and regulatory readiness by maintaining accountability for cloud service uptime, incident response performance, and compliance audit results, while logging and recording all security incidents and breaches in accordance with Canadian privacy legislation and OSFI breach notification and recordkeeping requirements.

Design and implement resilient cloud architectures in partnership with the Enterprise Architecture team, delivering self-optimizing and self-healing designs using Azure native capabilities, Git

Hub Actions, and automation tooling.

Industrialize operations through automation and Dev

Ops by scripting routine tasks and workflows in Python, Bash, and Power

Shell, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines for deployment and ongoing maintenance.

What you should have: An undergraduate degree in a related field such as information technology, computer science, or network engineering.

An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered. A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in cloud architecture, engineering, and operations.





An extensive experience with hybrid entity, cloud integration (Azure AD/EntraID), and multi-cloud governance.

An advanced expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and automation scripting (Terraform, Bicep, Cloud

Formation, Python, Bash, Power

Shell) with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing automated cloud infrastructure and workflows across Azure, AWS, and GCP. A strong background in networking, virtualization, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud security frameworks. A demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor junior staff, and drive enterprise cloud adoption. A proven experience presenting technical and financial roadmaps to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

It would be great if you had: Certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (preferred), AWS Certified Sys

Ops Administrator or Google Professional Cloud Dev

Ops Engineer. A demonstrated experience implementing advanced identity security measures, including PAM solutions and SIEM/SOAR integration. A proven ability to design and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev

Ops and industry-standard tools such as Jenkins, Git

Hub Actions, and Git

Lab CI. A strong knowledge of cost optimization strategies and Fin

Ops principles.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion Were committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply.

We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada. CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and of people are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion What happens after you apply We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort.

Learn more about our hiring process .

If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful dont worry we''re always posting new positions, so dont hesitate to give it another shot.

Were excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!

📌 Senior Specialist, Cloud Infrastructure Operations Engineering (Ottawa)
🏢 CMHC - SCHL
📍 Ottawa