Job Title : Cloud Systems Engineer II

12-month contract | Hybrid in the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area | Rate: $75-90/hour, depending on experience | Must hold a valid Canadian Work Visa

Our client, one of British Columbia's largest organizations dedicated to workplace health and safety, is seeking an experienced Cloud Systems Engineer II to support the management, automation, and continued evolution of its enterprise cloud environment.

This is a hands-on Azure engineering role with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, automation, cloud operations, and developer platform enablement . The successful candidate will work across Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), compute, storage, application services, networking, application gateways, resiliency, and disaster recovery while helping automate and standardize cloud infrastructure.

The role is well suited to an experienced Cloud or Infrastructure Engineer with strong Azure, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps experience who is comfortable taking ownership of complex technical problems in a large enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

- Implement, automate, and support Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud services across enterprise environments
- Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform HCL and related automation technologies
- Develop automation using PowerShell, Ansible, release pipelines, and scripting to improve consistency and operational efficiency
- Configure and support Azure services including AKS, compute, storage, application services, application gateways, networking, resiliency, and recovery
- Work closely with DevOps and application teams to provision, configure, and troubleshoot Azure services supporting business applications
- Develop and maintain Azure DevOps classic and YAML pipelines supporting infrastructure and application deployments
- Contribute to the design and implementation of internal developer platforms and cloud enablement capabilities




- Support and maintain Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Linux virtual server environments
- Perform server provisioning and decommissioning, monthly security patching, certificate renewals, operating system image builds, and ongoing platform maintenance
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, networking, deployment, and application platform issues
- Implement solutions that support availability, zone and regional redundancy, networking, recovery, and operational resilience
- Participate in technology adoption initiatives and technical design reviews, providing recommendations on cloud architecture and implementation
- Contribute technical expertise and recommendations to the continued development of the organization's cloud roadmap
- Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the engineering team
- Participate in Agile and DevOps delivery practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation to support critical cloud and infrastructure services

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

- 6+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, infrastructure design and support, software development, or a related technical discipline, including at least 2 years working with cloud technologies
- Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure solutions
- Experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS services, including compute, storage, application services, application gateways, networking, redundancy, and recovery
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code , particularly Terraform ; experience with ARM or Bicep is also relevant




- Hands-on experience with Ansible and infrastructure/configuration automation
- Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell , shell scripting, or similar technologies
- Experience with Azure DevOps , including classic and YAML pipelines and CI/CD practices
- Experience administering Windows Server and Linux , including security patching and related administration tools
- Ability to design and support solutions within complex, highly integrated enterprise environments
- Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to take ownership of technical issues through resolution
- Experience working with Agile and DevOps tools, practices, and delivery processes
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics

Additional Relevant Experience

- Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Experience designing or supporting internal developer platforms
- Knowledge of cloud networking, application gateways, high availability, zone/region redundancy, and disaster recovery
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments
- Experience with cloud security, operating system hardening, certificate management, and patching
- Equivalent AWS or GCP experience with the ability to apply that knowledge within an Azure environment may also be considered

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to work across cloud infrastructure, automation, DevOps, and platform engineering within a large and complex enterprise environment. The role offers significant exposure to Terraform, Ansible, Azure DevOps, AKS, and the continued evolution of an enterprise cloud platform. NOTE : Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply directly. Due to the volume of applications, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

📌 Cloud Systems Engineer (Metro Vancouver)
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