Key Responsibilities

- Cloud Infrastructure:

Define and implement Azure infrastructure patterns covering compute, networking, identity, storage, monitoring, and governance.

- Container Platform:

Support the design, deployment, and management of

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

or Kubernetes-based platforms for containerized workloads and microservices.

- API Management:

Design and integrate

3scale API Management or equivalent API gateway solutions for API security, governance, lifecycle management, and consumption control.

- Event Streaming:

Support architecture and implementation of

Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms for real-time, event-driven integrations.

- Infrastructure as Code:

Develop and review

Terraform modules and reusable automation patterns to provision and manage cloud resources across environments.

- DevOps Enablement:

Design and support CI/CD workflows using

GitHub Actions or similar DevOps tools to improve deployment quality and release efficiency.

- Technical Leadership:

Provide technical guidance to development and operations teams, review solution approaches, resolve design issues, and ensure adherence to architecture standards.

- Stakeholder Collaboration:

Work with product owners, business analysts, developers, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to clarify requirements and drive solution delivery.





Required Skills & Experience

- Experience:

8–10 years of overall IT experience, including solid experience in cloud solution design, implementation, and enterprise application delivery.

- Azure Platform:

Strong understanding of Azure services, including networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, and governance.

- Kubernetes/OpenShift:

Hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized application deployment, service exposure, scaling, and troubleshooting.

- API Management:

Experience with 3scale API Management or similar API gateway platforms, including API security, routing, policies, and lifecycle management.

- Kafka/Event Streaming:

Working knowledge of Kafka or equivalent messaging and streaming platforms used for asynchronous integration and event-driven architecture.

- DevOps:

Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using GitHub Actions or comparable tools.

- Terraform/IaC (nice to have):

Strong practical experience creating, maintaining, and reviewing Terraform scripts/modules for repeatable infrastructure provisioning.

- Communication:

Robust communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

📌 Azure Infra Architect/Lead (Ontario)
🏢 Ztek Consulting
📍 Ontario