Principal Platform Infrastructure Engineer (Containers) – Canada. This role sits at the heart of a global, cloud-native infrastructure platform that powers secure connectivity at scale for enterprise customers worldwide. You will design and operate highly distributed Kubernetes and VM‑based environments across AWS and Google Cloud Platform, ensuring resilience, performance, and security by design. Working within a globally distributed engineering team, you will help shape the evolution of a multi‑region platform built for reliability and automation. The environment is highly technical and fast‑moving, requiring strong ownership, deep infrastructure expertise, and a passion for eliminating operational toil through automation. You will collaborate closely with engineering, security, and product teams to deliver scalable systems that support mission‑critical workloads. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where your work directly influences platform stability and customer experience across production systems worldwide.AccountabilitiesDesign, deploy, and maintain large‑scale VM and Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and GCP, supporting multi‑region development, staging, and production environments.Build and evolve Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and orchestration tools, enabling secure, repeatable, and scalable provisioning of cloud resources.Develop and maintain observability systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, ensuring full visibility into platform health and performance.Automate operational workflows, reduce system toil, and improve reliability through scripting, tooling, and CI/CD pipeline enhancements.Manage Kubernetes clusters including networking, RBAC, workload orchestration,



and troubleshooting in production‑grade environments.Collaborate across engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to design resilient architectures and support capacity planning and disaster recovery strategies.Participate in a 24x7 on‑call rotation, responding to incidents and contributing to post‑incident reviews and continuous improvement.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience, with 8+ years in platform or infrastructure engineering roles.Robust expertise in Kubernetes administration, cloud infrastructure (AWS and GCP), and container‑based architectures.Hands‑on experience with Terraform and infrastructure automation frameworks in production environments.Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Bash, and Go.Deep understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, HTTP/S, TLS, DNS, and enterprise connectivity patterns.Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) and production monitoring strategies.Familiarity with GitOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.Strong problem‑solving mindset, collaboration skills, and comfort working in globally distributed teams and on‑call rotations.BenefitsCompetitive base salary aligned with experience (approximately CAD 141,000–249,000 range, plus variable compensation eligibility).Equity opportunities through stock‑based compensation programs.Comprehensive health coverage and benefits package (medical, dental, vision, and more depending on eligibility).Flexible remote‑first work model across Canada.Global, collaborative engineering culture with strong focus on learning and innovation.Career development opportunities in a rapidly scaling, high‑impact infrastructure environment.Inclusive workplace culture built on collaboration, autonomy, and continuous improvement.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Principal Platform Infrastructure Engineer (Containers) - C$141,000 - C$249,000 A Year - Remote (Winnipeg)
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📍 Winnipeg