Hybrid | Toronto, ON — 2 days on-site per week
Type: 6-month contract
Rate: $85–95/hr | 7.5 hours/day | 37.5 hours/week
Key Skills: 6+ years as a Platform Engineer, AKS, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Helm, Jenkins, Key Vault, DevSecOps, Terraform, Bicep, ARM
Description We are seeking a Platform Engineer with strong experience in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes platform engineering, and deployment automation to support the implementation of a up-to-date gateway and application platform.
This role will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and optimizing platform components in AKS, and for building the supporting CI/CD pipelines and operational capabilities required for secure, scalable, and repeatable delivery. The ideal candidate will bring hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes, AKS , gateway and traffic management platforms, deployment automation, observability, and DevSecOps practices.
Requirements Strong experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Kubernetes‑focused Infrastructure Engineer
Proven hands‑on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Strong understanding of Kubernetes platform deployment, configuration, and operational support
Experience deploying and managing gateway, ingress, service mesh, API management, or traffic management platforms in Kubernetes environments
Experience supporting platforms that manage application or API traffic routing, control, and security
Experience building end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines for deployment, packaging, release automation, and lifecycle management
Strong experience with deployment automation using Helm , Kubernetes manifests, templates, or similar tooling
Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM , or similar technologies
Experience integrating security scanning and controls into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
Experience implementing logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability for Kubernetes‑based platforms




Strong understanding of the infrastructure, networking, and operational components required to deploy and support a platform in AKS
Ability to work independently and deliver platform capabilities from initial deployment through production readiness
Responsibilities Deploy and configure platform components in an AKS environment
Optimize the platform for reliability, scalability, maintainability, and secure operations
Build the full CI/CD pipeline to support packaging, deployment automation, release management, and security scanning
Establish repeatable deployment standards and automation for Kubernetes‑based platform components
Integrate logging, monitoring, and operational visibility into the platform environment
Ensure the platform is configured to support secure and scalable traffic management
Support all platform engineering activities associated with deploying and operationalizing the platform in AKS
Ideal Background Experience in cloud platform engineering within Azure environments
Strong Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting experience
Experience with gateway, ingress, service mesh, or API management technologies
Familiarity with modern platform requirements for high‑volume, secure, and scalable traffic management
Experience working across platform engineering, security, release engineering, and runtime operations
Ability to define and implement a complete deployment and operational model with limited oversight
Preferred Skills Experience with enterprise‑grade gateway or traffic management platforms
Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins , or similar CI/CD tooling
Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Container Registry, Key Vault , or related Azure‑native services
Experience embedding DevSecOps practices into platform engineering workflows
Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, networking, deployment pipelines, and observability tooling
Note: As part of our hiring process, we use AI‑based systems to support initial applicant screening.

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📌 AKS Platform Engineer (1891) $85-95/hr (Ontario)
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📍 Ontario