Fidus is a global high-tech design firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design centres in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. We specialize in leading-edge electronic product development, with hardware, embedded software, FPGA/ASIC, and signal integrity teams working together to design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

About the role

Fidus is hiring an Azure Platform & DevOps Architect to join our IT team. Your first priority will be our internal AI platform, which runs on Azure: you will make sure it is secure, reliable and ready to support client-facing service commitments as it grows.

Alongside the platform, you will own DevOps for Fidus, including our Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket), and help engineering teams across the company work more effectively through better tooling, workflows and automation. This is a hands‑on senior role where you will work closely with the platform build and product leads and with engineering teams across Fidus.

Make an Impact with US:

At Fidus, you'll work on high-speed, high‑complexity electronic systems, often using emerging technologies before they reach the broader market. You'll collaborate across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design as part of cross‑functional teams delivering real products for our clients.

In practice, that means contributing to projects across Communications, Aerospace & Defence, Life Sciences and Medical Devices, Space and Satellite, Industrial Automation, Automotive, and Semiconductor engagements.



You won't be limited to a single product or industry—your work will follow the technology, not just one roadmap.

What you will do

AI platform

- Design, build and run the platform’s Azure infrastructure using Terraform(or similar), with separate development, test and production environments.

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and Jenkins, including automated testing, approval gates and rollback.

- Run PostgreSQL in production, including backups, regular restore testing and performance tuning.

- Monitor availability and performance, lead incident response, and define and report on service level objectives.

- Secure the platform with Entra ID, least‑privilege access, Key Vault and private networking, working with IT & Security on export‑control and CMMC requirements.

- Manage the infrastructure behind the platform’s AI services, including model API access, usage and cost.

Fidus DevOps and IT

- Own administration of Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket, including access, permissions, single sign‑on, licensing, apps, upgrades and backups.

- Work with engineering, project management and operations teams to improve Jira workflows, automation, dashboards and reporting.

- Keep Confluence organized and easy to use, with a explicit space structure, templates and permissions.





- Set and support DevOps standards across Fidus, including source control, branching and CI/CD practices.

- Contribute as a member of the IT team, including shift management, security reviews and shared on‑call.

What you bring

- 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps or site reliability engineering, including at least 2 years supporting production workloads on Azure.

- Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.

- Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, and working with containers (Docker, Azure Container Apps or AKS).

- Experience administering Jira and Confluence, including workflow design, automation and permissions.

- Production experience with PostgreSQL or a similar relational database.

- Solid Linux administration and networking skills, including hybrid on‑premise and cloud environments.

- Working knowledge of cloud security and identity management.

- Scripting skills in Python or Bash.

- Experience with on‑call support and incident management.

- Clear communication with both technical and non‑technical colleagues.

Nice to have

- Experience operating AI or LLM‑based applications.

- Experience in regulated environments such as CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, export controls or Canada’s Controlled Goods Program.

- Microsoft Azure (AZ‑104, AZ‑400 or AZ‑500), HashiCorp Terraform Associate or Atlassian certifications.

- Experience at an engineering services or electronics design company.

How we work

You will be part of a small, collaborative team

📌 Azure Platform (Kitchener)
🏢 Fidus Systems
📍 Kitchener