Azure Platform Engineer - Terraform - Python - Azure

Job Description - Azure Platform Engineer

Position: Azure Platform Engineer / Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer Contract: 6 months initially, with potential extension Location: Toronto/ Hybrid / Remote Role Overview

We are seeking a highly hands-on Azure Platform Engineer with strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud automation, and platform engineering. The engineer will be responsible for building scalable, secure, and highly automated Azure environments and supporting development teams with reliable cloud platforms. Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain enterprise Azure cloud platforms and infrastructure. Develop and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Build reusable Terraform modules and automate infrastructure provisioning. Implement and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Work with Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards and related Azure DevOps services. Develop CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions where required. Manage source control and branching strategies using GitHub, Git and Azure DevOps. Implement cloud automation using PowerShell and Python. Deploy and manage Azure resources using Azure CLI, ARM/Bicep and Terraform. Implement Azure networking, identity, security, monitoring, and governance capabilities. Work with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads. Implement cloud security and enterprise governance using Azure-native services. Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and application platform issues. Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and engineering teams. Establish platform engineering standards, reusable patterns, and automation frameworks. Participate in production support, incident resolution, and continuous improvement. Required Technical Skills

Microsoft Azure

Azure Infrastructure & Platform Services Azure Networking Azure Compute Azure Storage Azure Key Vault Azure Monitor / Log Analytics Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID Azure Policy Azure Resource Manager Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Infrastructure as Code

Terraform - strong hands-on experience Terraform Cloud / Enterprise preferred ARM Templates / Bicep Infrastructure automation and reusable modules DevOps / CI/CD

Azure DevOps Azure Pipelines Azure Repos GitHub GitHub Actions Jenkins CI/CD pipeline design and implementation Programming / Automation

PowerShell Python Azure CLI Bash/Shell scripting Source Control

Git GitHub Azure Repos Bitbucket Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise Kubernetes / AKS Docker Helm Azure Landing Zones Azure Governance Azure Policy Microsoft Entra ID Azure Private Link / Private Endpoints Azure networking and security Cloud cost optimization Observability and monitoring Enterprise-scale Azure architecture Experience migrating workloads to Azure Experience Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure. Demonstrated experience building and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform. Strong experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation. Experience working in enterprise environments with multiple development and engineering teams. Candidates should be hands-on engineers, not primarily project managers or architects. Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Azure Platform Engineer who can independently: Design Automate Deploy Secure Monitor Troubleshoot Azure infrastructure and platform services using Microsoft technologies, Terraform, Git, and modern CI/CD practices. Original Skillset - Revamped

Instead of the skillset shown in the original request: Terraform Cloud, Terraform Enterprise, ADO, BitBucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Python, Azure I would position it as: Core Skills: Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps (ADO), Terraform, Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, Azure Infrastructure, Azure Networking, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Git, PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Bicep/ARM, Jenkins, Bitbucket Experience: 5+ years of hands-on Azure / Platform Engineering / DevOps experience.

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