Lead Platform Engineer

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We are currently seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to join our team in Vancouver, British Columbia (CA-BC), Canada (CA).

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Azure Cloud Engineer / Architect to design, deploy, and optimize cloud-native solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. This role is suitable for senior professionals with deep expertise in Azure services, DevOps practices, and infrastructure management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design and manage Azure resources across environments.
2. Expertise in cloud-native Azure services, including Kubernetes, serverless, and containers.
3. Leverage Infrastructure as Code tools such as Azure Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform.
4. CI/CD and Automation:
   1. Build and maintain Continuous Delivery pipelines using Azure DevOps (YAML required).
   2. Develop automation scripts using shell scripting and one or more programming languages (Python, TypeScript, Go).
   3. Integrate security and code quality tools in pipelines.
5. Site Reliability Engineering:
   1. Implement observability solutions for monitoring, tracing, and performance analysis.
   2. Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks in Azure environments.
   3. Drive optimization for cost-efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
6. Security and Networking:
   1. Apply robust security practices, including access controls and encryption, leveraging Azure Key Vault and related services.
   2. Strong understanding of networking concepts, including Virtual Networks and traffic management.
7. Work closely with development and QA teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
8. Document processes and provide mentorship on best practices in cloud engineering and DevOps.

Required Qualifications

1. Hands-on experience managing Azure resources and application development process in production environments.
2. Proficiency with Azure DevOps, including pipeline creation and management.
3. Expertise in configuring Azure services such as Azure Functions, App Services, and Key Vault.
4. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Azure Application Insights).
5. Solid understanding of networking principles and traffic management.