Astra North Infoteck Inc. - Cloud DevOps Engineer - Azure & Kubernetes

Client: Astra North Infoteck Inc.

Location: Toronto (Remote), ON, ca

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

Job Title: AKS Engineer

Location / Workstyle: Remote

Requirements

Experience Required: 8-10 years

Essential Skills: Azure DevOps | GitHub | Kubernetes | Docker | Helm | Terraform

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or ArgoCD.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices across build and deployment pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform.
• Embed security scanning and quality checks using tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, AppScan, etc.
• Set up and manage application and infrastructure monitoring using Dynatrace and Splunk.
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to enforce best practices.
• Troubleshoot deployment, performance, and security issues across environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication.
• Team collaboration.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing.

Must Have Skills

• Cloud (Azure, especially in Kubernetes).
• DevOps or CI/CD (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• DevSecOps (SonarQube, Checkmarx, AppScan, etc.).
• Infrastructure as Code and Monitoring (Terraform, Dynatrace, and Splunk).

Additional Information

The role requires expertise in building and managing cloud-based solutions, focusing heavily on automation, security, and best practices across development and operations teams. The candidate should possess both technical and soft skills to effectively communicate and collaborate in a remote work environment.