Azure Platform Engineer

Remote - Canada Contract Salary not specifiedContractRandstad Canada is seeking an Azure Platform Engineer for a six-month contract with the intention to convert to a full-time permanent position. The role is described as 100% remote and focuses on designing, deploying, and operating production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage private AKS clusters, including upgrades, node pools, autoscaling, and capacity planning.Configure Kubernetes networking, Azure CNI, load balancers, and ingress controllers.Integrate AKS with Azure services such as Container Registry, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Event Hubs, Storage, and private endpoints.Manage container deployments with Docker and Helm, and develop Azure infrastructure using Terraform.Support CI/CD and GitOps workflows using Azure DevOps, Argo CD, or Flux.Strengthen cluster security through network policies, image scanning, vulnerability remediation, and policy enforcement.Implement observability with tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights.Support application teams with performance and resource optimization, and contribute to disaster recovery planning and failover drills.Provide production incident escalation support, participate in on-call rotations, lead root-cause analyses, and document operational runbooks.Qualifications
At least five years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing production Kubernetes clusters.Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals, including scheduling, networking, storage, controllers, and RBAC.Experience with AKS private clusters, Azure CNI, and Azure PaaS integrations.Hands-on experience with Helm and working knowledge of Terraform.Working knowledge of CI/CD and GitOps deployment workflows.Experience with container image scanning and vulnerability remediation.Scripting skills in Python and Bash.The posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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