it - site reliability specialist iv.

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Specialist IV for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier cloud engineering, platform automation, and operational reliability capacity, specializing in designing, building, securing, and automating enterprise Azure infrastructure and Databricks platforms.

As a principal site reliability specialist, you will bridge the gap between cloud infrastructure engineering, platform architecture, and continuous delivery pipelines. Operating within a hybrid work model, you will build production-grade cloud environments from scratch, implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates, construct CI/CD automation pipelines, and enforce cloud governance standards. This position is tailored for a hands-on engineering expert who can automate infrastructure provisioning, troubleshoot complex platform issues, and ensure high availability across multi-environment deployments.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (4 days per week onsite)

Contract Duration: 1-year contract (Possibility for extension and permanent conversion)

Advantages

Greenfield Platform Build: Design and build production-grade enterprise Azure and Databricks environments from the ground up.

Modern Infrastructure-as-Code: Advance automation practices using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Build scalable pipelines for infrastructure deployment, automated patching, platform upgrades, and configuration management.

Long-Term Enterprise Scope: Secure a high-impact engineering engagement with long-term contract stability.

Responsibilities
Design, construct, deploy, and manage enterprise Azure cloud infrastructure environments spanning both Windows and Linux OS platforms.

Build production-grade Azure environments from the ground up across Development, QA, Production, and Disaster Recovery platforms.

Deploy, configure, secure, and support Azure Databricks workspaces along with supporting platform services.

Administer Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, Azure Monitor, Backup, and Disaster Recovery solutions.

Design and implement highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, platform, networking, security, and system performance bottlenecks.

Implement cloud security controls, governance standards, and operational compliance frameworks.

Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and enterprise platform transformation initiatives.

Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, and PowerShell.

Build automated deployment frameworks and reusable IaC templates for Azure infrastructure and Databricks.

Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated infrastructure provisioning, platform upgrades, and configuration management.

Automate routine operational activities, including system patching, monitoring alerts, compliance validations, and disaster recovery testing using PowerShell and Python scripts.

Maintain version-controlled infrastructure code and deployment artifacts using Git-based workflows.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, and Architecture teams to deliver automated platform solutions.

Author operational standards, technical runbooks, and system documentation.

Qualifications
Core Requirements & Cloud Engineering
Cloud & Platform Engineering Tenure: Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.

Azure Cloud Expertise: 7 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise Azure cloud infrastructure environments.

Azure Databricks Experience: 7 years of hands-on experience deploying, configuring, securing, and supporting Azure Databricks workspaces and integrated platform services.

Greenfield Cloud Builds: Proven experience building enterprise Azure cloud environments from scratch across full development and production lifecycles.

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining IaC solutions using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Bicep.

DevOps & CI/CD Practices: Hands-on experience embedded within DevOps organizations using infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline building, and Git-based source control workflows.

Soft Skills & Technical Execution
Analytical Problem Solving: Superior diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities to resolve complex cloud networking, security, and performance issues.

Scripting & Automation Focus: Strong automation mindset with a focus on eliminating toil, driving consistency, and writing clean, maintainable code.

Collaboration & Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary engineering squads.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Site Reliability Specialist IV" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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