AKS Platform Engineer (1891) $85-95/hr

Hybrid | Toronto, ON — 2 days on-site per week

Type: 6-month contract

Rate: $85–95/hr | 7.5 hours/day | 37.5 hours/week

Key Skills: 6+ years as a Platform Engineer, AKS, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Helm, Jenkins, Key Vault, DevSecOps, Terraform, Bicep, ARM

Description

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with strong experience in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes platform engineering, and deployment automation to support the implementation of a modern gateway and application platform.

This role will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and optimizing platform components in AKS, and for building the supporting CI/CD pipelines and operational capabilities required for secure, scalable, and repeatable delivery. The ideal candidate will bring hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes, AKS , gateway and traffic management platforms, deployment automation, observability, and DevSecOps practices.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Kubernetes‑focused Infrastructure Engineer


• Proven hands‑on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)


• Strong understanding of Kubernetes platform deployment, configuration, and operational support


• Experience deploying and managing gateway, ingress, service mesh, API management, or traffic management platforms in Kubernetes environments


• Experience supporting platforms that manage application or API traffic routing, control, and security


• Experience building end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines for deployment, packaging, release automation, and lifecycle management


• Strong experience with deployment automation using Helm , Kubernetes manifests, templates, or similar tooling


• Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM , or similar technologies


• Experience integrating security scanning and controls into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows


• Experience implementing logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability for Kubernetes‑based platforms


• Strong understanding of the infrastructure, networking, and operational components required to deploy and support a platform in AKS


• Ability to work independently and deliver platform capabilities from initial deployment through production readiness

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure platform components in an AKS environment


• Optimize the platform for reliability, scalability, maintainability, and secure operations


• Build the full CI/CD pipeline to support packaging, deployment automation, release management, and security scanning


• Establish repeatable deployment standards and automation for Kubernetes‑based platform components


• Integrate logging, monitoring, and operational visibility into the platform environment


• Ensure the platform is configured to support secure and scalable traffic management


• Support all platform engineering activities associated with deploying and operationalizing the platform in AKS

Ideal Background

• Experience in cloud platform engineering within Azure environments


• Strong Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting experience


• Experience with gateway, ingress, service mesh, or API management technologies


• Familiarity with modern platform requirements for high‑volume, secure, and scalable traffic management


• Experience working across platform engineering, security, release engineering, and runtime operations


• Ability to define and implement a complete deployment and operational model with limited oversight

Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise‑grade gateway or traffic management platforms


• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins , or similar CI/CD tooling


• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Container Registry, Key Vault , or related Azure‑native services


• Experience embedding DevSecOps practices into platform engineering workflows


• Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, networking, deployment pipelines, and observability tooling

Note: As part of our hiring process, we use AI‑based systems to support initial applicant screening.