Azure Platform Engineer - Terraform - Python - Azure

Job Description - Azure Platform Engineer

Position: Azure Platform Engineer / Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer

Contract: 6 months initially, with potential extension

Location: Toronto/ Hybrid / Remote

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly hands-on Azure Platform Engineer with strong experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud automation, and platform engineering. The engineer will be responsible for building scalable, secure, and highly automated Azure environments and supporting development teams with reliable cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise Azure cloud platforms and infrastructure.
• Develop and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Build reusable Terraform modules and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Implement and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Artifacts, Boards and related Azure DevOps services.
• Develop CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions where required.
• Manage source control and branching strategies using GitHub, Git and Azure DevOps.
• Implement cloud automation using PowerShell and Python.
• Deploy and manage Azure resources using Azure CLI, ARM/Bicep and Terraform.
• Implement Azure networking, identity, security, monitoring, and governance capabilities.
• Work with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized workloads.
• Implement cloud security and enterprise governance using Azure-native services.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and application platform issues.
• Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and engineering teams.
• Establish platform engineering standards, reusable patterns, and automation frameworks.
• Participate in production support, incident resolution, and continuous improvement.

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft Azure

• Azure Infrastructure & Platform Services
• Azure Networking
• Azure Compute
• Azure Storage
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
• Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID
• Azure Policy
• Azure Resource Manager
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform - strong hands-on experience
• Terraform Cloud / Enterprise preferred
• ARM Templates / Bicep
• Infrastructure automation and reusable modules

DevOps / CI/CD

• Azure DevOps
• Azure Pipelines
• Azure Repos
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• CI/CD pipeline design and implementation

Programming / Automation

• PowerShell
• Python
• Azure CLI
• Bash/Shell scripting

Source Control

• Git
• GitHub
• Azure Repos
• Bitbucket

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise
• Kubernetes / AKS
• Docker
• Helm
• Azure Landing Zones
• Azure Governance
• Azure Policy
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Azure Private Link / Private Endpoints
• Azure networking and security
• Cloud cost optimization
• Observability and monitoring
• Enterprise-scale Azure architecture
• Experience migrating workloads to Azure

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Strong experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Experience working in enterprise environments with multiple development and engineering teams.
• Candidates should be hands-on engineers, not primarily project managers or architects.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Azure Platform Engineer who can independently:

• Design Automate Deploy Secure Monitor Troubleshoot

Azure infrastructure and platform services using Microsoft technologies, Terraform, Git, and modern CI/CD practices.

Original Skillset - Revamped

Instead of the skillset shown in the original request:

• Terraform Cloud, Terraform Enterprise, ADO, BitBucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Python, Azure

I would position it as:

Core Skills: Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps (ADO), Terraform, Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, Azure Infrastructure, Azure Networking, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Git, PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Bicep/ARM, Jenkins, Bitbucket

Experience: 5+ years of hands-on Azure / Platform Engineering / DevOps experience.