Azure Platform Engineer

Smile Digital Health

. Act as the subject-matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes deployments, troubleshooting, and production issues across all environments .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$115,000 - CA$130,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Kubernetes deployments and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) management, including troubleshooting, scaling, and lifecycle management. Proficient in containerization, CI/CD processes, and infrastructure as code using Terraform.

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Kubernetes ExpertiseAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) ManagementContainer Vulnerability ManagementInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)CI/CD Pipeline Support (Azure DevOps)

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Hard Skills

Kubernetes InternalsAzure CNI NetworkingHelmBash ScriptingPython ScriptingAzure PaaS ServicesNetwork TroubleshootingContainer ManagementCapacity PlanningDisaster Recovery Planning

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Azure MonitorGrafanaPrometheusLokiTempoAzure DevOpsGitOps (Flux/ArgoCD)Azure Container RegistryKey VaultApplication Insights

Industry Keywords

RBACNetwork PoliciesImage ScanningAutoscalingResource QuotasOperational Knowledge BaseOn-Call RotationRoot-Cause AnalysisPost-Incident ReviewsSLIs/SLOs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureDNSDockerFluxGrafanaKafkaKubernetesNGINXNode.jsPrometheusPythonSQLTerraformVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the subject-matter expert (SME) for Kubernetes deployments, troubleshooting, and production issues across all environments
Design and deploy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters with private cluster configurations, managed identities, and RBAC
Own the health, scaling, and lifecycle management of production AKS clusters, including upgrades, node pool management, autoscaling, and capacity planning
Configure AKS networking, including Azure CNI, internal load balancers, and ingress controllers (NGINX, Traefik)
Design and maintain integrations between AKS and Azure Container Registry, Key Vault via CSI driver, Azure Monitor for containers, Azure SQL, Kafka/Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and client-facing dependencies
Manage containerized application deployments using Docker and Helm; maintain reusable chart and templating standards, namespaces, resource quotas, and Azure Policy for AKS
Harden AKS environments through policy enforcement, network policies, and image scanning
Own container and cluster vulnerability management, including scanning, triage, prioritization, and remediation coordination
Contribute to Terraform-based infrastructure as code for provisioning and managing Azure resources
Support Azure DevOps or equivalent CI/CD pipelines, including GitOps workflows with Flux/ArgoCD
Design, implement, and manage observability across Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspace, and Application Insights
Define SLIs/SLOs and tune alerting to reduce noise
Identify, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks across the AKS platform and dependent services
Contribute to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning procedures, including failover drills and RTO/RPO validation
Provide escalation support for production Kubernetes and infrastructure incidents; participate in on-call rotation, lead root-cause analysis, and drive preventative actions
Document runbooks, post-incident reviews, and operational knowledge; maintain a living knowledge base

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals: scheduling, networking, storage, RBAC
Proficiency in Azure CNI networking and AKS private cluster configuration
Hands-on experience with Azure PaaS services (ACR, AKV, Azure SQL, Kafka and Managed Identities)
Experience troubleshooting network-layer dependencies (DNS, firewall, private endpoints)
Experience with Helm
Working knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure as code
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tooling
Practical experience with container/cluster vulnerability management and remediation workflows
Scripting skills in Bash and Python
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote Work Environment
Flexible Time Away From Work Policy including PTO, Personal and Sick Days
Competitive Salary and Health/Medical Benefits
RRSP/TFSA/401K Employee Contribution
Life and Disability
Employee Assistance Program
FHIR Study Program and Skillsoft Learning
Super HAPI Fun Club
Workplace accommodations during interviews or while working at Smile