Lead DevOps and Platform Engineer

Location:
Vancouver, BC, On-site (Hybrid flexibility may be considered). Regular travel between Vancouver-area offices is required.

Language:
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required.

About the Opportunity
Join a growing technology organization that is building innovative AI-enabled software solutions with a strong focus on security, scalability, and operational excellence. As the Lead DevOps & Platform Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in establishing the technical foundation that supports the organization's next stage of growth, shaping cloud infrastructure, software delivery practices, and engineering standards from the ground up.

Working closely with product and development teams, you'll influence technical direction while introducing modern DevOps practices that improve reliability, security, and delivery performance. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact within a collaborative, fast-paced environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and thoughtful leadership are highly valued.

What's In It for You
• Build and shape the organization's DevOps and cloud platform strategy from the ground up.
• Work alongside experienced technical leaders on meaningful, business-critical initiatives.
• Influence architecture, engineering standards, AI-enabled development practices, and long-term platform direction.
• Grow your leadership profile while mentoring developers and helping shape future engineering teams.
• Join a workplace that values innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and practical problem solving.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll lead the evolution of Microsoft Azure infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization across environments.
• You'll implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep while standardizing CI/CD pipelines, repository governance, and deployment processes using GitHub Actions.
• You'll establish monitoring, observability, incident response, disaster recovery, and operational best practices that support highly reliable digital products.
• You'll introduce secure AI-assisted engineering practices, protecting proprietary information while enabling responsible innovation.
• You'll provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, documentation, engineering standards, and collaboration across distributed development teams.
• You'll partner with product leadership to translate priorities into scalable technical solutions and future platform roadmaps.

Skills and Qualifications
• 7+ years of progressive experience in DevOps, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related software engineering environments.
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Azure, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong knowledge of Azure security, Entra ID, identity and access management, networking, secrets management, and secure software delivery.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, observability, incident response, disaster recovery, and operational excellence frameworks.
• Professional experience supporting AI-enabled applications and implementing responsible AI engineering practices.
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar automation languages.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Note from the Hiring Manager
"We're looking for someone who enjoys building strong technical foundations and isn't afraid to bring forward new ideas. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, mentoring others, and creating scalable engineering practices that make a real impact, we'd love to meet you."

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.