Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering

The Work

As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical expert supporting EQ Bank’s Microsoft cloud platforms with a focus on Power Platform (30%), Azure Cloud Engineering (30%), AKS and DevOps Enablement (20%), and Platform Process Improvement (20%). Reporting to the Director, Cloud Operations, you will design, implement, and improve reusable platform capabilities that empower both professional and citizen developers across the bank.

You will work hands-on with Azure services, PaaS workloads, Kubernetes, and DevOps toolchains, while also contributing to Power Platform governance and lifecycle enablement. As a technical leader, you’ll collaborate with engineering, security, operations, and business stakeholders to drive platform maturity, automation, scalability, and compliance across our cloud environments.

The Core Responsibilities!

Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations (30%)

• Design, build, and optimize Azure platform components including App Services, Azure Functions, Key Vaults, and API Management.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Bicep for scalable and secure resource provisioning.

• Implement observability patterns across infrastructure and workloads using tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

• Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to ensure platforms meet SLAs, DR/RTO requirements, and compliance expectations.

Power Platform Enablement (30%)

• Develop and maintain automation for Power Platform lifecycle management, including ALM pipelines and environment provisioning.

• Implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies, app usage reporting, and licensing optimization for Power Platform components.

• Collaborate with Governance and Security teams to establish safe, compliant citizen development frameworks.

• Provide technical guidance to Power Platform users and support solution acceleration across the organization.

AKS Platform & DevOps Practices (20%)

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to deploy containerized workloads into AKS.

• Implement secure AKS architectures, including ingress, autoscaling, monitoring, and security controls.

• Enable GitOps patterns and promote modern deployment practices in collaboration with product engineering teams.

• Contribute to DevSecOps initiatives and embed security, performance, and resiliency into deployment pipelines.

Platform Process & Maturity Improvements (20%)

• Lead initiatives to improve cloud platform operational processes, including incident management, platform health, and self-service enablement.

• Define platform engineering standards and reusable blueprints to reduce manual effort and increase team efficiency.

• Contribute to FinOps and cost optimization practices through resource tagging, usage reporting, and automation.

• Promote knowledge sharing and engineering excellence across teams through documentation, workshops, and reusable patterns.

Let's Talk About You!

• Post-Secondary education, preferably in the areas of Technology.
• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles in enterprise environments.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure, PaaS services, Power Platform, and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Knowledge of GCP is considered an asset.
• Strong experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows.
• Strong background in cloud solution architecture and development of low-level design documentation
• Practical understanding of DevOps and SRE practices including automation, observability, and incident response.
• Experience supporting Power Platform governance (DLP, ALM, monitoring) and citizen development enablement.
• Skilled in designing secure and scalable AKS workloads and containerized platform services.
• Excellent collaboration, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) and YAML/JSON-based configurations.