Azure Platform & DevOps Architect

Fidus is a global high-tech design firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design centres in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. We specialize in leading-edge electronic product development, with hardware, embedded software, FPGA/ASIC, and signal integrity teams working together to design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

About the role

Fidus is hiring a Azure Platform & DevOps Architect to join our IT team. Your first priority will be LodeStar, our AI design platform: you will make sure it is secure, reliable and ready to support client-facing service commitments as it grows from an internal tool into a product.

Alongside LodeStar, you will own DevOps for Fidus, including our Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket), and help engineering teams across the company work more effectively through better tooling, workflows and automation. This is a hands-on senior role where you will work closely with the LodeStar build and product leads and with engineering teams across Fidus.

About LodeStar

LodeStar turns Fidus’s engineering design history into a searchable, human-in-the-loop system that helps our designers find parts, check schematics and, over time, generate design building blocks. It runs mainly on Azure, with some automation on on-premise Jenkins servers.

Make an Impact with US:

At Fidus, you'll work on high-speed, high-complexity electronic systems, often using emerging technologies before they reach the broader market. You'll collaborate across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design as part of cross-functional teams delivering real products for our clients.

In practice, that means contributing to projects across Communications, Aerospace & Defence, Life Sciences and Medical Devices, Space and Satellite, Industrial Automation, Automotive, and Semiconductor engagements. You won't be limited to a single product or industry-your work will follow the technology, not just one roadmap.

Requirements

What you will do

LodeStar platform

• Design, build and run LodeStar’s Azure infrastructure using Terraform(or similar), with separate development, test and production environments.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and Jenkins, including automated testing, approval gates and rollback.

• Run PostgreSQL in production, including backups, regular restore testing and performance tuning.

• Monitor availability and performance, lead incident response, and define and report on service level objectives.

• Secure the platform with Entra ID, least-privilege access, Key Vault and private networking, working with IT & Security on export-control and CMMC requirements.

• Manage the infrastructure behind LodeStar’s AI services, including model API access, usage and cost.

Fidus DevOps and IT

• Own administration of Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket, including access, permissions, single sign-on, licensing, apps, upgrades and backups.

• Work with engineering, project management and operations teams to improve Jira workflows, automation, dashboards and reporting.

• Keep Confluence organized and easy to use, with a clear space structure, templates and permissions.

• Set and support DevOps standards across Fidus, including source control, branching and CI/CD practices.

• Contribute as a member of the IT team, including change management, security reviews and shared on-call.

What you bring

• 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps or site reliability engineering, including at least 2 years supporting production workloads on Azure.

• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, and working with containers (Docker, Azure Container Apps or AKS).

• Experience administering Jira and Confluence, including workflow design, automation and permissions.

• Production experience with PostgreSQL or a similar relational database.

• Solid Linux administration and networking skills, including hybrid on-premise and cloud environments.

• Working knowledge of cloud security and identity management.

• Scripting skills in Python or Bash.

• Experience with on-call support and incident management.

• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Nice to have

• Experience operating AI or LLM-based applications.

• Experience in regulated environments such as CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, export controls or Canada’s Controlled Goods Program.

• Microsoft Azure (AZ-104, AZ-400 or AZ-500), HashiCorp Terraform Associate or Atlassian certifications.

• Experience at an engineering services or electronics design company.

How we work

You will be part of a small, collaborative team with regular standups and async communication on Teams. The role is remote, with occasional travel to Ottawa, and includes business-hours on-call on a shared rotation.

Eligibility

This role involves access to systems that may hold export-controlled technical data. Candidates must be eligible for Fidus’s export-control screening and, in Canada, a Controlled Goods Program security assessment.

Benefits

This role is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.

Annual base salary ranges from $120,000 to $155,000 CAD. The final offer within this range takes into account the variations in knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, and with consideration to internal equity.

Our competitive compensation package also includes a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, matching GRSP contributions, annual profit-sharing bonus, along with other supplementary benefits.

We also recognize that candidates show interest throughout different career stages and welcome all applications. When there is a great fit, the level of the role may be shifted as applicable.

Curious what it's actually like to work here? Take a look at our Working at Fidus page.

About Fidus & Why Work Here

Since 2001, Fidus has completed over 4,000 projects for more than 400 customers across industries including Telecom/Datacom, Aerospace & Defence, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial/Automotive Controls, and Medical. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, we combine deep technical expertise with industry-leading tools to solve complex design challenges.

Fidus designs high-speed, high-complexity electronic systems using emerging technologies, often well before they reach the broader market. Our teams work across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design to deliver real products for our customers.

Our work spans space and satellite systems, next-generation communications and networking, high-performance compute and storage platforms, advanced video and imaging, and industrial, medical, and automotive systems. We are not tied to a single product or industry-our work follows the technology, not just one roadmap.

At Fidus, collaboration is at the core of how we work. We value openness, trust, and shared ownership, and we create an environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, learn from one another, and have a meaningful impact through the work they do.

If all of this excites you, has your attention, and you can’t wait to join our amazing team and work environment, then we want to hear from you!

Fidus has a commitment to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process. Automated tools (including AI) support our initial screening of applicants against our job posting to identify candidates whose qualifications, experience, and skills align most closely with the position requirements. All further candidate assessments and final selection are conducted by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.

Thank you for your interest in Fidus. We welcome and encourage diverse candidates to apply. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.