Site Reliability Engineer IV

Our client, is seeking an experienced, highly autonomous Site Reliability Engineer IV (Databricks & Azure Cloud Infrastructure Specialist) to join their core Reliability Engineering and Infrastructure Operations team.

In this high-impact, senior-level role, you will bring a strong engineering mindset and a sense of ownership to deploy, manage, and operate complex applications within a critical cloud environment. You will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for enterprise Databricks infrastructure setup and configuration, automated infrastructure provisioning, and continuous delivery operations. Operating in a hybrid model, you will leverage Azure Cloud Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management tools (Terraform, Salt, Ansible, Chef), and automation scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash) to ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, and observability of enterprise big data and cloud platforms.

Duration: 12-Month Contract (Full 1-Year Engagement; extension and FTE conversion possible)

Work Schedule: 4 Days Per Week (Core business schedule)



Advantages
Long-Term Career Pathway: Full 1-year consulting assignment with high potential for project extensions or direct conversion to permanent full-time (FTE) employment.

Enterprise Big Data Scope: Play a central architectural role setting up, configuring, and scaling enterprise-grade Databricks infrastructure and Azure cloud pipelines.

Modern Cloud & IaC Tech Stack: Hands-on ownership across leading Azure IaaS/ASP services, Terraform infrastructure automation, and automated deployment pipelines.

Senior Technical Ownership: Act as a lead engineer and valued SME, tackling complex, multi-faceted reliability challenges with high autonomy.



Responsibilities
Databricks & Azure Infrastructure Engineering: Lead the setup, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise Databricks infrastructure and supporting Azure Cloud services (IaaS, IaC, ASP).

Infrastructure Automation & Provisioning: Develop and maintain automated infrastructure code and configuration management scripts utilizing Terraform, Salt, Ansible, or Chef.

CI/CD Pipeline Operations: Build, manage, and optimize continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Nexus.

Automation Scripting: Write clean, modular automation code using Python, PowerShell, Bash, and Shell scripts to streamline system health checks, data environment provisioning, and operational workflows.

System Monitoring & Observability: Implement comprehensive logging, metric collection, and alerting solutions across infrastructure, services, and application layers to ensure maximum platform uptime.

Troubleshooting & Incident Resolution: Perform deep-dive technical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex infrastructure, networking, and platform outages.

DevOps Governance & Support: Champion SRE and DevOps best practices, maintaining robust deployment standards and data storage/indexing reliability across cloud environments.



Qualifications
SRE & Cloud Depth: 8 to 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Cloud Operations.

Databricks Infrastructure Expertise: Direct, hands-on experience configuring and managing Databricks infrastructure within a complex enterprise environment.

Azure Cloud Proficiency: Proven experience deploying and managing cloud infrastructure across Azure Services (IaaS, IaC, App Service Plans/ASP).

Configuration Management & IaC: Hands-on experience with configuration management and IaC tools such as Terraform, Salt, Ansible, or Chef.

Automation Coding & Scripting: Strong development proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Shell scripting for system automation.

CI/CD Toolchain Mastery: Practical experience using enterprise DevOps repositories and deployment tools including Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Nexus.

Education: Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or technical certificate with equivalent depth).

Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Active Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).

Hands-on experience configuring and tuning enterprise big data databases, data lakes, or indexing frameworks.



Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Site Reliability Engineer IV who pairs 8+ years of enterprise cloud experience with deep Azure mastery, hands-on Databricks infrastructure setup, Terraform/Ansible automation, and Python/PowerShell scripting, this 12-month contract opportunity is an ideal next step. Bring your engineering precision, troubleshooting expertise, and system ownership to our client's team today!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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