Senior Cloud Systems Engineer (Halifax, NS, CA)

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Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to lead our cloud infrastructure initiatives and drive technical innovation. This role combines hands-on technical work with strategic architectural planning and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with major cloud platforms, specifically Microsoft Azure, and a proven track record of implementing secure, scalable cloud solutions.

• Job Title: Senior Cloud Systems Engineer
• Hours of Work: EST Business Hours, 24x7 on-call rotation
• Location: Remote, Canada
• Salary: $100,000-$125,000 CAD/Annual

Skills/Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering role with 5+ in a cloud environment
• Must hold AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Certification
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft server technologies
• Experience with hypervisors and virtualization
• Experience with enterprise data protection and data lifecycle management
• Experiencing designing and maintaining a redundant and highly available infrastructure
• Experience deploying cloud resources using infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Understanding of network protocols, switching, and routing
• Excellent team player but able to work independently
• Cool under pressure
• Able to facilitate and resolve conflicts
• Must have good verbal, written (English) and interpersonal skills
• Azure certifications

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation: Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure and services to ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability.
• Security and Compliance: Develop and enforce cloud security policies and procedures to protect data and applications from unauthorized access and potential security threats
• Resource Optimization: Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost through effective monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cloud strategies align with technical and business goals
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining service level agreements (SLAs)
• Continuous Integration: Facilitate continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices for application releases and updates.
• Disaster Recovery: Lead disaster recovery planning and execution, ensuring data integrity and availability in case of emergencies
• Research and Evaluation: Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and services to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the cloud infrastructure.

Please note this role requires the ability to meet eligibility of Canada's Protected B Clearance (Levels of security - Canada.ca)

This job posting is for an active vacancy. Applications are pre-screened using artificial intelligence technology and reviewed by NTT DATA recruiters.

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