Senior Azure DevOps Administrator

• Pay Rate: $ 67.75 hour, depending on experience
• Contract End Date:
  Jan 4, 2028
• Location:
  
  Calgary, Alberta

They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our client is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.

Our client is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

Note:

The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

This role focuses on designing, managing, and optimizing Azure cloud infrastructure while enabling reliable, automated delivery of applications and services. The position combines hands‑on Azure administration, Dev Ops practices, and operational support to ensure secure, scalable, and cost‑effective cloud environments.

Key responsibilities include building and maintaining infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, managing Azure resources and governance, and supporting networking, security, and identity services. The role also drives CI/CD pipeline development in Azure Dev Ops, integrating automated testing and deployment controls to enable consistent and repeatable releases. Additionally, the position emphasizes automation of operational processes, proactive monitoring and alerting, and troubleshooting across infrastructure and deployment pipelines.

Strong documentation practices are required, including creation of runbooks, architecture diagrams, and reusable templates to support standardized cloud delivery.

The role operates within a hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment, collaborating closely with architects, developers, security, and operations teams to deliver integrated solutions while supporting change management and release readiness.

• Operational Cloud Resolution Expertise
• Functional and demonstrable experience designing, implementing, and triaging cloud workloads across a broad selection of solution disciplines. You must be able to articulate a working knowledge of the functional and non-functional layers of a solution, the ability to debug and triage issues within each layer, and proven track record of complex problem solving.
• Specific areas of technical expertise include:
• DNS (on-prem, Azure, private DNS resolver, private DNS zones, etc.), Virtual networking (private Endpoint, AMPLS, NSG, User defined routes), Hybrid Connectivity (S2S VPN, VWAN hub, Express Route, Azure firewall)
• Defender for Cloud, Sentinel
• Azure ARC, Azure Policy
• Azure Storage
• Azure Cost management
• Compute Services, App services
• DR planning
• Identity and Access Management (Entra)
• Cloud Infrastructure & Azure Administration
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform).
• Perform day-to-day Azure administrative tasks, including resource management, access control, policy enforcement, and subscription governance.
• Support Azure networking, identity, security, and platform services in accordance with organizational standards and best practices.
• Assist with cost optimization, resource lifecycle management, and environment standardization.
• Dev Ops & CI/CD
• Build, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments using Azure Dev Ops.
• Integrate automated testing, validation, and release controls into deployment pipelines.
• Support version control strategies and promote repeatable, reliable deployments across environments.
• Automation & Platform Operations
• Automate operational tasks and processes using scripting and tooling (e.g., Power Shell, Azure CLI).
• Develop and maintain cloud health monitoring and alerting, including availability, performance, and reliability indicators.
• Troubleshoot production issues across infrastructure, pipelines, and automation workflows.
• Documentation & Architecture Artifacts
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment guides.
• Develop design diagrams and flow diagrams that clearly describe Azure service boundaries,…