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 an Azure Platform & Dev Ops Architect to join our IT team. Your first priority will be our internal AI platform, which runs on Azure: you will make sure it is secure, reliable and ready to support client-facing service commitments as it grows.

Alongside the platform, you will own Dev Ops 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 platform build and product leads and with engineering teams across Fidus.

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.

What you will do
AI platform

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

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Git Hub 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 , least‑privilege access, Key Vault and private networking, working with IT & Security on export‑control and CMMC requirements.

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

Fidus Dev Ops 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 Dev Ops standards across Fidus, including source control, branching and CI/CD practices.

Contribute as a member of the IT team, including shift management, security reviews and shared on‑call.

What you bring
5+ years in platform engineering, Dev Ops 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 Git Hub 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…