Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer – Vancouver, BC

Permanent | Hybrid

$90,000 – $110,000 CAD

STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Technology, Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Manufacturing Operations. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.

STRIVE Recruitment is proud to partner with a well-established, 100% Canadian-owned hospitality group with a diverse portfolio spanning hotels, restaurants, resorts, sports, construction, and asset management, and operations across Canada, the US, Ireland, and the UK for over 50 years, to recruit for a Cloud Engineer based in Vancouver, BC.

They offer a stable, people-focused work environment at their corporate support centre, with a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage, RRSP contributions, paid time off, and employee perks.

The client is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, secure, and support their cloud infrastructure, with primary responsibility for Microsoft Azure and secondary support for AWS. This is a hands‑on, intermediate‑level role for someone who can independently deliver scalable, resilient, and cost‑effective cloud platforms, automate deployments, and troubleshoot complex issues across a distributed, multi‑site operating business.

• Design, deploy, and manage secure, highly available Microsoft Azure infrastructure across production and non-production environments
• Administer Azure subscriptions, management groups, resource groups, naming standards, tagging, budgets, and policy controls
• Build and support Azure compute, storage, and platform services, including Virtual Machines, App Service, Functions, Storage Accounts, and Azure SQL
• Design and maintain Azure networking, including virtual networks, network security groups, firewalls, load balancers, VPN gateways, and private endpoints
• Manage cloud identity and access using Microsoft Entra , role‑based access control, managed identities, and least‑privilege practices
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates, with version control and peer review
• Automate provisioning and operational tasks using Power Shell, Azure CLI, Python, and Azure Automation
• Build and maintain deployment pipelines using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions, including testing, approvals, and rollback procedures
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
• Support cloud security and governance through Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, encryption, and backup standards
• Plan and execute workload migrations to Azure, including landing‑zone preparation, migration runbooks, and post‑migration stabilization
• Manage backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
• Monitor cloud consumption and implement cost optimization, rightsizing, and budget controls
• Provide secondary support for AWS environments, including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, and RDS
• Maintain architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and support documentation
• Coordinate cloud activities across infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and data teams, and participate in after‑hours support for critical incidents when required

• Post‑secondary education in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, systems administration, or Dev Ops, including at least 2 years of hands‑on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong…