AKS Platform Engineer (1891) $85-95/hr

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 16, 2026
1 position

$85–$95 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 38 hours per week
Office presence: 2 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Deploy, configure, and optimize platform components in AKS, ensuring reliability, scalability, maintainability, and secure traffic management. Build automated CI/CD and release workflows, establish repeatable deployment standards, and integrate security scanning, logging, monitoring, and operational visibility.

Job details

Hybrid | Toronto, ON — 2 days on-site per week Type: 6-month contract Rate: $85–95/hr | 7.5 hours/day | 37.5 hours/week Industry: Banking Key Skills: 6+ years as a Platform Engineer, AKS, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Helm, Jenkins, Key Vault, DevSecOps, Terraform, Bicep, ARM Description We are seeking a Platform Engineer with strong experience in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes platform engineering, and deployment automation to support the implementation of a modern gateway and application platform. This role will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and optimizing platform components in AKS, and for building the supporting CI/CD pipelines and operational capabilities required for secure, scalable, and repeatable delivery. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, AKS, gateway and traffic management platforms, deployment automation, observability, and DevSecOps practices. Requirements Strong experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Kubernetes-focused Infrastructure Engineer Proven hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Strong understanding of Kubernetes platform deployment, configuration, and operational support Experience deploying and managing gateway, ingress, service mesh, API management, or traffic management platforms in Kubernetes environments Experience supporting platforms that manage application or API traffic routing, control, and security Experience building end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for deployment, packaging, release automation, and lifecycle management Strong experience with deployment automation using Helm, Kubernetes manifests, templates, or similar tooling Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar technologies Experience integrating security scanning and controls into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows Experience implementing logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability for Kubernetes-based platforms Strong understanding of the infrastructure, networking, and operational components required to deploy and support a platform in AKS Ability to work independently and deliver platform capabilities from initial deployment through production readiness Responsibilities Deploy and configure platform components in an AKS environment Optimize the platform for reliability, scalability, maintainability, and secure operations Build the full CI/CD pipeline to support packaging, deployment automation, release management, and security scanning Establish repeatable deployment standards and automation for Kubernetes-based platform components Integrate logging, monitoring, and operational visibility into the platform environment Ensure the platform is configured to support secure and scalable traffic management Support all platform engineering activities associated with deploying and operationalizing the platform in AKS Ideal Background Experience in cloud platform engineering within Azure environments Strong Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting experience Experience with gateway, ingress, service mesh, or API management technologies Familiarity with modern platform requirements for high-volume, secure, and scalable traffic management Experience working across platform engineering, security, release engineering, and runtime operations Ability to define and implement a complete deployment and operational model with limited oversight Preferred Skills Experience with enterprise-grade gateway or traffic management platforms Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tooling Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Container Registry, Key Vault, or related Azure-native services Experience embedding DevSecOps practices into platform engineering workflows Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, networking, deployment pipelines, and observability tooling Note: As part of our hiring process, we use AI-based systems to support initial applicant screening. TO APPLY: https://directitrecruiting.com/job/aks-platform-eng-1891/

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 6+ years of platform, DevOps, or Kubernetes-focused infrastructure engineering experience, including hands-on AKS expertise and strong Kubernetes deployment and operational skills. Candidates should have experience with gateway or traffic management platforms, CI/CD automation, Helm or similar deployment tools, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps controls, and Kubernetes observability.