Title - Senior Administrator – Azure DevOps & Terraform Location - Toronto, ON (Hybrid) Type - Contract Company - HCL

Mandate Skills - Terraform,Azure DevOps ,Azure (IaaS/PaaS),Kubernetes (AKS),Cloud Security & Governance The Senior Administrator – Azure DevOps & Terraform will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure solutions utilizing Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes technologies. This position is critical to ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing environments that align with HCLTech’s mission to deliver innovative digital transformation solutions. The role offers the opportunity to influence cloud architecture and best practices while supporting mission-critical systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and manage cloud infrastructure deployments using Terraform and Azure DevOps.
• Implement and enforce security controls across IaaS and PaaS offerings on Azure.
• Manage and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Support and troubleshoot cloud-native and containerized applications, resolving deployment obstacles and performance issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, sales, and customer teams as a subject matter expert to deliver technical solutions and guidance.
• Develop and maintain Policy as Code frameworks (e.g., Sentinel) to ensure compliance and governance.
• Integrate and monitor logging, metrics, and analytics tools to maintain visibility and operational excellence.
• Champion agile practices, software configuration, and framework development within the cloud ecosystem.
• Provide support for production systems at scale, ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Contribute to business analysis, product knowledge, and analytical thinking to drive continuous improvement.

Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 1–5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform and Policy as Code frameworks such as Sentinel.
• Proven expertise in Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), IaaS and PaaS on Azure.
• Strong understanding of public cloud foundational offerings (AWS/GCP): IAM, VPC, cloud logging, security controls, storage, and compute.
• In-depth knowledge of public cloud native services: serverless computing, big data, analytics platforms (e.g., Dataproc, Composer, Dataflow, BigQuery).
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
• Experience in container orchestration technologies: GKE, EKS, open-source Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (Cloud Logging, metrics, XQL).
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and solve technical and business challenges.
• Experience supporting production environments at scale.
• Strong analytical skills, business analysis, and agile methodology expertise.

Other Requirements (Optional)

• FinOps domain knowledge is preferred.
• Willingness to quickly learn and adopt new technologies.
• Certifications in Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, or related technologies are an advantage.
• Experience with Google Cloud and its native offerings is a plus.

Career Development Opportunities

• Access to comprehensive training and certification programs in cloud technologies, DevOps, and security.
• Opportunities for advancement into leadership, architecture, and consulting roles within HCLTech’s global network.
• Exposure to cutting-edge projects and collaboration with industry-leading experts.
• Continuous learning and personal growth through HCLTech’s innovation-focused culture and employee development initiatives.
• Participation in global technology forums, hackathons, and mentorship programs to expand professional horizons.