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Cloud Engineer ( Azure Platform Engineer)- Remote Ontario

Design and deploy production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service clusters

The Azure Platform Engineer designs, deploys, and operates production-grade AKS clusters with focus on cluster internals, networking, security hardening, and reliability. This role owns the platform end-to-end from cluster architecture and CI/CD through to performance tuning, observability, and incident response for critical systems. The engineer acts as the SME for Kubernetes deployments, blockers, and production issues, working closely with ...

Why This Role?

Work on a FHIR-based health data platform used in over 20 countries to support #BetterGlobalHealth

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster architectures
  • Implement networking, security hardening, and reliability measures for AKS environments
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines and performance tuning for production systems
  • Ensure observability and lead incident response for critical platform issues
  • Collaborate with application, security, and platform teams to resolve Kubernetes blockers
  • Serve as subject matter expert for Kubernetes deployments and production operations

Requirements

  • Experience designing and deploying Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes internals, networking, and security hardening
  • Expertise in CI/CD, performance tuning, observability, and incident response
  • Ability to work with application, security, and platform teams on platform reliability
  • Experience as a subject matter expert for Kubernetes production issues

Required Skills

azurekubernetesdevopssecurityci/cdAzure Kubernetes ServiceKubernetes administrationCloud networkingSecurity hardeningCI/CD pipelinesObservability and monitoring
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Original description from Lever Postings

Working for a company like Smile Digital Health means supporting our mandate for #BetterGlobalHealth. We strive towards this goal every day, and the results can be seen in the impact of our innovative health data platform and data management solutions, which are used in over 20 countries. We were #19 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Ranking for 2024!    Smile Digital Health makes it easy for healthcare stakeholders to collect and exchange data with our leading FHIR-based data liberation platform.   At its heart, the Smile platform enables people and organizations to better manage healthcare data. We help generate and liberate structured healthcare data to ensure effective delivery across care teams and health systems bringing  #BetterGlobalHealth to patients everyday! Apply today and find plenty of reasons to SMILE! The Azure Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, and operating production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, with a strong focus on cluster internals, networking, security hardening, and reliability. This role owns the platform end-to-end from cluster architecture and CI/CD through to performance tuning, observability, and incident response for critical systems. Acting as the SME for Kubernetes deployments, blockers, and production issues. The successful candidate works closely with application, security, and platform teams to keep AKS environments reliable, observable, and production-ready.

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $170k/yr (range $1.8k–1000k/yr, n=855 active listings).

Hiring at Smile Digital Health

Smile Digital Health has 1 other active role on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since Aug 18, 2026 — across Engineering.

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Estimated salary
$210k–240k/yr
Based on similar roles — not stated by the employer
Job Type
full time
Location
null · Remote
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedVerified
Jul 30, 2026

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This is a full time position.
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