Position Title: Associate Cloud Engineer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 03
Requisition ID: 45466
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
McCain is seeking an Associate Cloud Engineer to join our Infrastructure, Engineering & Operations team. In this early-career role, you will help deploy, operate, secure, and monitor cloud infrastructure while gaining hands-on experience in cloud platforms, automation, and DevOps practices.
Working alongside senior engineers, you will help maintain reliable, secure, and cost-efficient environments that support McCain’s global digital transformation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
The position is based in Florenceville or Toronto and reports to the Senior Director, Infrastructure, Engineering & Operations.
What you’ll be doing.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain cloud resources, including compute, storage, networking, and databases, within Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform environments.
- Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
- Monitor system health, performance, and availability using tools such as Azure Monitor and Grafana.
- Respond to alerts and incidents, troubleshoot technical issues, and support root cause analysis.
- Support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and assist development teams with application deployments.
- Apply identity and access management policies, security patches, and cloud best practices to help maintain secure and compliant environments.
- Support backups, disaster recovery procedures, and routine infrastructure maintenance.
- Monitor cloud consumption and costs, identifying unused or oversized resources and opportunities for optimization.
- Write and maintain scripts that automate repetitive operational tasks.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture materials, operational procedures, and runbooks.
- Participate in an on-call rotation as your knowledge and experience develop, where applicable.
What you’ll need to be successful.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Up to two years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, DevOps, site reliability engineering, or IT infrastructure. Relevant internships, academic work, and personal projects will be considered.
- Foundational knowledge of at least one major cloud platform, such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Amazon Web Services.
- An understanding of core networking concepts, including DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, virtual private networks, and firewalls.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line tools.
- Basic scripting skills using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Working knowledge of Git or another version-control system.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with development, security, and operations teams.
- A commitment to creating accurate, useful technical documentation.
The following experience would be considered an asset:
- A basic understanding of cloud security principles and compliance frameworks.
- Exposure to containers and orchestration technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Azure Kubernetes Service.
- A cloud certification, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, or Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform or another Infrastructure as Code tool.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery methods or ITIL practices.
About the team.
You will join McCain’s Infrastructure, Engineering & Operations Cloud Engineering team within Global Technology. Reporting to the Senior Director, Infrastructure, Engineering & Operations, you will work closely with senior cloud engineers and collaborate with development, security, platform, and operations teams.
The team supports McCain’s broader digital transformation by delivering reliable, secure, and scalable technology platforms. This individual-contributor role has no direct reports and provides opportunities to develop practical cloud engineering expertise through mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on experience.
About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person because it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package: $52,600.00 - $70,200.00 . CAD annually
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
