Cloud Engineer

Location: 8x/month onsite, Toronto

Length: 6 months + likely extensions

Interviews: 2

Rate: 65-85/hr

Why Open: Expected Vacancy

We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Daily Compliance Monitoring

• Monitor the VMG (Vulnerability Management Governance) Dashboard on a daily basis

• Capture screenshots and maintain records for audit and historical tracking purposes

• Document compliance status, findings, and trends

• Create and manage Jira tickets for identified compliance items

• Identify and file "mistagged" tickets for assets incorrectly represented in VMG reports, routing them back to the VMG team for correction

AI Agent Automation Oversight

• Monitor and manage AI agent automation processes supporting compliance checks

• Validate automated findings and escalate anomalies or automation failures as needed

Remediation & Findings Management

• Actively investigate and remediate identified compliance issues across OCP, AKS, KCP, and EKS environments

• Escalate issues requiring deeper technical intervention to the appropriate on-call engineer

• Track, manage, and drive closure of Findings related to known CVEs

• Maintain accurate status updates on open findings through resolution

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Participate in a bi-weekly rotation alongside members from OCP, AKS, and KCP teams

• Coordinate with the standard on-call/on-desk engineer for EKS-related items

• Report status and escalate blockers to the pod's leadership rotation (directors, senior director, and principals) as needed

• Support setup and maintenance of a dedicated Jira board for tracking pod tasks, findings, and tickets

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms (OpenShift, AKS, and/or EKS)

• Familiarity with vulnerability management and compliance dashboards/tooling (e.g., VMG or similar platforms)

• Working knowledge of CVE tracking, triage, and remediation processes

• Proficiency with Jira for ticket creation, tracking, and workflow management

• Ability to work independently within a rotating on-call/on-desk coverage model

• Strong documentation habits and attention to detail

• Effective communication skills for cross-team coordination and escalation

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a compliance, security, or platform reliability role within a cloud-native environment

• Exposure to AI/automation-driven compliance tooling

• Experience supporting multi-cloud or hybrid Kubernetes environments (Azure, AWS, on-prem OpenShift)

• Familiarity with security frameworks or governance processes in a regulated enterprise environment