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THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to join EY Canada. In this role, you will be required to offer expert advice, planning, and practical assistance to EY’s clients who want to move their IT infrastructure to a cloud-based system. This individual will be part of a diverse team of innovative and talented professionals, committed to providing top-tier consulting services to our clients and must ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.

EXPERIENCE IN AUTOMATION (MUST HAVE) AND ORCHESTRATION:

• Automating repetitive tasks using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Implementing orchestration solutions to manage complex workflows and dependencies across multiple cloud services.

EXPERIENCE IN SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE AND MAINTENANCE & OPTIMIZATION:

• Ensuring cloud environments comply with relevant security standards and regulations.
• Implementing and managing security measures such as firewalls, identity and access management (IAM), and encryption & conducting security audits and risk assessments.
• Monitoring cloud environments to ensure optimal performance and cost-efficiency & performing regular maintenance tasks, updates, and upgrades.

EXPERIENCE IN COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT:

• Collaborating with development teams to support DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, French language skills is a plus.
• Willingness to travel, as needed, to meet client needs and project commitments.
• Exhibits EY’s values – integrity, respect, and teaming, energy, enthusiasm, and the courage to lead.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with a variety of Canadian clients across different industries to understand their specific cloud computing needs and objectives.
• Design and implement tailored cloud infrastructure, applications, and platform solutions.
• Create and execute cloud implementation strategies, specific to each client.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot cloud-based systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Train and support clients during the cloud transition process, maintaining good client relationships.
• Develop comprehensive backup and recovery strategies that comply with Canadian business continuity standards.
• Communicate complex cloud concepts, ensuring that relevant stakeholders understand the risks and benefits.
• Follow EY methodologies and use EY tools to deliver seamless and compelling cloud solutions.
• Stay current with trends and developments in cloud computing, with a particular focus on their relevance to the Canadian market.
• Ensure EY’s quality and professional standards are maintained.
• Collaborate with other EY teams to create integrated solutions.

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Systems Engineering, or a related field. Higher degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• 3-5 years of design and implementation experience as a Cloud Engineer with prior consulting experience.
• Designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems majorly on Azure cloud platforms.
• Implementing and managing Azure cloud infrastructure and services, including compute, storage, networking, and databases.
• Migrating existing on-premises applications and services to the cloud.
• Experiences with Migrations tools such as Azure HCX and Site Recovery for efficient cloud migration processes.
• Design and implement robust cloud infrastructure solutions and develop and manage hub and spoke architecture on the Azure platform.
• Demonstrate expertise in Azure networking, including ExpressRoute, VPNs, Route tables, vNET, and vNET peering.
• Worked with concepts of Azure active directories, Azure functions, storage accounts, Azure Migrate, Azure HCX, and Site Recovery and apply knowledge of Azure App Service and Azure Migrate to support application deployment and migration