Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Posting #: 25-102
Reports to: Director, IT Infrastructure and Cloud Operations
Hours: 8:30-5:00 (on-call as needed)

Are you a community-minded person that’s passionate about investing locally and giving back to your community? Do you like working with other awesome and like-minded people toward a common goal?

Here at Your Neighbourhood Credit Union (YNCU), we are all about putting our money where our mouth is and keeping our dollars local and investing back into our members, staff, and community; and we are looking for people like you to join our team.

The Role

 Reporting to the Director, IT Infrastructure and Cloud Operations, the Senior Cloud Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our Azure cloud environment. The Senior Cloud Engineer will develop secure, scalable infrastructure to support business growth, collaborate across teams to accelerate innovation, and ensure compliance with Canadian financial regulatory frameworks. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership in automation, governance, and Cloud best practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing Azure landing zones and hybrid integrations
• Building and managing Azure networking, security, and connectivity solutions
• Automating infrastructure and deployments using Terraform/Bicep and Azure DevOps; Participate in analysis to troubleshoot infrastructure issues and outages and formulate quality resolutions and root cause analysis
• Optimizing workloads across AKS, App Services, and event-driven architectures
• Monitoring, tuning, and maintaining high availability and disaster recovery
• Enforcing security controls and compliance (OSFI, PCI DSS, SOC 2)
• Mentoring junior administrators and promoting a DevOps and learning culture

This position is for an existing vacancy within our team.

What we are looking for

•  7+ years infrastructure/platform engineering experience; 3+ years in Microsoft Azure enterprise environments
• Strong skills in Terraform/Bicep, PowerShell, and automation pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)
• Expertise in Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, and identity (Entra ID/Azure AD)
• Hands on with AKS or containerization at scale
• Knowledge of observability tools
• Experience implementing security/compliance frameworks in Canadian financial services or regulated sectors
• Certifications: AZ104, AZ305, AZ500 (security), AZ700 (networking)
• Familiarity with Canadian financial regulations (OSFI B10 Technology and Cyber Risk, PCI DSS)
• Willingness to constantly upgrade knowledge, skillset, and experience
• Must have a valid Ontario driver’s license and reliable available vehicle
• Ability to travel to all YNCU locations as required
• Must be able to perform heavy lifting on an occasional basis
• Must be bondable

Why work at YNCU?

 YNCU employees get to be a part of the growing credit union movement and help us get the word out on why banking locally is so important. We’re your friendly, helpful, and financially savvy neighbour who provides tailored financial services to our members, supports small businesses, creates local jobs, and gives back to causes that matter. Through our Good Neighbours Employee Volunteer Program and Monthly Staff Donation Draws, we even let you choose the causes we donate to and support. YNCU is recognized for the following:

• B Corp Certified
• Competitive Compensation, Incentive Programs and Benefits
• 37.5-hour work week
• 7% matching pension
• Benefits are 100% paid for by YNCU
• Wellness Initiatives including our Employee and Family Assistance Program, premium membership for Calm, Consult+, and LIFT Virtual Fitness
• Training and Development Opportunities
  Community Sponsored Events Employee and paid Volunteer opportunities
• Opportunities to get involved with fun and meaningful committees
• Free banking account
• Discounted Employee Rates

Salary range: $108,000 - $125,000

The compensation offered to the successful applicant for this role will be determined by the candidate’s relevant skills and experience and internal equity. More information about our total rewards package will be available during the hiring process.

YNCU strives to be a diverse workplace reflective of the communities that we live in. We are committed to a diverse workforce and invite everyone to apply. YNCU makes hiring decisions solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

YNCU is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by national, provincial, or municipal laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.

Your Neighbourhood Credit Union will provide accommodations for persons with disabilities, where needed, to support their participation in our recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources at careers@yncu.com.