DevOPSCloud Engineer

Location: Hybrid: once in two weeks onsite must live/work in Ontario

Must Haves:

• 6 years experience in Azure DevOps with an enterpriselevel cloud environment
• Indepth knowledge of Terraform and Bicep scripts for efficiently implementing and managing Azure resources as Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Extensive experience in designing implementing and maintaining Azure CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and deployment strategies
• Expertise in managing and scaling Azure Container Instances and Kubernetes Services

Public Sector Experience: Preferred

Description

Background Information:

• A digitization opportunity is offered by the Patients before Paperwork initiative to standardize the creation completion and dissemination of primary care admin forms using provincially available digital solutions.
• Ontario Health seeks to implement an eForms solution starting with the eForms MVP that will implement the prioritized OMA/MOH forms following a repeatable process building on the success of the MTO forms implementation with EMR vendors for the primary care community. The scope of the eForms MVP consist in creating a digital forms publication pipeline and establish a provincial library of electronic forms that will be readily available in all point of care systems and is integrated with provincial digital assets (i.e. EHR).
• The digital implementation is in progress.
• The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a senior cloud engineer to support the delivery of a Ministry objective (PB4P eForms SADIE) through a digital solution.
• The FY2425 deliverables include:
• Complete the delivery of the eForms LPR into its target Azure environment.
• Engage in eForms Phase 2 planning and delivery.
• Complete the EMR to SADIE Integration with SSO and contextual launch.

Responsibilities:

• Design develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated building testing and deployment of frontend web applications and backend microservices
• Create and manage code repositories in Azure Repos ensuring seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines
• Set up development QA and production environments with a focus on infrastructure as code principles
• Implement and oversee robust monitoring systems for all deployed applications to ensure optimal performance and uptime. Proactively address and resolve any downtime or performance issues
• Monitor applications and infrastructure performance responding proactively to potential issues and optimizing resource utilization to achieve costeffective solutions
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate development and operations smoothly ensuring scalability and reliability of all system components

Desired Skills:

• Certifications in Azure AWS or GCP are highly regarded
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus Grafana or ELK stack.
• Understanding of compliance requirements for data security and privacy.
• Working knowledge of HL7 is an asset
• Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:

Criteria Criteria Details Criterion Maximum Rating Total: 100 points

• Handson experience with Azure Cloud Services 20 points
• Extensive experience in designing implementing and maintaining Azure CI/CD pipelines for automated building testing and deployment 35 points
• Indepth knowledge of Terraform and Bicep scripts for efficiently implementing and managing Azure resources as Infrastructure as Code 35 points
• Proven experience in Azure DevOps with an enterpriselevel cloud environment 10 points

Deliverables

• Network Architecture
• Design and create Virtual Network (VNet)
• Define subnets and address spaces
• Create and configure Network Security Groups (NSGs) VNettoVNet peering Application Gateway APIM
• Identity and Access Management
• Configure Azure Active Directory (AAD)
• Set up user and group management RoleBased Access Control (RBAC)
• Implement MultiFactor Authentication (MFA)
• Compute Resources
• Select appropriate VM sizes and types
• Configure VM settings (OS storage networking)
• Deploy web apps and APIs
• Configure application settings and environment variables
• Set up and configure AKS for containerized applications
• Storage Solutions
• Create Azure Storage accounts
• Configure blob file queue and table storage
• Set up SQL databases and/or SQL MI
• Configure security and performance settings
• Security
• Enable and configure Azure Defender for Cloud
• Implement security policies and recommendations
• Store and manage keys secrets and certificates within Azure Key Vault
• Monitoring and Management
• Set up Azure Monitor for logs and metrics
• Configure alerts and actions
• Collect and analyze logs
• Implement automation for routine tasks
• Set up Azure Backup
• Configure disaster recovery plans with Azure Site Recovery
• Deployment and CI/CD
• Set up Azure Repos Pipelines and Artifacts
• Implement CI/CD pipelines