Cloud Engineer 12-month contract

At Gore Mutual weve always set ourselves apart as a modern mutual that does good. Now were proudly building on that legacy to transform our companyand our industryfor the better.

Effective January 1 2026 Gore has joined Benevathe countrys largest mutual insurance companyas part of its Property & Casualty operations in Ontario and Western Canada. During 2026 Gore will combine its operations with Unica Insurance Benevas Ontario-based subsidiary specializing in niche commercial and personal insurance creating a stronger more diversified mutual insurer with greater scale and long-term stability.

Every decision and investment remains anchored in long-term benefits to customers members and communities. Come join us.

Cloud Engineer is a key role as this will automate evolve and establish a scalable cloud platform across the company optimizing for self-service and governance. The role will work with both Cloud Native platforms Azure and AWS leverage tools like Kubernetes (AKS) and Cloud Hosting providers offerings like IaaS PaaS and SaaS ensuring consistent experience and high standards are established.

What will you do

MaintainMicrosoft Azure cloud infrastructure

• Utilize best practicestoensure backupand recovery techniques for applications on Azureplatform.
• Supporting andmaintainingAzure cloud infrastructure
• Implementing deploying workloads on Azure virtual machines
• Container & AKS
• UtilizeTerraform code to deploy multiple resource groups VMs and VNETs
• Upgrading version and certificates
• Load BalancersAzurePoliciesAzureKayVaultand Tagging
• Expertisein MicrosoftAzure Cloudservices (SaaSPaaSand IaaS)
• Monitoring Azure infrastructure and logs

MaintainAzure cloud AKS

• Administration of AKS clusters
• Configuringweb apps Azure App services Azure DNS Azure traffic manager AppservicesandAzure Application gateway
• Managing the Azure Kubernetes Servicespolicies providing access to different Azure resourcesmanagingsecrets firewalls PODScontainers.
• Injecting data in applications
• Troubleshooting cluster related issues
• ClusterAutoScalerand load balancers forAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Terraformand worked with scheduling deploying and managingpods and replicas in AKS
• Working knowledge in deploying CI/CD system using Azure DevOps and Kubernetes container environment

Azure Automation

• Good knowledge of building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Creating Ansible play books Dockers and Jenkins
• Working knowledgeonjsonyaml Terraform and Helm chart

After-Hours Support

• Participate on an on-call rotation and be available for out of office hours support when needed

What will you need to succeed

• Undergraduate degree in Information Technology with MS or AWS Cloud Certification desirable
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Azure AKS
• Minimum 3 years of good knowledge in building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Minimum 4 years Azure Cloud Platform
• Minimum 2 years Azure DevOps experience
• Proficient in Administrating Azure laaS/PaaS Azure Virtual Machines VNET Network services Azure DevOps
• Hands on experience on SQL Databases Storages AzureActive Directory Monitoring Autoscaling
• Hands on experience in Azure Blueprint Azure Site Recovery and Azure backup
• PowerSheII Automation Azure Search DNSVPU extensive
• 4 years working experience of Azure SQL and Cloud platform
• Strong understanding of Terraform
• Hands on experience on Load Balancers AzurePolicies AzureKayVault and Tagging
• Expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud services (SAAS PASS and IAAS)
• Monitoring Azure infrastructure and logs
• Strong knowledge of Azure Networking Azure Virtual Machines Azure Active Directory
• Experience with Load Balancers AzurePolicies AzureKayVault and Tagging
• Experience with Cloud and other traditional monitoring technologies as well as hands on experience instrumenting alerts based on aggregated logs and analytics output.

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The expected base salary range for this position is $64500 - $114500. Depending on your relevant experience skills qualifications market conditions and business needs base compensation may vary. Please note: This range reflects the expected base salary for this role but may not represent the full compensation range for all experience and skill levels. During the recruitment process we will discuss and consider how your unique qualifications align with the broader range for this position.

This posting pertains to an existing vacancy that is actively being filled.

Accessibility for applicants

Gore Mutual Insurance Company is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities during all phases of the recruiting process including the application process.

If you require accommodation because of a disability we will work with you to meet your needs.Contact usand a human resources representative will consult with you to determine an appropriate accommodation.

Should you request an accommodation during the interview process please notify your Talent Acquisition Consultant.