Cloud System Administrator (Azure)

Aviso:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a highly skilled Azure Systems Administrator to lead the design, automation, and optimization of our Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Center and Cloud Operations, this role will drive platform reliability, automation, and enablement, collaborating across teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions. You will be a technical leader, championing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep, Ansible and Azure DevOps and advancing our API management capabilities.

Who you are:

• Service – You put your clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence, and work to deliver client-centric solutions, and proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

Platform Engineering & Automation

·       Architect, implement, and automate Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Ansible, ARM templates)

·       Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for infrastructure and application deployments

·       Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting into platform services (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel)

·       Evaluate and introduce new tools to improve developer experience and platform reliability

API Management

·       Design, deploy, and manage Azure API Management (APIM) solutions for secure, scalable, and reliable API delivery

·       Collaborate with development teams to integrate APIs into business processes and ensure best practices for security and governance

Cloud Operations & Reliability

·       Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement for platform-related issues

·       Define and enforce standards for infrastructure automation, security, and governance

·       Ensure platform services meet performance, reliability, and security requirements (SLAs, SLOs, error budgets)

Security & Governance

·       Implement policy-as-code, guardrails, and RBAC for Azure resources

·       Manage identity, access provisioning, secrets, and compliance (Azure AD, Entra, Key Vault)

·       Support vulnerability management, patching, and audit readiness

Collaboration & Enablement

·       Partner with application, security, and business teams to deliver cloud-native solutions     

Requirements

Your experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in Azure/cloud infrastructure, automation, or platform engineering roles.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (compute, storage, networking, security, APIM, identity).
• Cloud, infrastructure automation related experience is non negotiable for this role.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates).
•  Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Advanced scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Solid understanding of cloud governance, policy-as-code, and security frameworks.
•  Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: collaboration, stakeholder management, mentoring, and communication.
• Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Benefits

Why Aviso?

At Aviso, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

Your Information

By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your provided personal information for the purposes of assessing your qualifications and suitability for employment with Aviso. Your information will be handled in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and relevant provincial legislation. Your data may be shared with authorized personnel involved in the recruitment process and retained only as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes or as required by law.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview:

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors.

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $113,000 - $120,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.