DevOps Engineer/Platform Engineer - Azure

Hybrid: Markham, Ontario

Job Description:

Position: DevOps Engineer/Platform Engineer - Azure

Type: Full-Time | Permanent | Hybrid  

Location: Markham, ON 

Reports to: Director, Security and Infrastructure, IT

About Us 

Pet Valu is Canada’s leading pet specialty retailer, dedicated to strengthening the bond between dedicated pet lovers and their pets. With 50 years of animal care expertise, we operate over 800 stores across Canada under several banners, including Pet Valu, Bosley’s, Total Pet, Paulmac's Pet, Tisol & Chico. Guided by our mission to deliver products, care, expertise, and memorable moments, Pet Valu is a place where people build meaningful careers while making a positive impact on pets and communities. 

Job Summary:

Looking for DevOps Engineer/ Platform Engineer to help design and operate the infrastructure and CI/CD platform supporting our cloud-based applications. This role focuses on building scalable deployment pipelines, managing infrastructure as code, and architecting secure Azure environments across multiple deployment stages. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform/Terragrunt, and Azure cloud architecture, and is comfortable designing solutions that support multiple engineering teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, including reusable and shared workflow components
• Build and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt
• Architect and maintain Azure cloud environments across Dev, QA, and Production
• Design and manage Azure networking, including VNets, subnets, routing, and security controls
• Establish and maintain deployment standards and automation patterns across repositories
• Manage GitHub repositories, branching strategies, and pipeline governance
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design scalable and secure cloud solutions
• Troubleshoot CI/CD, infrastructure, and cloud platform issues

Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications

• University/College Diploma in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 years of experience as a platform engineer, cloud engineer, or in a related field.
• Strong experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline design
• Experience building reusable workflow pipelines
• Strong experience with Terraform and Terragrunt
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Experience designing multi-environment architectures (Dev / QA / Prod)
• Experience with Azure networking and security controls
• Strong knowledge of Git and GitHub repository management

Preferred Skills

• Experience with platform engineering or internal developer platforms
• Experience working in enterprise cloud environments
• Experience with container platforms or Kubernetes
• Experience building reusable infrastructure modules
• Any Certification is a bonus.

What You'll Actually Work On

You will help design and maintain the engineering platform that supports our cloud applications and development teams. The environment is heavily automated and infrastructure-driven.

Examples of the work you will be involved in include:

• Building and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, including reusable workflows shared across multiple repositories
• Managing infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt, with modular infrastructure patterns
• Designing and maintaining Azure cloud environments with clear separation between development, QA, and production
• Implementing and supporting Azure networking architecture, including virtual networks, private connectivity, routing, and security controls
• Improving deployment automation and platform reliability across multiple services and teams
• Partnering with engineering teams to design scalable cloud solutions and deployment strategies

This role is well suited for engineers who enjoy working at the intersection of cloud architecture, automation, and developer platforms, and who want to build systems that enable teams to deploy and operate software efficiently.

Compensation: 

The targeted salary range for this position is $110,000 - $130,000 annually. The final offer will be based on factors such as market location, relevant skills, experience and internal equity.

Ready to join the team?  

We’re looking for passionate people who bring strong skills and live our core values of safety, compassion, expertise, and efficiency every day. If you’re energized by doing meaningful work, taking pride in what you deliver, and making a real impact for pets, people, and communities, you’ll feel right at home here. Join us and build a career where purpose, care, and excellence come together - because love lives here™. 

Why work for us? 

 At Pet Valu, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re passionate about creating an environment where you feel supported, included, and empowered to grow - both personally and professionally. Some of the perks of working with us include:  

• Hybrid, Flexible Work Options
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with company matching
• Learning and Development support tailored to you
• An inclusive, collaborative culture where your voice matters
• Fun company events that keep us connected
• Preferred rates for car rentals, hotels, phone plans and gym discounts
• Generous employee discounts on our products

Pet Valu is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). 

At Pet Valu, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Pet Valu may use AI enabled technology to assist in the recruitment process for positions. The use of AI helps us ensure we are providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment process, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by Pet Valu’s hiring team. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.