Every WestJet journey has the potential to enrich lives; a career with us is no exception. 

WestJet arrived on the Canadian airline scene in 1996 and changed the industry for the better. We made air travel more affordable for Canadians and now were going global. 

Join us, this is where your career story takes off.

Overview of role: 

The Senior Cloud (Azure) Engineer will play an integral part in the design, development, and operation of the WestJet cloud presence. This role will be responsible for the planning, operational process development, implementation, and migration support to assist in WestJet’s journey to the cloud. Working within the rest of the Public Cloud Team and in conjunction with support and governance teams within WestJet and external partners, the Senior Cloud (Azure) Engineer will meet with other Application support groups to migrate, support, and ensure the continual improvement of the WestJet cloud environment.  

Key deliverables / responsibilities include: 

• Act as a trusted subject-matter expert on Azure, with particular focus on the intersection of platform engineering and DevOps, and championing the enterprise management and governance of our public cloud environment. 

• Build out and expand infrastructure as code as it pertains to our cloud environments: Lead automation and tooling to ensure consistency and scalability. 

• Create runbooks / operational procedures for the upkeep of the cloud infrastructure and to support operations. 

• Collaborate with application and product teams to replace / rebuild / revise / refactor and if required, re-host applications from our datacenter to the cloud. 

• Act as an evangelist, when meeting with other groups in authoring the story of WestJet’scloud maturity, and being a reliable advocate for best practices; Represent the Cloud Operations team to other technical and non-technical teams including business leadership. 

• Provide support and mentorship to other members of the Cloud Operations team as well as members of WestJet regarding best practices, solutioning, and the art of the possible within the cloud. 

Experience and qualifications: 

• 5-7 years Cloud experience, primarily on Azure, and 7-10 years IT Operations experience 

• Expert understanding of Azure network design, configuration, and management as well as the inter-operability of cloud networking with service providers, 3rd party integrations, and a distributed enterprise WAN.  

• Excellent knowledge of cyber and information security concepts and practices in public cloud environments. 

• Advanced understanding and proven experience with leveraging the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure in a complete cloud journey. 

• Expert knowledge of DevOps, agile development, and cloud operations support processes. 

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation using any of the following: Terraform/Python/Cloud Formation/Ansible/PowerShell, etc. 

• Experience with collaborating with and leveraging managed services providers in the provisioning and operation of cloud environments. 

• Experience delivering automated workflows via ServiceNow would be considered an asset. 

• Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, GCP, etc..), business operations in multi-cloud environments, and integrating with SaaS providers would be an asset, but not required

• Strong presentation and communication skills. 

• Must be detail-oriented, self-starting and possess the ability to multi-task and meet unexpected deadlines in a demanding environment, while collaborating with teammates and leadership in prioritization.

• Demonstrate sound judgment regarding confidential and sensitive matters. 

The benefits of being a WestJetter:  

WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package.  On top of that, we offer:   

• A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win  
• Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
• Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs  

Think we are a fit?  Apply now!  

About WestJet Group of Companies  

Together with WestJets regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in over 20 countries through our airline partnerships.   

Our Safety Promise  

At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. As safety and security is a shared responsibility, it is expected that you will use safe work practices to ensure your well-being and the safety of others.  

WestJet recognizes that the use of Alcohol and Drugs can adversely impact a safe work environment and the well-being of others including guests, suppliers and the public, as well as place WestJets operations at risk. All roles that are identified as safety sensitive are required to pass a Pre-Employment Alcohol and Drug Test as per WestJets Alcohol and Drug Policy.   

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion  

We embrace what makes us each unique, and what makes us uniquely WestJet. WestJet is committed to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility and if you require accommodation during the selection process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know.  We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest in WestJet; however, only those candidates who are selected will be contacted.  

For more information about everything WestJet, please visit WestJet.com.  

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