Senior Cloud Platform Developer

About

• Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
• Type: Contract – 12 months (with potential extension)

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Developer to help design and evolve a modern cloud‑native platform with a focus on developer experience, reliability, and automation. This role operates as a senior individual contributor responsible for building and supporting platform capabilities across Kubernetes, GitOps, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) environments. The successful candidate will contribute to core systems such as CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and platform control‑plane services that enable development teams to deliver software efficiently and securely. This is a hands‑on technical role suited for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, takes ownership of outcomes, and prioritizes long‑term platform quality, scalability, and operability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a senior individual contributor on the platform engineering team.
• Design, develop, and maintain cloud‑native platform capabilities.
• Implement observability, governance, and automation frameworks to ensure system performance, reliability, security, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain Kubernetes automation, GitOps workflows, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code frameworks.
• Ensure systems are resilient, scalable, and cost‑efficient.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and efficient software delivery.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical documentation.
• Support incident response, operational readiness, and platform reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer workflows and platform usability.
• Promote best practices in automation, reliability, and platform engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or site reliability engineering (SRE).
• Strong programming experience in Python, Go, or C#.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and controller frameworks.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD.
• Experience with Helm and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform or Crossplane).
• Experience implementing automation frameworks for cloud‑native environments.
• Familiarity with data infrastructure platforms (ETL pipelines, MLOps, streaming or batch processing).
• Strong understanding of system performance optimization, cost management, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

• Contributions to CNCF open‑source projects (Kubernetes, Crossplane, ArgoCD, Prometheus, etc.).
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes APIs, CRDs, and control plane development.
• Experience running platforms on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes scheduling tools such as Karpenter.
• Experience implementing observability and distributed tracing using tools such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

About Affinity

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long‑term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. For more information, visit www.affinity-group.ca.

Job Number: 13179