Job Description

Your Team Responsibilities

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer you are a critical owner of our cloud infrastructure responsible for ensuring that systems are secure scalable cost-efficient and reliable across both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .

Your role spans the full DevOps lifecyclefrom infrastructure and automation to system performance cloud cost control and security governance.

You own key capabilities across compute storage networking firewall management data protection and observability that serve as the technical backbone of our cloud ecosystem.

Your Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure: Compute Storage Networking

• Manage and optimize compute resources including virtual machines containers (Kubernetes AKS GKE) and serverless workloads for performance scalability and cost-efficiency.
• Oversee cloud-native storage solutions ensuring appropriate use of storage across workloads.
• Configure and manage networking components such as VPCs subnets routing load balancers DNS.

Security Network & Compliance

• Lead security patching efforts vulnerability remediation and participate in compliance audits.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates encryption configurations and automate certificate lifecycle management.
• Own end to end network connectivity and management.
• Coordinate and respond to penetration tests and security assessments.
• Ensure compliance with MSCIs internal software development procedures (Service Launch Criteria) and MSCIs standards around Security Architecture reviews Data Privacy Vendor Assessments etc. as they relate to active or planned initiatives.

Automation CI/CD & DevOps Practices

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
• Automate environment provisioning configuration and deployments using IaC tools (e.g. Terraform).
• Drive adoption of DevOps best practices across teams promoting collaboration repeatability and faster release cycles.

Monitoring Logging & Performance Optimization

• Own end-to-end observability stack including monitoring alerting and logging using tools like Azure Monitor Google Cloud Operations Suite.
• Conduct load testing and capacity planning for critical services.

Cloud Cost & Resource Optimization

• Continuously evaluate cloud consumption and implement cost optimization strategies such as autoscaling resource scheduling rightsizing and reserved instances.
• Report and forecast cloud spend and proactively identify cost-saving opportunities.

Content Delivery Availability & DR

• Manage and optimize global traffic distribution through Akamai CDN .
• Develop test and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and business continuity procedures for critical systems.
• Ensure consistent and secure backup and retention strategies across workloads aligning with RPO/RTO and compliance requirements.

Incident Management & Remediation

• Respond in a timely manner to address production incidents impacting the BT Cloud/ Web ecosystems (e.g. service availability incidents zero-day vulnerabilities).
• Manage incident resolution and future mitigation plans.

Collaboration

• Work closely with DevOps Engineer peers with the same function as well as the central Cloud Engineering team to share knowledge best practices and ensure adherence to Firm-wide standards for Cloud/DevOps.
• Be the teams representative stakeholder on Cloud Engineering and IT Security forums with senior stakeholders.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• A University Undergraduate (BA) or Masters Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent fields
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform including deep hands-on experience with compute networking storage IAM and automation.
• Strong knowledge of firewall management network security and cloud perimeter defence.
• Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines infrastructure as code and deployment automation at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Akamai CDN or equivalent enterprise-grade content delivery platforms.
• Proficiency with monitoring logging and observability frameworks as well as performance testing and optimization.
• Demonstrated success in driving cloud cost management initiatives and delivering measurable savings.
• Experience with DR planning backup strategies and retention policy enforcement in cloud environments.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes AKS and GKE .
• Relevant certifications are a plus.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary range: $74000 $102000 CAD / year plus eligible for annual bonus
• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits tailored to your location ensuring your financial security health and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements advanced technology and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues who inspire support and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey followed by access to our platform LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities Asian Support Network Black Leadership Network Climate Action Network Hola! MSCI Pride & Allies Women in Tech and Womens Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do and we are inspired by our purpose to power better investment decisions. Youll be part of an industry-leading network of creative curious and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself our clients and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research data and technology we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave) veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process please email and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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