Do you have experience developing high performance Azure based solutions that optimize cost using FinOps best practices? Agilus is recruiting for a Senior Azure Developer in the Retail Industry in a hybrid work environment in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. This opportunity provides a hybrid working environment with a mandatory 1 day a week in office (Mississauga). In this role, you will collaborate with the primary cloud architect to develop highly available and high-performance Azure-based solutions that optimize cost using FinOps best practices. Your expertise will provide technical leadership across agile teams and enterprise projects, ensuring scalable and resilient cloud-native applications. Responsibilities: Microservices Design & Development: Design, develop, and optimize high-availability, high-performance microservices using Azure Functions, Container Apps, and Logic Apps. FinOps & Cost Optimization: Apply FinOps best practices to monitor and reduce cloud costs while maintaining performance and scalability. Scalability & Performance Tuning: Implement auto-scaling, load balancing, and distributed caching strategies to enhance system reliability Security & Compliance: Ensure secure coding practices, IAM policies, and data encryption align with enterprise security standards. Continuous Integration & Deployment: Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to automate builds, testing, and deployments Develop clear application design documents and support documentation based on system architecture documents Database Management: Optimize and integrate Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and other data storage solutions for high performance Collaboration & Documentation: Work closely with architects, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders, providing detailed technical documentation and architecture diagrams Successful candidates will have: Experience: 5+ years of hands-on development in Azure cloud services, microservices architecture, and high-performance applications Technical Proficiency: Strong expertise in: Azure Container Apps, Azure Data Factory, Azure Funtcions, Logic Apps Experience in using CoPilot with Visual Studio to streamline application development Microservices & Performance Tuning: Deep knowledge of designing and optimizing high-performance, high availability microservices in Azure FinOps & Cost Management: Proven experience optimizing cloud costs and applying FinOps principles to reduce microservices expenses. Programming Skills: Proficiency in C#/.NET, with experience writing maintainable, reliable, and optimized code. DevOps Practices: Experience in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Further additional qualifications: Industry Experience: Experience with retail systems and business processes is preferred. Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or other relevant Azure certifications Working experience with Event Grid, Azure Service Bus & Azure Cosmo DB What's in it for you: 6-month contract with likely hood to extend hybrid working model (1 day a week in Mississauga Office) Competitive hourly rate Let's connect! Please apply directly online Agilus would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity. Due to the volume of resumes we receive; we may only be able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview. We encourage you to visit agilus.ca regularly or subscribe to our email alerts at agilus.ca/Account/Register as new exciting employment opportunities become available daily.