Cloud Application Specialist

Description

NOTE:

Assignment Type: This position is listed as Onsite; the resource is expected to work 7.25 hours per calendar day between the standard working hours of 8:00-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive at the identified OPS office location.

Extension/Amendment Attestation:

Extensions are permitted only to the extent of unused contract days and/or remaining contract funds. No additional funds will be added beyond the maximum contract value, including any extension options set out in the original SOW.

HSC may exercise its option to extend the SOW beyond October 5, 2027, provided that the Master Service Agreement is extended. Any such extension shall be on the same terms, conditions, and covenants as those contained in the SOW.

Responsibilities:

Create applications that are served on the cloud

Create the software platform to run on virtual systems

Fine-tune the final program after it has been created

Facilitate IT development, design, construction, testing, promotion, implementation of web-based/n-tier, cloud-based and mainframe applications for workstreams.

Responsible for development utilizing a combination of cloud technologies to develop an integrated solution for online transactional processing and integration

Responsible for in integration of any Open Source Software (OSS) products into new and existing systems

Creation and walk-through of Systems Response documents, Technical Specifications, Application Inventory, and Implementation Plans.

Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs.

Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of programs.

System Support/Documentation

As assigned, response to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents.

Conduct/participate in design walkthroughs as well as test case and test results walkthroughs.

Support testing of the changes by other team members.

Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead/Project Manager or Portfolio Manager.

Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff

General Skills:

Experience creating applications that are served on the cloud

Experience creating the software platform to run on virtual systems

Experience fine-tuning the final program after it has been made

Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle from business systems analysis through requirements gathering and functional specification

Ability to troubleshoot code and make system changes as needed to resolve issues

Experience modify existing software to correct errors to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance

Experience consulting with engineering staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software

Experience developing specifications and performance requirements and resolving customer problems

Must know at least one programming language and should be proficient in that

Be familiar with software development concepts and databases

Fluency with Hypervisor and Virtualization techniques

Have at least fundamental knowledge of cloud computing and basic Networking skills

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

A team player with proven track record for meeting deadlines

Experience Requirements

Role:

DevOPS/Cloud Engineer Level:

Senior

Criterion

Criterion Details

%

Price

(Lowest per diem proposed to RFS/Specific Vendor per diem) x maximum

points

30%

Core Skills and

Experience

Experience with solution

design/implementation in a cloud-based environment – including:

Minimum 8–10+ years of

hands-on experience in cloud application development and engineering,

Demonstrated recent

expertise in Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, AKS),

containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift), and DevOps/automation

tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines), including building

and integrating scalable, cloud-native enterprise solutions.

Demonstrated experience in

enterprise cloud architecture, security (IAM, encryption, compliance), data

engineering (ETL/ELT, Azure data services), observability

(monitoring/logging), and advanced DevOps/DevSecOps practices, including

API-driven integration, CI/CD pipeline design, and scalable,

high-availability solution delivery

Scripting languages such as python to automate repeatable

processes

Experience with automation for infrastructure provisioning

using Ansible, Jenkins

Experience with network automation processes such as assigning

IP addresses and DNS codes

Experience with continuous monitoring to monitor system and

application performance and alert on downtimes, errors and similar events

Experience with continuous monitoring to monitor system and

application performance and alert on downtimes, errors and similar events

Fundamentals of Docker containers and containers orchestration

platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift

Experience with running containerized applications in

enterprise environment

Experience in VMware-based virtualization and in using cloud

services such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, is a plus

40%

Technical &

Engineering Skills

Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach

Experience with writing

code to interact with RESTful APIs to replace manual processes such as

assigning IP addresses and DNS codes

Fluency in git-based source code management and version

control systems – Git, GitHub, GitLab etc.

Demonstrated experience

designing, developing and implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with

integrated security (DevSecOps)

30%

General Skills

Experience creating applications that are served on the

cloud

Experience creating the software platform to run on virtual

systems

Experience fine-tuning the final program after it has been

made

Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle from

business systems analysis through requirements gathering and functional

specification

Ability to troubleshoot code and make system changes as

needed to resolve issues

Experience modify existing software to correct errors to

adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance

Experience consulting with engineering staff to evaluate

interface between hardware and software

Experience developing specifications and performance

requirements and resolving customer problems

Must know at least one programming language and should be

proficient in that

Be familiar with software development concepts and databases

Fluency with Hypervisor and Virtualization techniques

Have at least fundamental knowledge of cloud computing and

basic Networking skills

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

A team player with proven track record for meeting deadlines

25%

Public Sector

Experience

Public sector experience working

on mainframe/legacy system

5%

Supplier Comments

Closing date/time: 2026-07-13, 12:00 p.m.

Max no. of submission: 1 (one)

Assignment Type: This position is listed as Onsite; the resource is expected to work 7.25 hours per calendar day between the standard working hours of 8:00-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive at the identified OPS office location.

Must have:

Minimum 8–10+ years of hands-on experience in cloud application development and engineering,

Demonstrated recent expertise in Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, AKS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift), and DevOps/automation tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines), including building and integrating scalable, cloud-native enterprise solutions.

Demonstrated experience in enterprise cloud architecture, security (IAM, encryption, compliance), data engineering (ETL/ELT, Azure data services), observability (monitoring/logging), and advanced DevOps/DevSecOps practices, including API-driven integration, CI/CD pipeline design, and scalable, high-availability solution delivery

Experience with writing code to interact with RESTful APIs to replace manual processes such as assigning IP addresses and DNS codes.

Demonstrated experience designing, developing and implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with integrated security (DevSecOps)