Technical Director, AI-Native Cloud & DevOps

Remote · Canada · USD 90-98 / hour · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.
At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.
At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.
Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.

We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Technical Director to join our Cloud & DevOps Practice in Canada.
This senior leadership role combines deep technical expertise, strategic consulting, solution architecture, and delivery leadership to help clients modernize their platforms, accelerate software delivery, and unlock value through cloud-native technologies and AI-powered solutions.

Define and drive technical vision, architecture strategies, and best practices for cloud and DevOps engagements.
Lead the design and delivery of large-scale cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Establish engineering standards, governance frameworks, security controls, and operational excellence practices.
Act as a trusted advisor to client executives, technology leaders, and product organizations.
Lead the design and implementation of Agentic AI solutions leveraging modern AI orchestration frameworks, LLMs, copilots, autonomous workflows, and intelligent agents.
Help clients identify opportunities to automate complex business processes through AI-driven systems.
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and define adoption strategies aligned with business objectives.
Architect secure, scalable, and responsible AI solutions within enterprise environments.
Drive cloud adoption, modernization, migration, and platform engineering initiatives.
Establish CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, reliability engineering, and cloud governance practices.

10+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, platform engineering, or DevOps.
5+ years in technical leadership, architecture leadership, or consulting leadership roles.
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure services, architecture patterns, governance, security, and operations.
Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise applications using Next.js, React, and modern web architectures.
Proven experience implementing or architecting Agentic AI, AI-enabled automation, autonomous workflows, copilots, or advanced AI solution frameworks.
Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, containers, and distributed systems.
Strong client-facing consulting experience with executive stakeholder management.
Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, Functions, AI Services, Networking, Security, Identity, Data Services, and Platform Engineering capabilities).
DevOps platforms and practices including GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation.
Containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or other relevant Microsoft certifications.
Experience with Azure OpenAI Service and enterprise AI platform implementations.
Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platforms.
Background in consulting, digital transformation, or systems integration environments.
Experience leading distributed and global delivery teams.

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