Infrastructure & Automation Specialist

Ascendance Foundry is building a new model for technical education and AI-enabled consulting.

We embed exceptional early-career talent into organizations alongside experienced founders, engineers, operators, and domain experts to help companies adopt AI and modern automation tools — while simultaneously training the next generation of technical leaders.

We are looking for an ambitious, adaptable Infrastructure & Automation Specialist to help design and support the cloud, DevOps, and security foundations behind both our client work and our internal systems.

This is a strong fit for someone early in their career who learns quickly, enjoys solving messy real-world problems, and wants exposure to a wide range of technologies, industries, and client environments.

• Help clients design practical infrastructure strategies aligned with:

  • business requirements

  • security requirements

  • budget constraints

  • internal IT team capabilities

• Recommend appropriate deployment models, tooling, cloud architecture, and operational processes

• Support implementation of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, identity/access management, monitoring, and security controls

• Help clients improve operational maturity without overengineering

• Help manage and evolve AF’s internal infrastructure and operational tooling

• Support the deployment and maintenance of internally-built applications and AI systems

• Work alongside AF leadership and our fractional CISO on:

  • security practices

  • endpoint management

  • access controls

  • cloud architecture

  • operational resilience

• Help establish scalable internal processes as AF grows

• Work closely with Fellows, engineers, and client teams

• Help coach technically strong but less experienced team members on infrastructure and operational best practices

• Participate in workshops, internal tooling discussions, and collaborative problem-solving sessions

We care more about adaptability, curiosity, communication skills, and learning velocity than checking every technical box.

Ideal candidates will likely have:

• 1–5 years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, cloud engineering, IT operations, or related technical work

• Strong problem-solving ability and comfort learning new systems quickly

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Interest in consulting, teaching, mentoring, or client-facing work

• Comfort working across multiple projects and industries simultaneously

Experience with some of the following is helpful:

• Azure, Google Cloud, and/or AWS (our systems are built in Google Cloud and the majority of our clients are in Azure)

• Docker and containerized deployments

• CI/CD pipelines

• Infrastructure-as-code tools

• Identity and access management

• Endpoint management / zero-trust tooling

• Monitoring and logging systems

• Basic scripting or software development

• Security and compliance concepts

You do not need to be an expert in all of these areas.

This is not a narrowly-scoped enterprise DevOps role.

You will work directly with founders, operators, technical leaders, and clients across a wide range of industries — helping design systems that are actually usable and maintainable for real organizations.

You will also have the opportunity to:

• Build broad technical and operational exposure quickly

• Work alongside experienced founders and technical leaders

• Develop consulting and leadership skills early in your career

• Help shape the operational foundations of a rapidly growing organization

• Mentor and collaborate with exceptional students and early-career technologists

• Toronto-based preferred

• Hybrid work environment

• Some client travel may occasionally be required

Compensation will depend on experience and capability. We are open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds who demonstrate exceptional potential, learning velocity, and ownership.

To apply, please send:

• Resume

• Brief note on why this role interests you

• Examples of projects, systems, or technical work you’ve built or supported (professional, personal, or academic)