AWS Architect
The role involves designing and operating AWS architecture within enterprise managed-services environments. It requires managing cloud governance, hybrid estates, and coordinating with on-prem and middleware teams.
- Hybrid
- Markham, ON
- Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Apply by Feb 17, 2027
- 1 position
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Job summary
Job Title: AWS Architect Location: Markham, ON (3x onsite a week) Employment Type: Contract Pay Rate: CAD$65/HR INC Required Skills & Experience 12+ years in IT infrastructure, with 6+ years hands-on AWS architecture and operations in enterprise/managed-services environments. AWS Professional-level certification (Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional) strongly preferred. Deep, hands-on expertise across VPC, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, IAM (execution), EventBridge, CloudWatch, and AWS-native backup/DR. Strong Terraform / IaC engineering state management, modular design, pipeline-driven deployment. Working knowledge of CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub) and change management integration (ServiceNow/CAB). Familiarity with enterprise observability (Dynatrace, Datadog, Instana, CloudWatch) and ITSM operations. Proven ability to operate within client-owned cloud governance (Landing Zone, Control Tower, IAM policy) clear on the execute-vs-govern boundary. Solid grasp of hybrid estates and coordination with on-prem/middleware teams. Preferred / Nice To Have BFSI / Insurance domain experience. Exposure to middleware-adjacent environments (WMB, JBoss Fuse, ActiveMQ, DataPower, Spring Boot) and batch/job scheduling. Experience in transition/steady-state managed services and multi-vendor delivery models. Disclaimer: AI tools may assist in the recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team based on a comprehensive evaluation of candidates.
What you’ll do
The role involves designing and operating AWS architecture within enterprise managed-services environments. It requires managing cloud governance, hybrid estates, and coordinating with on-prem and middleware teams.
Requirements
Candidates need 12+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including 6+ years of hands-on AWS expertise and a professional-level AWS certification. Proficiency in Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines is essential.
Listed skills
- GitHubPreferred
- CI/CDPreferred
- TerraformPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- AWS Architecture
- Terraform
- Infrastructure as Code
- VPC
- EC2
- ECS
- Lambda
- RDS
- IAM
- EventBridge
- CloudWatch
- CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- ServiceNow
- Dynatrace
Job areas
- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Consulting
- Data & Analytics
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 10+ years
- Apply by
- Feb 17, 2027
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Office presence
- 3 days per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available