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AWS Architect

Markham, ON
On-site
Posted Aug 18, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Apply by: Feb 14, 2027
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Design and support AWS architecture and operations within enterprise environments, focusing on infrastructure and cloud governance. Develop Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code deployments and coordinate with on-premises and middleware teams in hybrid environments.

Job details

We are hiring for an AWS Architect. The role focuses on AWS architecture and operations in enterprise environments, with emphasis on infrastructure, cloud governance, automation, and managed services. A strong fit will have 12+ years of IT infrastructure experience and 6+ years of hands-on AWS architecture and operations experience. What You Bring 12+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including 6+ years of hands-on AWS architecture and operations. Deep hands-on expertise with VPC, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, EventBridge, CloudWatch, and AWS-native backup and disaster recovery. Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience, including state management, modular design, and pipeline-driven deployment. Working knowledge of CI/CD using Azure DevOps or GitHub. Experience with change management integration using ServiceNow and CAB. Familiarity with enterprise observability tools including Dynatrace, Datadog, Instana, and CloudWatch. Experience operating within client-owned cloud governance, including Landing Zone, Control Tower, and IAM policies. Solid understanding of hybrid estates and coordination with on-premises and middleware teams. What You'll Do Design and support AWS architecture and operations in enterprise environments. Manage AWS infrastructure and services across cloud environments. Develop and manage Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code deployments. Support pipeline-driven deployments and CI/CD activities. Work within client-owned cloud governance and established IAM policies. Coordinate with on-premises and middleware teams across hybrid environments. Support enterprise observability and ITSM operations. Nice to have AWS Professional-level certification such as Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional. BFSI or Insurance domain experience. Exposure to WMB, JBoss Fuse, ActiveMQ, DataPower, Spring Boot, and batch/job scheduling. Experience with transition or steady-state managed services and multi-vendor delivery models.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires over 12 years of IT infrastructure experience, including at least 6 years of hands-on AWS architecture and operations. Expertise in AWS-native services, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines is essential.