Job Title: Senior AWS Resilience Consultant

Duration: Until April 2027 (possible extension) Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid- 2 days onsite/ week) Interview: 2 Virtual rounds

Job Description

About the Role: As a Senior AWS Resilience Consultant, you will lead the operationalization of AWS Next Generation Resilience Hub (AWS RH) for the Bank’s Resiliency Engineering team. This role combines hands-on cloud engineering, solution architecture, product ownership, project delivery, process definition, stakeholder engagement, and operational readiness accountability. The client is looking for someone who has owned an enterprise resilience platform end-to-end, along with strong organizational change management skills.

This position plays a critical role in maturing enterprise cloud resilience capabilities, engineering for operational excellence, and embedding robust resilience standards across the Bank. You will work across multiple technical domains to deliver a solution that will ensure applications meet clearly defined Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), and Service Level Objectives (SLO), while advancing the organization’s overall resilience posture.

Key Accountabilities

Design, build and operationalize cloud resilience solutions leveraging AWS RH and other AWS services available at the Bank Lead end-to-end delivery including solution design, development, testing, implementation, production readiness, and stakeholder adoption Deploy services using AWS CDK to provision components, apply policies, and enforce least-privilege IAM Define the operating model, processes, standards, and governance required to support enterprise adoption of AWS RH Establish resiliency policies, service modeling standards, assessment processes, reporting practices, and exception handling procedures Partner closely with Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Architecture, Service Transition, and Resiliency Engineering to ensure seamless delivery and adoption Own and manage all PDLC governance activities including design reviews, risk and security assessments, and Go-Live approvals Lead technical discussions in executive governance, architecture councils, and senior stakeholder forums Manage delivery planning, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and stakeholder communications Produce clear documentation, including process guides, operating procedures, stakeholder presentations, onboarding materials, and support documentation Conduct Proof-of-Concept (POCs), analyze results, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders Keep senior leadership informed of progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions; proactively escalate blockers Champion continuous improvement, awareness, and adoption of cloud-native resilience best practices across the enterprise

Required Experience & Skills

10+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Resiliency Engineering, or related technology roles within a large enterprise. Deep expertise in AWS services, cloud resilience patterns, and enterprise cloud operating models. Strong proficiency in AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, or other infrastructure-as-code (IaC) delivery approaches Extensive experience in resilience engineering domains, including High Availability, Observability, Disaster Recovery, Testing, and Posture Analysis Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional cloud engineering initiatives end-to-end Strong understanding of enterprise governance, PDLC frameworks, security/risk processes, and operational readiness Strong product ownership, project management, and process design skills Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, interpret technical detail for executives, and convey delivery status clearly Highly organized, self-driven, and capable of operating independently in a fast-paced environment Experience using Jira, Confluence, and engineering workflow tools Hands-on experience with AWS Resilience Hub is a strong asset

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional Experience in financial services or other regulated environments Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework, cloud resilience assessments, operational readiness, chaos engineering practices Experience creating executive presentations, process documentation, user guides, and operational support materials