AWS and AI Solution Architect

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. in Toronto is partnering with a leading Canadian bank to hire an AWS and AI Solution Architect for a full-time permanent role in a hybrid working environment.

You will design cloud-native architectures on AWS, define data blueprints, and drive AI-powered insights while collaborating with enterprise architecture and development teams to ensure scalable and reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT systems design experience.
• At least 3+ years as a Solution Architect managing cloud, data, or AI architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design architectures that meet high availability, fault tolerance, scalability, and performance goals.
• Evaluate and modernize legacy apps by mapping to microservices, containers, and serverless patterns.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to align designs with standards and guidelines.
• Design and implement cloud-native architectures and scalable data platforms on AWS.
• Define data blueprints and AI frameworks to drive predictive analytics and real-time intelligence.
• Work with dev teams to architect solutions that meet enterprise standards.

Skills

AWS

AI

Solution Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science/Software Engineering

Job description

Iris's direct client, one of the Top 5 Bank in Canada, is looking to hire a AWS and AI Solution Architect a long-term opportunityat Toronto, ON (Hybrid).

Our client is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000 employees worldwide. Bank is serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services.

Position: AWS and AI Solution Architect

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Duration: Full Time / Permanent Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design architectures that meet functional and non-functional requirements such as high availability, fault tolerance, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Evaluate and modernize legacy applications by mapping target states to modern microservices, containerization and serverless patterns.
• Collaborate closely with Enterprise Architecture teams to align solution designs with the Enterprise standards (Align / Review / Design solution architecture in line with Bank approved guidelines and patterns)
• Design and implement high-performance, cloud-native architectures and scalable enterprise data platforms on AWS
• Define data blueprints and AI solution frameworks that drive predictive analytics, automation, and real-time intelligence.
• Work closely/collaboratively with dev teams to architect solutions that meet enterprise standards

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in IT systems design, with at least 3+ years dedicated as a Solution Architect managing cloud, data, or AI architectures.
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience on the AWS services and cloud infrastructure