AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Apex Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401K with company match

Professional development resources

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Toronto is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to support its cloud strategy. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud technologies including Typescript, AWS CDK, and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes. This role will involve designing and implementing the bank’s cloud platform while ensuring adherence to security standards. Candidates will work in a hybrid environment, with occasional office presence preferred. Attractive benefits, including medical and professional development, are offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive cloud platform experience and certifications in AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience with DynamoDB, Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, IAM, Key Vault, SQL MI.
• Understanding of security and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cloud Platform strategy and implementation.
• Design and implement the bank’s Core and shared services.
• Manage hybrid cloud connectivity and intra-cloud networking.
• Develop patterns for automated provisioning and security.
• Contribute to IaC modules and enhance hybrid cloud capabilities.
• Be the major contributor to IaC modules: develop new modules and maintain existing modules.
• Design and plan enterprise-scale cloud environments including dependencies, data flow, and networking.
• Develop and maintain architectural templates and build operational documentation.
• Continuously enhance the capability, security, and experience of the enterprise Hybrid cloud.

Skills

Typescript

NodeJS

Python

AWS CDK

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tools

EKS

Kubernetes

ECS

Docker

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Linux

Agile

Tools

Open Policy Agent

CircleCI

Jenkins

CI/CD tools

Open Policy Agent

Policy as Code

EKS

Kubernetes

ECS

Docker

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Jenkins

API Gateway

IAM

Key Vault

SQL MI

AKS

ACI

Job description

AWS Cloud Platform Engineer – Azure & Automation

Job#: 3012787

Client: Big Five Bank.
Terms: Contract through October 2026.
Location: Hybrid twice a month is preferred with an office in Downtown Toronto; however, open to remote for the right candidate with EST working hours.

Project Overview

The Bank is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to support the bank’s cloud strategy, which is focused on innovation and leveraging rapidly emerging cloud‑native services.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cloud Platform strategy and implementation.
• Design, implement and integrate the bank’s Cloud Platform, core, and shared services.
• Design, implement and manage hybrid cloud connectivity and intra‑cloud networking.
• Develop patterns for automated provisioning, management, scalability, and security.
• Ensure all cloud solutions follow internally defined security and compliance standards and controls.
• Be the major contributor to IaC modules: develop new modules and maintain existing modules.
• Design and plan enterprise‑scale cloud environments including application dependencies, data storage and flow, network connectivity and overall cloud hosting.
• Develop and maintain up‑to‑date architectural templates and build operational documentation of the technical environment.
• Continuously enhance the capability, security, and experience of the enterprise Hybrid cloud.

Technical Requirements

• Extensive experience in Typescript, NodeJS, and Python.
• Proficiency with AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD tools.
• Experience with Open Policy Agent/Policy as Code.
• Container orchestration: EKS, Kubernetes, ECS, Docker.
• Azure DevOps pipeline design and architecture.
• GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins expertise.
• Agile framework experience.
• Linux system skills.
• Extensive cloud platform experience and certifications in AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience with DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, Cognito, API Gateway, IAM, Azure DevOps, WebApp, AKS, ACI, Key Vault, SQL MI.

Benefits Overview

Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, ESPP, 401K with company match, HSA, SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program, corporate discount savings, and professional development resources. Training and certification programs are available to consultants after six months of tenure.

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