AWS Solution Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm in Toronto is seeking an experienced AWS Solution Architect specializing in the payments FinTech domain. The role involves designing and implementing secure cloud architectures and migrating legacy systems to AWS. Ideal candidates will have expertise in payment processing, strong knowledge of PCI DSS, and experience with AWS services. The position offers an annual salary between CA$ 90,000 and CA$ 120,000, along with a commitment to diversity and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing secure cloud architectures in the payments sector.
• Strong understanding of integrations with payment providers.
• Ability to lead migration to AWS cloud-based solutions.

Skills

AWS Solution Architect experience

Payment processing systems

PCI DSS compliance

AWS cloud-based payment platforms

Microservices architecture

DevOps skills

TypeScript and Python

Tools

AWS services (EC2, Lambda, etc.)

CloudFormation

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

About TCS:

TCS is an IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 55 years. Its consulting-led, cognitive-powered portfolio of business, technology, and engineering services and solutions is delivered through its unique Location Independent Agile delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational business group, TCS operates in 55 countries and employs over 607,000 highly skilled individuals, including more than 10,000 in Canada. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and is listed on the BSE and the NSE in India. TCS' proactive stance on climate change and award‑winning work with communities across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index.

Required Skill Set:

• Proven experience as an AWS Solution Architect with hands on delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures in the payments FinTech domain.
• Deep understanding of payment processing systems cards, etransfer, wallets, and online banking integrations.
• Strong background in PCI DSS, encryption, tokenization, and fraud prevention frameworks.
• Ability to design, architect, and implement AWS cloud-based payment platforms end to end.
• Lead migration modernization of payment workloads from on Prem or legacy systems to AWS.
• Expertise in event‑driven, microservices, and serverless architectures for real‑time payment flows.
• Proficiency with core AWS services EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB, RDS, Aurora, Elastic ache, ECS, EKS, Step Functions.
• Strong knowledge of security and compliance IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield, Secrets Manager, GDPR, multi‑region HADR patterns.
• Experience with integrating third‑party payment providers, asynchronous processing, and real‑time fraud detection patterns.
• Familiarity with enterprise messaging platforms Kafka, Kinesis, SNS, SQS.
• Strong DevOps skills with Code Pipeline, Code Build, Cloud Formation Terraform, GitHub Actions, automated deployments.
• Experience building highly available, fault tolerant, multiAZ and multiregional architectures.
• Advanced observability skills using CloudWatch, XRay, ELK OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Ability to collaborate with product, engineering, and security teams to define standards and best practices for cloud‑native payment systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for AWS services, distributed systems, and performance bottlenecks.
• Apply data governance, compliance, and security best practices across AI and data services.
• Use strong TypeScript and Python skills for IaC automation, scripting, and tooling.

Salary Range

CA$ 90,000 - CA$ 120,000 Per Year

Note:

• TCS does not use artificial intelligence tools for candidate screening or evaluation.
• This posting is for a current vacancy
• The hiring process includes an initial screening by the TCS Hiring Team, followed by a technical evaluation and managerial discussion conducted by the Business Team, and concluding with the final HR evaluation.

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources.

Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2‑week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.