Azure Cloud Solutions Architect

CQ Search Group Ltd.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of Canada is looking for an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect for a two-year hybrid remote role in Canada. You will oversee enterprise architecture for a back-office program, coordinating cloud, container, security and operations teams to ensure scalable, secure solutions.

You will develop and govern architecture deliverables, lead reviews, and align Azure/OpenShift/Kubernetes stacks with multi-cloud strategies while applying FinOps and governance practices across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information technology with 5+ years in solution architecture for complex environments.
• Experience designing cloud-native and container-based solutions on Azure/OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Azure IaaS, networking, security, data protection and workload portability.
• Ability to lead architecture reviews, governance, and SDLC collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee architecture activities for a new back-office program across cloud, container, database, integration, security, and operations teams.
• Develop and govern the Solution Architecture Document and architecture decision records.
• Facilitate architecture reviews, risk assessments, and governance with compliance to standards.
• Ensure alignment across Azure, OpenShift, SQL, IBM MQ, networking, security, and observability workstreams.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies and issue resolution through development, testing, deployment, and production milestones.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and supportable technology solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

OpenShift

AKS

Multi-cloud

FinOps

SDLC

Security

Networking

Cost optimization

Tools

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift

Azure IaaS

Job description

Our client, the Bank of Canada has a 2 year hybrid remote opportunity for a Cloud Solutions Architect.....

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the Bank’s core technology services solution architecture activities for a new back-office system program ensuring effective coordination across cloud, container, database, integration, security, and operations teams
• Develop, maintain, and govern the end-to-end Solution Architecture Document (SAD) and architecture decision records ensuring architecture deliverables remain current, complete, and aligned with program objectives
• Facilitate architecture reviews, technical assessments, risk identification, and governance activities, supporting compliance with architectural standards, governance committees, and project approval requirements
• Ensure solution delivery alignment across Azure, OpenShift, SQL, IBM MQ, networking, security, and observability workstreams to support successful program outcomes
• Coordinate the resolution of cross-functional technical dependencies, issues, and risks to enable progression through development, testing, deployment, and production milestones
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project teams, platform services, and engineering teams to deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and supportable technology solutions that meet business and operational requirements

Qualifications:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in information technology, with at least 5 years of experience in Solution Architecture supporting complex enterprise technology environments
• A minimum of five (5) years of recent demonstrated experience architecting and delivering cloud-native and container-based solutions using Azure, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift, and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including both server-based and serverless application architectures
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Azure IaaS infrastructure, networking, security, data protection, and workload portability solutions, with the ability to advise on cloud deployment models and architectural best practices
• Demonstrated experience architecting highly available, resilient, and scalable multi-site, multi-region, and multi-cloud solutions, including the use of Azure Availability Zones, Availability Sets, Site Recovery, and Azure Well-Architected Framework principles
• Demonstrated experience applying cloud financial management (FinOps) principles, cost optimization strategies, governance practices, and risk management while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and operationally supportable solutions
• Demonstrated experience supporting the full system development lifecycle (SDLC) and resolving complex technical risks, issues, and dependencies while collaborating across architecture, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams