Cloud Architecture Consultant

Endurance IT Services; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Endurance IT Services is seeking a skilled Architect to drive its enterprise platform strategy across on-prem and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in cloud architecture, expertise in Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code, and strong communication skills. This hybrid role entails designing landing zone architectures, establishing governance frameworks, and optimizing costs across platforms. A Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise platform or cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience in enterprise landing zone design.
• Strategic thinker with a strong background in networking and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern landing zone architectures across on-prem, private, and public cloud.
• Establish reference architectures and design patterns.
• Drive cost optimization through platform consolidation and automation.

Skills

Enterprise platform or cloud architecture experience

Kubernetes and container platforms

Infrastructure as Code

Microservices and CI/CD

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

This role is a key driver of our enterprise platform strategy, shaping how platform capabilities are architected, standardized, and scaled across datacenter, private cloud, and public cloud environments. You’ll influence long‑term architecture decisions while partnering closely with engineering and platform teams to deliver efficient, secure, and cost‑optimized platforms. This role is designated as hybrid for a candidate who can be available for occasional in-person workshops.

What You’ll Do

• Design and govern landing zone architectures across on‑prem, private, and public cloud to drive standardization and scalability
• Develop consolidation and automation strategies to reduce architectural complexity and operational overhead
• Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and infrastructure‑as‑code standards
• Apply Well‑Architected Framework principles and lead architecture reviews across teams
• Provide architectural guidance for core platform components (networking, storage, CI/CD)
• Drive cost optimization through platform consolidation and automation initiatives
• Define metrics and KPIs to measure platform effectiveness, reliability, and adoption
• Simplify enterprise platforms by reducing landing zone variations and increasing automation coverage
• Improve operational efficiency, cost optimization, and technical excellence across the organization

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of enterprise platform or cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and enterprise landing zone design
• Kubernetes and container platforms (e.g., GKE, Anthos)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent)
• Strong background in microservices, CI/CD, networking, and security frameworks
• Experience modernizing or migrating legacy enterprise architectures
• Strategic thinker with the ability to define and execute long‑term architecture roadmaps
• Strong communicator able to influence stakeholders across engineering and leadership
• Track record of driving enterprise‑wide architectural standards and change