Cloud Solution Architect

Recooty Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consultancy in Toronto is seeking a skilled Solution Architect with over 10 years of experience in cloud solutions, specifically within the banking sector. The role requires leading cloud strategy and contributions to development efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of cloud migration, CI/CD practices, and strong communication skills. Certification in AWS or Azure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in either Computer Science or Engineering.
• At least 10 years of development/architecture experience.
• Prior professional experience in application development, system integration, and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud strategy and transformation based on client needs.
• Produce estimates for system migration and development.
• Ensure compliance with cloud architecture and business requirements.

Skills

Cloud migration solutions

Agile engineering practices

Microservices

Java

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Cloud Foundry

CI/CD tools

Job description

Description

We are looking for a skilled Solution Architect for a client in Toronto. They are looking for a Solution Architects with experience working on Cloud and Developement focused projects within the Banking sector.

Responsibilities:

● Lead cloud strategy and transformation, cloud migration roadmap, or cloud-native application architecture design based on client needs and industry trends.
● Produce estimates for the system migration, design, development and testing.
● Embrace Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) and Agile engineering practices in client engagements.
● Review and guide the technical team's deliverables to ensure overall quality and compliance with the cloud architecture and business requirements.
● Ensure that enterprise architecture standards, policies, and procedures are enforced in client engagements.
● Lead, mentor, and coach the technical team on client engagements.
● Assist with proposals and pre-sales activities.
● Lead development to ALETHA’s intellectual property and best practices in Cloud Architecture, Cloud Application Design, Cloud Delivery Frameworks or Process.
● Foster and maintain close working relationships with clients

Requirements:

● Minimum Bachelor's degree in either Computer Science or Engineering
● At least 10 years of development/architecture experience
● Prior professional experience in application development, system integration, cloud native development, cloud infrastructure, and platform-as-a-service
● Understanding of cloud migration challenges, solutions and accelerators for various public and private cloud offering in FS industries
● At least 8 years of experience with system design or development in one or more of the following: Java, C#, .NET, Node.js, Angular JS, Python
● Experiences in architecting or developing applications in either Azure or AWS or GCP
● Experience with multi-cloud integration architecture and hybrid cloud integration
● Good understanding of cloud chargeback model and cost optimization concepts in design and roadmap
● Familiar with capabilities of various platform services (e.g. Compute, Storage, Web, Developer, Integration, Data, Security, or Management) from the cloud vendors
● Strong knowledge and experiences with microservices, serverless, functions, event-driven programming, REST-oriented API, or other cloud native architectures
● Strong knowledge and experiences with containers and orchestration in the cloud (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, or Cloud Foundry)
● Strong knowledge and experiences with Continuous Integration and Delivery (CD/CI) and Agile engineering practices
● Good overall business knowledge in financial industries (i.e. one or more in retail banking, commercial banking, capital markets, wealth management, insurance, pension fund, and fintech).
● Strong communication, problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment
● Preferably with certification as an either AWS Solution Architect (Associate or Pro) or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert