Cloud Technical Lead

Integrated Resources, Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Mississauga is looking for a Cloud Technical Lead with over 5 years of experience in cloud-native applications on AWS. The role includes leading the development team, designing solutions, and working on integrating systems in Digital Pathology. Ideal candidates will have expertise in AWS services and excellent communication skills, with a strong focus on best practices in software development. This position is contract-based for 2-3 months with possibilities for extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Expertise in AWS solution design using key services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the development team.
• Design, prototype, and unit test solutions.
• Create and maintain technical specifications and documentation.

Skills

AWS solution design and implementation

Cloud-native applications design

Software design patterns

Agile development

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS services (S3, DynamoDB, RDS)

Terraform

GIT Version Control Systems

Job description

Job Title:Cloud Technical Lead
Job Location:Mississauga, ON
Job Duration:2-3 Months (Possibilities of Extension)

Job Summary:

• The Cloud Tech Lead will provide technical expertise to the team supporting the Connected Research Labs product line within the S&R domain.
• This position focuses on the implementation, continuing evolution, and support of new systems in Digital Pathology.
• The Tech Lead will work with our teams in India, Europe, and North America to complete the assigned deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance to the development team.
• Participate in business process analysis, use case creation, and requirements definition.
• Responsible for designing, prototyping, developing, and unit testing solutions for projects and maintenance & enhancement releases.
• Create and maintain technical specifications, system interface diagrams, sequence diagrams, software design specifications, testing scenarios and system support documentation.
• Follow best practices and standards to ensure technical compliance.
• Adhere to high-quality software development lifecycle (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Work on multiple priorities simultaneously and manage the work/time effectively.
• Demonstrates accountability by contributing to the completion of assigned tasks.
• Participate in projects as assigned.

Must have:

• 5+ years of experience in the design and development of cloud-native applications on AWS
• 5+ years of experience creating software design using industry best practices and design patterns.
• Expertise in AWS solution design and implementation using key AWS services including, but not limited to:
• Storage: S3, DynamoDB, RDS
• Serverless: Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway
• Compute: Containers (ECS, EKS)
• Security: IAM roles and policies, federated identity, SSO, MFA
• App Hosting: AppStream 2.0
• Deployment: Terraform, Cloud Formation, Multi-Account deployments, and governance.
• Experience implementing scalable distributed systems.
• Experience in Service Oriented Architecture, microservices, API first design.
• Experience in integration technologies (REST, GraphQL, JSON, Messaging, Pub/Sub)
• Experience with GIT Version Control Systems and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead agile development teams both onshore and offshore.

Nice to have experience:

• AWS certifications - Solution Architect, SysOps Admin, Developer, or others.
• Demonstrate customer focus and proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Skills Experience in BioTech/Pharmaceutical industries are desirable though not required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field.