DevOps Architect

Jobgether; Canada; Remote; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time employment

Fully remote work arrangement

Enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner in Canada, seeks a DevOps Architect to design and own scalable AWS infrastructure, combining hands-on implementation with architectural leadership. You will define standards, lead complex decisions, and mentor engineers while modernizing workflows with AI-powered tools.

The role emphasizes security, cost efficiency, and high availability across cloud environments, with remote capabilities and collaboration with client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure with architecture leadership.
• AWS expertise: VPC, IAM/Organizations, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, cost optimization.
• Experience designing production-grade cloud environments beyond straightforward deployments.
• Strong systems design for distributed, scalable, resilient architectures with clear trade-off explanations.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation; working knowledge of Java or Node.js.
• Experience using AI tooling in engineering workflows and evaluating outputs for correctness and cost.
• Experience leading client or stakeholder engagements and presenting architectures to senior leadership.
• Hands-on IaC and containers, including Kubernetes.
• Nice to have: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Nice to have: Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD).
• Nice to have: Consulting or professional services background.
• Nice to have: Experience integrating AI/LLM into internal tools or pipelines.
• Nice to have: Multi-cloud exposure (Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure AWS architectures for new envs and migrations and justify decisions to stakeholders.
• Lead high availability, DR, multi-account strategies, network topology, performance, and resilience decisions.
• Establish and maintain IaC standards using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CodePipeline.
• Develop production-grade automation scripts with Python and Bash; contribute to Java/Node.js services as needed.
• Integrate AI assistants into workflows to accelerate infrastructure development and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate AI outputs for security, correctness, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead client workshops and architecture reviews; translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Implement observability with CloudWatch/Datadog and strengthen incident response and post-mortems.
• Embed security/compliance with least-privilege IAM, encryption, and SOC 2/ISO/PCI standards.
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across the team.

Skills

Leadership in DevOps/SRE

Python

Bash

Java/Node.js

AI tooling usage

Client/stakeholder communication

Systems design

Cloud security

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a DevOps Architect based in Canada.

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Architect to design, build, and own scalable, secure, and cost‑efficient cloud infrastructure on AWS. This is a hands‑on architecture role combining strategic technical leadership with direct implementation, automation, and infrastructure development. You will define architectural standards, lead complex systems design decisions, and guide cloud environments through new builds and migrations. Working closely with engineering teams and client stakeholders, you will translate business requirements into reliable technical solutions and communicate architectural trade‑offs clearly. You will also help modernize engineering workflows by integrating AI‑powered tools into infrastructure development, automation, and troubleshooting while maintaining high standards of security and quality. This remote opportunity is ideal for a technically strong leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, mentoring engineers, and shaping cloud infrastructure at scale.

Accountabilities

• Design scalable, secure, and cost‑efficient AWS architectures for new environments and cloud migrations, presenting and justifying architectural decisions to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Lead systems architecture decisions involving high availability, disaster recovery, multi‑account strategies, network topology, performance, and resilience.
• Build, maintain, and establish standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Design, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Develop production‑grade automation scripts and engineering tools using Python and Bash, contributing to Java or Node.js services when required.
• Integrate AI coding assistants and tools, such as Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, and Copilot, into engineering workflows to accelerate infrastructure development, scripting, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Critically evaluate AI‑generated outputs to ensure security, technical correctness, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead client‑facing workshops, architecture reviews, and technical discussions, translating business requirements into practical solutions and clearly explaining technical trade‑offs.
• Implement observability solutions using CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar platforms, while strengthening incident response and post‑mortem practices.
• Embed security and compliance into infrastructure through least‑privilege IAM policies, encryption, security guardrails, and relevant standards such as SOC 2, ISO, and PCI.
• Mentor engineers, share architectural expertise, and establish high technical standards across the team.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or cloud infrastructure roles, including at least 2 years in an architecture or technical leadership position.
• AWS expertise: Deep, hands‑on knowledge of core AWS services and domains, including VPC networking, IAM and Organizations, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, and cloud cost optimization.
• Proven experience designing and building production‑grade cloud environments, rather than simply deploying applications into existing infrastructure.
• Systems design: Strong experience designing distributed systems for scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance, with the ability to explain architectural decisions and trade‑offs.
• Scripting and programming: Strong Python and Bash skills for automation, alongside working proficiency in Java or Node.js.
• AI tooling: Practical, regular use of AI assistants and coding agents in engineering workflows, with the ability to assess their limitations and validate generated outputs.
• Client communication: Experience leading client or stakeholder engagements, presenting architectures to senior leadership, managing expectations, and challenging technically unsound requirements when necessary.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code and container technologies, including Kubernetes.
• Strong technical leadership, problem‑solving, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Nice to have: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Nice to have: Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
• Nice to have: Background in consulting or professional services.
• Nice to have: Experience integrating AI or large language model (LLM) capabilities into internal tools or engineering pipelines.
• Nice to have: Exposure to multi‑cloud environments, particularly Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Benefits:

• Full‑time employment.
• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to work on enterprise‑scale cloud infrastructure and advanced AI‑enabled engineering workflows.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal employment opportunities and diversity.