Lead AWS Cloud Engineer- Sagemaker

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. is seeking a Technical Lead for AWS and MLOps in Toronto. You will guide cloud architectures, own delivery, and mentor distributed teams across multiple initiatives. The role emphasizes cloud-native, AI/ML-enabled solutions and strong ownership mindset.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on AWS experience with leadership skills, enabling offshore teams and ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-aware cloud workloads.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering AWS projects; total experience 10+ years.
• Deep AWS services knowledge: IAM, VPC, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, Sagemaker.
• Strong container & IaC skills: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation.
• Experience owning client communications and delivery updates.
• Able to work with offshore teams and drive architectural decisions.
• Knowledge of AI/ML deployments and ML infrastructure patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple AWS-based delivery initiatives in parallel.
• Serve as primary technical contact for client stakeholders.
• Architect cloud solutions using AWS best practices.
• Mentor offshore teams and ensure progress during distributed work.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; unblock teams.
• Drive automation and platform maturity.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers for ML infra and deployments.
• Ensure security, reliability, scalability, and cost awareness.

Skills

AWS project delivery

Client communication

Offshore team enablement

Ownership mindset

Cloud architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

Job description

Iris's direct client, one of the Top 5 Bank in Canada, is looking to hire a Technical Lead -AWS and MLOps for a long-term opportunity.

Our client is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000 employees worldwide. Bank is serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services.

Title: Technical Lead -AWS and MLOps

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid – 2-3 Days in Office/week)

Duration: Long-Term Open-Ended Contract

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly driven Project Lead with deep expertise in AWS cloud platforms and modern infrastructure practices. This role combines technical leadership, client-facing ownership, and team enablement across multiple initiatives.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, proactively unblocks teams, and serves as a trusted technical advisor for cloud-native and AI/ML-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple AWS-based delivery initiatives in parallel.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for client stakeholders.
• Architect and guide cloud solutions leveraging AWS best practices.
• Mentor and enable offshore teams, ensuring progress during distributed working hours.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; unblock teams effectively.
• Drive infrastructure automation and platform maturity.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to support ML infrastructure, pipelines, and deployments.
• Ensure security, reliability, scalability, and cost-awareness across cloud workloads.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering AWS projects, with overall 10+ years of experience.
• Deep understanding of core AWS services (IAM, VPC, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, Sagemaker etc.).
• Strong expertise in container technologies (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK preferred; Terraform acceptable).
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD workflow automation.
• Understanding of the AI/ML ecosystem, including model deployment and ML infrastructure patterns.
• Experience owning client communication, technical discussions, and delivery updates.
• Ability to support and unblock teams during offshore working hours.
• Self-driven, proactive, and accountable with a strong ownership mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience with MLOps platforms and ML pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.

About Iris Software Inc.

With 4,000+ associates and offices in India, U.S.A. and Canada, Iris Software delivers technology services and solutions that help clients complete fast, far-reaching digital transformations and achieve their business goals. A strategic partner to Fortune 500 and other top companies in financial services and many other industries, Iris provides a value-driven approach - a unique blend of highly-skilled specialists, software engineering expertise, cutting-edge technology, and flexible engagement models. High customer satisfaction has translated into long-standing relationships and preferred-partner status with many of our clients, who rely on our 30+ years of technical and domain expertise to future-proof their enterprises. Associates of Iris work on mission-critical applications supported by a workplace culture that has won numerous awards in the last few years, including Certified Great Place to Work in India; Top 25 GPW in IT & IT-BPM; Ambition Box Best Place to Work, #3 in IT/ITES; and Top Workplace NJ-USA.