Senior AWS Cloud Architect: Data & ML Platform Lead

Adastra Group; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits plan

Flexible hybrid work model

Job summary

Adastra is hiring a Senior Cloud Architect to lead a major cloud transformation for a financial services client. You will design scalable AWS architectures and implement data services with a security-first approach, including SageMaker Unified Studio, DataZone, and Lake Formation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure governance, scalability, and operational excellence while delivering secure cloud solutions across VPCs, IAM, and encryption services.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience designing and implementing enterprise AWS cloud architectures.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS architecture and infrastructure implementation.
• Proven experience implementing AWS Step Functions across enterprise projects.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Glue jobs and Glue Catalog.
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with AWS Lake Formation.
• Hands-on experience with AWS DataZone.
• Mandatory hands-on experience implementing SageMaker Unified Studio.
• Strong understanding of AWS security and hands-on experience with AWS IAM policies.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Secrets Manager and KMS key management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure AWS cloud architectures aligned with enterprise requirements.
• Lead hands-on implementation of AWS Step Functions, Glue jobs, AWS DataZone, and related AWS data services.
• Design and implement AWS Lake Formation and Glue Catalog solutions.
• Implement and configure SageMaker Unified Studio across cloud data and analytics environments.
• Configure and manage AWS infrastructure resources including VPCs, catalog connections, and related services.
• Design and implement AWS security controls using IAM policies, Secrets Manager, KMS keys, and other AWS security services.
• Support the integration of cloud data platforms and services across enterprise environments.
• Evaluate architecture requirements and translate them into scalable and secure AWS solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud architecture, infrastructure, security, and data integration issues.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and project leadership to deliver cloud architecture and implementation outcomes.
• Ensure AWS solutions follow enterprise security, governance, scalability, and operational standards.

Skills

Senior AWS cloud architect

Hands-on cloud architecture

Security-focused mindset

Tools

AWS Step Functions

AWS Glue

AWS DataZone

AWS Lake Formation

Glue Catalog

SageMaker Unified Studio

IAM policies

Secrets Manager

KMS

VPCs

Job description

Adastra is hiring a Senior Cloud Architect to lead a major cloud transformation for a financial services client. You will design scalable AWS architectures and implement data services with a security-first approach, including SageMaker Unified Studio, DataZone, and Lake Formation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure governance, scalability, and operational excellence while delivering secure cloud solutions across VPCs, IAM, and encryption services.