Iris's client, one of the world's largest multinational Investment banking and financial services corporations, is looking to hire an AWS Cloud Architect for a long-term opportunity.

Work location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid onsite – 2 to 3 day’s a week office) 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 quick-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, Sage maker 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

Prior people-management or delivery-lead experience

📌 Cloud Architect (Toronto)
🏢 Iris Software
📍 Toronto