Role: Senior Cloud Architect (Azure and AWS) + Hands-on coding + Documentation skills

Location: Toronto, ON
Full Time

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

- Define and implement enterprise cloud architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
- Design scalable, highly available, secure, and cost-optimized solutions across Azure and AWS.
- Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
- Develop multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud architecture strategies.
- Establish cloud governance, security, compliance, and operational excellence frameworks.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and business teams to define cloud roadmaps.

Hands-on Engineering & Development
- Develop cloud-native applications and microservices using modern programming languages.
- Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
- Automate cloud provisioning, deployment, and monitoring processes.
- Design CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-scale deployments.
- Troubleshoot complex cloud platform, networking, and application issues.
- Perform technical reviews, code reviews, and architecture assessments.

Documentation & Design Governance
- Create High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), Architecture Decision Records (ADR), and solution blueprints.
- Produce architecture diagrams, deployment guides, operational runbooks, and governance documentation.
- Document non-functional requirements, security controls, disaster recovery strategies, and deployment standards.
- Present architectural solutions to executive stakeholders and technical teams.

Security & Compliance
- Design cloud security architectures following Zero Trust principles.
- Implement IAM, encryption, secrets management, logging, and audit controls.




- Ensure compliance with industry standards such as SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001.
- Conduct cloud security assessments and architecture reviews.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the technical lead for cloud transformation programs.
- Mentor solution architects, cloud engineers, and development teams.
- Engage with senior stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.
- Drive architecture governance and cloud adoption best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience

- 12+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, or Solution Architecture.
- 5+ years of enterprise architecture experience across Azure and AWS.
- Proven experience leading large-scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

Cloud Platforms

Microsoft Azure

- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure App Services
- Azure Functions
- Azure Networking
- Azure Storage Services
- Azure API Management
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Monitor
- Entra ID (Azure AD)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- EC2
- ECS/EKS
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- VPC
- RDS
- S3
- CloudWatch
- IAM
- Route 53

Programming & Automation
- Strong hands-on coding experience in:

- Python
- Java
- C#
- Node.js
- PowerShell
- Bash/Shell Scripting

- Experience with REST APIs and microservices development.
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices.





Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- Azure Bicep
- ARM Templates
- Ansible

DevOps & Containerization
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Helm

Networking & Security
- DNS
- Load Balancing
- VPN
- ExpressRoute
- Direct Connect
- WAF
- Network Security Groups
- Security Center
- Cloud Security Posture Management

Preferred Qualifications

Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Certification.

Kubernetes Certification (CKA/CKAD).

Terraform Associate Certification.

TOGAF Certification preferred.

Experience with Financial Services, Insurance, or Enterprise Digital Transformation programs.

Desired Soft Skills

- Excellent technical writing and documentation skills.
- Strong client-facing communication and presentation capabilities.
- Ability to engage with executive leadership and business stakeholders.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience mentoring large technical teams.
- Ability to influence architecture decisions across multiple programs.

Nice to Have

- AI/ML platform architecture experience.
- Databricks, Snowflake, or modern data platform experience.
- Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI Foundry implementation experience.
- FinOps and cloud cost optimization expertise.
- Experience designing cloud architectures for RAG and MLOps workloads.

Key Deliverables

- Enterprise Cloud Architecture Strategy
- Cloud Migration Roadmaps
- HLD and LLD Documents
- Architecture Review Board Presentations
- Infrastructure as Code Templates
- Security Architecture Documents
- CI/CD Framework Design
- Operational Runbooks and Deployment Guides

📌 Senior Cloud Architect (Azure and AWS) + Hands-on coding + Documentation skills (Toronto)
🏢 VDart
📍 Toronto