About The Role
We are seeking Senior Technology Architects to support the Government of Ontario’s public cloud platforms. The role focuses on designing, securing, and modernizing large scale cloud environments primarily on Microsoft Azure and AWS. You will play a key role in cloud migrations, infrastructure automation, security governance, and advancing cloud and AI capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures on Azure and AWS
• Lead complex migrations from on premise infrastructure to public cloud
• Build and enhance infrastructure as code pipelines to automate provisioning
• Integrate and secure cloud services to support application modernization and resilience
• Develop reusable architecture patterns for IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and emerging AI services
• Support GoCLOUD product roadmap and target architecture initiatives
• Implement monitoring, reporting, and compliance controls across cloud platforms
• Contribute to service documentation, product planning, and process optimization
• Collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and internal technical teams
Cloud Platforms and Technologies
Microsoft Azure
• Compute: Virtual Machines, AKS, App Services
• Networking: VNet, NSG, Load Balancer, Front Door, ExpressRoute
• Storage: Blob Storage, Azure Files, Data Lake
• Identity and Security: Microsoft Entra, RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policies
• Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics
• Automation: ARM Templates, Bicep, Terraform
• Data Services: Azure SQL, Synapse, Cosmos DB
• CI CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Cost Management: Azure Cost Analysis and Reservations
Amazon Web Services
• Compute: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda
• Networking: VPC, Route 53, ALB, NLB, Direct Connect
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
• Identity and Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, X Ray
• Automation: CloudFormation, Terraform
• Data Services: RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift
• CI CD: CodePipeline, CodeBuild
• Cost Management: Cost Explorer and Savings Plans
AI And Data Capabilities
• Databricks and modern data platforms
• Vector embeddings and chunking strategies
• Large Language Model integration and architecture
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric is an asset
Security and Governance Expertise
• Microsoft Entra Identity and Access Management
• Conditional Access design and policy troubleshooting
• Entra Permissions Management and Verified ID
• Zero Trust architecture implementation
• Threat detection using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender
• Automation of security controls using PowerShell and Graph API
• Compliance frameworks including ISO, NIST, and CIS
Nice To Have Cloud Experience
• Google Cloud Platform including GKE, VPC, BigQuery, Cloud SQL
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure including IAM, Dynamic Groups, FastConnect
Project And Leadership Experience
• Stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering
• Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Vendor and third party integration management
• Leading technical teams through design and implementation
• Strong communication, reporting, and decision making skills
• Mentoring and knowledge transfer
