Cloud Platform Engineer – AWS
Apex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening for a Cloud Platform Engineer with extensive programming abilities with Python, Typescript or NodeJS, an in-depth cloud background with AWS, and DevOps experience to place at our client, a Big Five Bank.
Client: Big Five Bank
Terms: Contract through October 2026.
Location: Hybrid twice a month is preferred with an office in Downtown Toronto. however open to remote for the right candidate with EST working hours.
Project:
• The Bank is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to support the Bank’s cloud strategy, which is focused on innovation and leveraging rapidly emerging cloud native services to meet the rapidly evolving needs of their customers.
• The Cloud DevOps Automation Team is focused on the implementation, deployment, and maintenance of the core Cloud Platforms across the Bank.
• The Cloud Platform Engineer will help evolve the core cloud platform, by leveraging emerging best practices and tools, securely connecting to our strategic cloud suppliers, providing a platform for innovation for the entire Bank.
Job Description:Design, implement and integrate the bank’s Cloud Platform, core, and shared services.
• Design, implement and manage hybrid cloud connectivity and intra-cloud networking.
• Develop patterns for automated provisioning, management, scalability, and security.
• Ensure that all cloud solutions follow internally defined security and compliance standards and controls.
• Be the major contributor to IaC modules: develop new modules, maintain existing modules.
• Design and plan enterprise-scale cloud environments including application dependencies, data storage and flow, network connectivity and overall cloud hosting.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date architectural templates, build an operational documentation of the technical environment.
• Continuously enhance the capability, security, and experience of the enterprise Hybrid cloud.
Technical Requirements:
• Extensive experience in the following tools and technologies:
• Typescript
• NodeJS
• Python
• AWS CDK
• Terraform
• Cloud Formation
• CICD
• Open Policy Agent/Policy as Code
• Container – EKS – Kubernetes – ECS – Docker
• Azure DevOps pipeline design and architecture
• Github Actions
• CircleCI
• Jenkins
• Agile Framework
• Linux
• Extensive cloud platform experience and skills:
• Certifications in AWS and/or Azure.
• DynomoDB
• ECS
• Lambda – Serverless
• Step Functions
• Cognito
• API Gateway
• IAM
• Azure DevOps
• WebApp
• AKS
• ACI
• Key Vault
• SQL MI
Interview Process: Interviews will take place in two rounds with a technical screening component.
• This is a great opportunity to join a Big Five Bank and continue your career in the financial domain. Be a part of a great work environment with a very well-organized team and colleagues who will help you succeed.