Cloud/Solution Architect, Toronto Greater Area, Canada
We are looking for a Solution/Cloud Architect to connect deep technical expertise with client-facing pre‑sales engagement. This role combines proposal and RFP support, solution design, and selective delivery involvement, ensuring that solutions align with client expectations and long‑term operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and participate in discovery workshops with clients to capture both technical and business requirements.
• Design high‑level architecture diagrams, define component responsibilities, and ensure architectural alignment with client goals.
• Prepare technical inputs for proposals, RFP responses, and solution blueprints, supporting sales and business development teams.
• Deliver client‑facing architectural presentations and participate in pre‑sales discussions.
• Recommend and select cloud services/tools to design secure, scalable, and cost‑optimised solutions.
• Provide infrastructure cost estimates, sizing guidance, and effort assessments for proposals.
• Perform knowledge transfer to delivery teams, ensuring clear communication of solution vision, architecture decisions, and technical context.
• Collaborate closely with AWS Solution Architects and AWS Sales teams to align with best practices and co‑create joint solutions.
Required Skills
• 4+ years of experience in solution or cloud architecture with a cloud‑first mindset (minimum 3 years on AWS).
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Bedrock, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience designing solutions with AI/ML components (Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, AI‑powered analytics, or custom ML pipelines).
• Familiarity with SDLC practices: DevOps pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code, testing, monitoring.
• Ability to model cloud costs, prepare TCO comparisons, and conduct trade‑off analysis (performance, cost, scalability).
• Excellent communication & presentation skills, capable of engaging both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Experience with multi‑account setups and AWS security best practices (Landing Zones, IAM boundaries, Guardrails).
• Background in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government).
• Exposure to multi‑cloud architectures (Azure, GCP) and hybrid‑cloud designs.
What We Offer
• 16 days of paid time off.
• Official public holidays.
• Participation in company events.
• Health insurance.
• A friendly environment and supportive team.
• Engaging projects with opportunities for career growth.
Join us and bring your expertise into projects that matter
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