About this opportunity:

ELITS is looking for a AWS Virtual Workplace Engineerto support the design, implementation, and operation of a modern Virtual Engineering Workplacehosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This role is focused on delivering high-performance virtual desktop environments for engineering users with demanding technical workloads. You will work closely with customer stakeholders, cloud teams, infrastructure teams, and end users to ensure a reliable, secure, and responsive virtual workplace experience.

What you will do:
• Design, deploy, configure, and support AWS-based virtual desktop environments for engineering and high-performance user workloads.
• Build and maintain high-performance virtual desktop solutions that support graphics-intensive applications, engineering tools, and demanding compute requirements.
• Optimize platform performance across compute, graphics processing, storage, networking, and user experience.
• Support integration with identity, access management, security, storage, and enterprise network environments.
• Troubleshoot performance, availability, connectivity, and application issues across the virtual desktop platform.
• Monitor platform health, capacity, cost, and service availability, and recommend improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including solution designs, configurations, and operational procedures.

The skills you bring:
• Minimum seven (7) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent applicable experience.
• Expert-level experience designing, implementing, and supporting Virtual Engineering Workplaceor virtual desktop infrastructure solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services and enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience delivering high-performance virtual desktop environments for engineering, design, graphics-intensive, or high-performance workloads.
• Strong understanding of virtual desktop performance, including compute, graphics processing units, storage, networking, latency, and capacity.
• Experience with Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), or similar AWS-hosted desktop solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and customer-facing skills.

Qualities:

At ELITS Canada, great people create great impact. Success in this role comes from curiosity, ownership, and a passion for building practical, scalable solutions. You are someone who:
• Thrives in a collaborative, cross-functional team and communicates with clarity and confidence.
• Balances strong technical depth with pragmatic, solution-oriented decision making.
• Takes initiative, works independently, and is comfortable owning technical outcomes.
• Brings structure and discipline to documentation, standards, and operational excellence.
• Contributes to a culture of trust, learning, and continuous improvement.

Additional information

This role requires close collaboration with ELITS colleagues, customer stakeholders, cloud teams, infrastructure teams, and technical users. Candidates should be comfortable supporting complex enterprise workplace environments and adapting to customer and project requirements.

This position is open to Canadian residents and individuals with a valid work permit in Canada.

Team Research & Development Role Cloud Engineer Locations Multiple locations Remote status Fully Remote