SOTI

Cloud Architect

SOTI$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in the tech industry, with 4+ years in cloud architecture roles.
  • Strong hands-on AWS experience for large-scale environments.
  • Solid hands-on Azure experience with enterprise services.
  • Experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS, Lambda, and more.
  • Hands-on Azure experience with VM Scale Sets, VNets, and Azure Monitor.
  • Familiarity with Azure DevOps CI/CD and deployment automation.
  • Proficient in PowerShell and cloud automation scripting.

Responsibilities

  • Design and create scalable cloud architectures mainly on AWS.
  • Architect solutions using a wide range of AWS services.
  • Develop Azure solutions and support cloud operations.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
  • Enhance Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices.
  • Design multi-region high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Evaluate new cloud capabilities for operational optimization.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model for flexibility.
  • Opportunity to mentor and guide engineering teams.
  • Access to continued professional development.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge cloud technology evaluations.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Cloud Architect

Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Work Model: Hybrid

What You'll Do:

  • Design and evolve scalable, highly available, resilient, and cost-effective cloud architectures across AWS and Azure, with approximately 70% focus on AWS.


  • Architect AWS solutions using EC2, ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, RDS, VPC, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, EventBridge, and other cloud-native services.


  • Design and support Azure solutions using Virtual Machines, Azure SQL/Managed Instance, Storage Accounts, Azure Functions, VNets, Application Gateway, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, and Azure DevOps.


  • Build automation using PowerShell, Bash Script, Python, AWS CLI, Azure CLI, SDKs, REST APIs, and cloud-native automation services.


  • Design automated workflows for infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, upgrades, maintenance, environment validation, reporting, and operational activities.


  • Build and improve Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices using Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Azure DevOps, and related technologies.


  • Design multi-region, high-availability, backup, disaster recovery, and cross-cloud solutions across AWS and Azure.


  • Architect cloud networking solutions including VPCs, VNets, routing, load balancing, private connectivity, VPN, ExpressRoute, DNS, and AWS-to-Azure connectivity.


  • Design serverless, containerized, event-driven, and short-lived compute solutions using services such as Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Azure Functions.


  • Improve existing cloud environments through modernization, rightsizing, automation, performance improvements, and cost optimization.


  • Partner with Development, DevOps, SRE, Database, and Cloud Operations teams on architecture reviews, migrations, integrations, troubleshooting, and proofs-of-concept.


  • Define reusable cloud architecture patterns, technical standards, automation frameworks, and deployment practices for teams to adopt consistently.


  • Evaluate new AWS and Azure capabilities and identify opportunities to simplify architecture, improve reliability, reduce deployment time, and minimize operational effort.


  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers working on cloud architecture, automation, scripting, and cloud-native solutions.


Required Skills:

  • 8+ years of experience in the technology industry, including 4+ years in a Cloud Architect, Solution Architect, or equivalent cloud architecture role.


  • Strong hands-on AWS experience with the ability to design and implement production-grade architectures in large-scale environments.


  • Solid hands-on Microsoft Azure experience with the ability to design, support, and integrate enterprise Azure services.


  • Strong experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS, ECR, Lambda, Route53, Step Functions, S3, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, Secrets Manager, IAM, ACM, KMS, and EventBridge.


  • Hands-on Azure experience with Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancer/Application Gateway, Storage Accounts, Azure SQL/Managed Instance, Functions, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, and Private Endpoints.


  • Experience with Azure DevOps including repositories, CI/CD pipelines, service connections, variable groups, deployment automation, and release processes.


  • Strong understanding of Azure networking including VNet peering, private endpoints, VPN/ExpressRoute, DNS, routing, and hybrid or AWS-to-Azure connectivity.


  • Strong PowerShell scripting and cloud automation experience; experience with Python, Bash, REST APIs, SDKs, AWS CLI, or Azure CLI is highly desirable.


  • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or similar Infrastructure as Code technologies.


  • Experience designing highly available, multi-region, disaster recovery, backup, and workload migration solutions.


  • Strong understanding of cloud networking, Windows/Linux infrastructure, databases, containers, serverless architecture, APIs, and distributed systems.


  • Experience troubleshooting complex production environments and translating operational problems into long-term architectural improvements.


  • Strong analytical, architecture, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively across Development, DevOps, SRE, and Operations teams.

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About SOTI

SOTI is a Canadian software company that provides enterprise mobility management and mobile security solutions. The company's flagship product, SOTI MobiControl, allows businesses to manage and secure their mobile devices and applications from a single platform. SOTI was founded in 1995 by Carl Rodrigues and has since grown to become a global leader in the enterprise mobility management market. The company has over 17,000 customers in more than 170 countries and has received numerous awards for its innovative products and services.
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