Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

Job Title: Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months (with Possible extension)

Client: Federal Client

Pay Rate: $100 - $120/hr [CAD]

Education:

• University degree or college diploma in computer science or a related discipline

Must have Skills:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in information technology, with at least 5 years of experience in Solution Architecture supporting complex enterprise technology environments
• A minimum of five (5) years of recent demonstrated experience architecting and delivering cloud-native and container-based solutions using Azure, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift, and/or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including both server-based and serverless application architectures
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Azure IaaS infrastructure, networking, security, data protection, and workload portability solutions, with the ability to advise on cloud deployment models and architectural best practices
• Demonstrated experience architecting highly available, resilient, and scalable multi-site, multi-region, and multi-cloud solutions, including the use of Azure Availability Zones, Availability Sets, Site Recovery, and Azure Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Demonstrated experience applying cloud financial management (FinOps) principles, cost optimization strategies, governance practices, and risk management while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and operationally supportable solutions
• Demonstrated experience supporting the full system development lifecycle (SDLC) and resolving complex technical risks, issues, and dependencies while collaborating across architecture, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in enterprise solution architecture, including architecture governance, technical assessments, architecture documentation, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
• Demonstrated knowledge of security, networking, high availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, observability, and cloud infrastructure required to support mission-critical enterprise applications

Role and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the Client’s core technology services solution architecture activities for a new back-office system program ensuring effective coordination across cloud, container, database, integration, security, and operations teams.
• Develop, maintain, and govern the end-to-end Solution Architecture Document (SAD) and architecture decision records ensuring architecture deliverables remain current, complete, and aligned with program objectives.
• Facilitate architecture reviews, technical assessments, risk identification, and governance activities, supporting compliance with architectural standards, governance committees, and project approval requirements.
• Ensure solution delivery alignment across Azure, OpenShift, SQL, IBM MQ, networking, security, and observability workstreams to support successful program outcomes.
• Coordinate the resolution of cross-functional technical dependencies, issues, and risks to enable progression through development, testing, deployment, and production milestones.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project teams, platform services, and engineering teams to deliver secure, resilient, scalable, and supportable technology solutions that meet business and operational requirements.
• Related activities and deliverables, as required

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.

About Us

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.