Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect - AWS

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<p><p>Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.</p><h3>Overview</h3><p>Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect – AWS. Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect specializing in AWS to design, implement, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure solutions that provision our enterprise strategy. This role will be accountable for driving cloud adoption, ensuring secure and resilient architectures, and guiding cross-functional teams in leveraging AWS services effectively. The ideal candidate is a hands-on architect with strong infrastructure, networking, security, and automation expertise, as well as the propensity to align solutions with business needs and enterprise roadmaps. Reporting to the Manager of Infrastructure & Support Services, you\u2019ll play a key role in defining, building, and maintaining our AWS infrastructure, adhering to AWS standards and best practices for Information Services initiatives, and ensuring the strategic alignment with enterprise roadmaps, our business goals and technology standards. This role offers a unique blend of technical challenge and strategic influence, within a culture that values innovation and teamwork.</p><h3>What You’ll Be Doing</h3><ul><li><strong>Architecture & Design</strong><ul><li>Design scalable, secure, high-performing, and cost-optimized AWS infrastructure solutions.</li><li>Develop reference architectures, best practices, and reusable frameworks for cloud deployments.</li><li>Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and industry compliance requirements.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Cloud Infrastructure Engineering</strong><ul><li>Spearhead AWS infrastructure solution design for new projects, other cloud solutions, or integration with on-premises environments.</li><li>Evaluate on-premises workloads and legacy applications for migration consideration to AWS.</li><li>Define cloud network topology, identity and access management models, and security controls.</li><li>Review vendor SOWs to ensure adherence to TCI standards and accuracy of the required work.</li><li>Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Collaboration & Leadership</strong><ul><li>Partner with business stakeholders, developers, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud solutions.</li><li>Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other Solution Architects.</li><li>Be the advisor on AWS capabilities, cost optimization, and emerging trends.</li><li>Guide the development of new enterprise applications, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and meet all security and compliance needs.</li><li>Participate in architecture reviews and solution assessments.</li><li>Oversee project resources, scheduling, and performance, providing assistance and direction to the Cloud Team.</li><li>Build and maintain collaborative relationships with peers from other functional areas, external vendors, leaders across the organization, and other Toyota affiliates.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Operations & Governance</strong><ul><li>Establish monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery strategies for cloud workloads.</li><li>Oversee the regular operational maintenance projects, including workload allocation to the AWS Team.</li><li>Oversee budgets, purchase orders, vendor and contract management, and daily project related tasks.</li><li>Enforce governance policies for cost management, compliance, and operational excellence.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>What You’ll Bring</h3><h3>Education & Experience</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).</li><li>8+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with 5+ years in cloud architecture (AWS focus).</li></ul><h3>Technical Skills</h3><ul><li>Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.).</li><li>Strong background in networking (VPC design, Direct Connect, VPN, routing, firewalls).</li><li>Experience with containerization and orchestration (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes).</li><li>Proficiency in automation and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).</li><li>Solid knowledge of security best practices (logging, encryption, key management, compliance frameworks).</li><li>Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and modern application delivery models. (GIT focus)</li></ul><h3>Certifications (preferred)</h3><ul><li>AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (strongly preferred).</li><li>AWS Certified Security – Specialty or Advanced Networking – Specialty.</li><li>Other relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, CISSP, Kubernetes).</li></ul><h3>Soft Skills</h3><ul><li>Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Ability to lead and influence across technical and business teams.</li></ul><h3>About Us</h3><p>Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada\u2019s head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI\u2019s Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.</p><h3>What Sets Us Apart?</h3><p>A focus on people, passion for Toyota, innovation and continuous improvement have made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.</p><h3>What You Should Know</h3><p>Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation.</p><p>Deadline: Please apply before September 26th.</p><p>Seniority level</p><ul><li>Mid-Senior level</li></ul><p>Employment type</p><ul><li>Full-time</li></ul><p>Job function</p><ul><li>Information Technology</li><li>Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing</li></ul><p>Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Toyota Canada Inc. by 2x</p><p>Get notified about new Infrastructure Solutions Architect jobs in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.</p></p> #J-18808-Ljbffr