Cloud Data Solution Architect – AWS, Azure, GenAI & Microsoft Fabric
Cloud Data Solution Architect – AWS, Azure, GenAI & Microsoft Fabric
Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days per week in-person at Toronto office preferred)
Experience Required: 6–8 years
Required Skills
- Microsoft Azure
- ignio AIOps
- AI & GenAI – Products & Tools
Primary Skillset
- AWS
- Azure
- Microsoft Fabric
- GenAI Modernization
Role Overview
- Lead enterprise-scale cloud, data, and application modernization initiatives.
- Design scalable, secure, and business-aligned solutions using AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Generative AI technologies.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, engineering teams, and executive leadership to define transformation roadmaps, architect next-generation solutions, and drive successful delivery of cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture & Strategy
- Define end-to-end architecture for cloud, data, analytics, and AI transformation programs.
- Develop target-state architectures, modernization roadmaps, and migration strategies.
- Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and solution governance.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Cloud Modernization
- Architect and implement enterprise solutions on AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Design cloud-native applications using microservices, containers, serverless, and event-driven architectures.
- Lead application, infrastructure, and data migration programs from on-premises platforms to cloud environments.
- Optimize cloud performance, scalability, resilience, security, and cost.
Microsoft Fabric & Data Architecture
- Architect modern data platforms using Microsoft Fabric.
- Design Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics, Data Engineering, and Power BI solutions.
- Implement enterprise data governance, metadata management, security, and data quality frameworks.
- Enable self-service analytics and AI-driven insights across business functions.
GenAI & AI-Led Modernization
- Design GenAI-enabled solutions utilizing Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, Copilot, and LLM-based frameworks.
- Drive legacy application modernization using AI-assisted code transformation and reverse engineering approaches.
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, knowledge fabric, and agentic AI architectures.
- Identify and deliver AI use cases that improve developer productivity, business efficiency, and customer experience.
Stakeholder & Client Management
- Engage with C-level executives, business sponsors, and technology leadership.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Conduct workshops, architecture reviews, solution presentations, and executive briefings.
- Provide thought leadership on cloud, data, and AI transformation initiatives.
Delivery Leadership
- Guide cross-functional engineering teams through architecture implementation.
- Mentor architects, developers, and technical leads.
- Support proposal development, RFP responses, estimation, and solution governance.
- Ensure successful execution from solution conception through deployment and operationalization.
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
- AWS (EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, Redshift, S3, Glue, Aurora, IAM).
- Microsoft Azure (AKS, Azure OpenAI, Synapse, Data Factory, Event Hub, Functions, Cosmos DB).
Data & Analytics
- Microsoft Fabric.
- Power BI.
- Databricks.
- Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Data Lake and Lakehouse Architecture.
- ETL/ELT and Data Integration.
Architecture & Engineering
- Microservices Architecture.
- API and Integration Architecture.
- Kubernetes and Containers.
- DevOps and CI/CD.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep).
- Security Architecture and Governance.
AI & GenAI
- Azure OpenAI.
- Amazon Bedrock.
- Large Language Models (LLMs) and Prompt Engineering.
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Architectures.
- AI Agents and Agentic Frameworks.
- Vector Databases.
- Copilot Ecosystem.
- AI Governance and Responsible AI.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree preferred.
- AWS and/or Azure certifications preferred:
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer.
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
Essential Soft Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong customer-facing consulting experience.
- Executive-level presentation and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead global, cross-functional teams.
- Experience working in large enterprise and BFSI environments.
Preferred Industry Experience
- Banking and Financial Services.
- Insurance.
- Capital Markets.
- Enterprise Digital Transformation.
- Cloud and Data Modernization Programs.
- AI/GenAI Adoption Initiatives.