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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.

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.



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