Architect, Professional Services

Architect, Professional Services

Date: May 4, 2026

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada; New Brunswick, Canada; Calgary, AB, Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; AB, Canada; Nova Scotia, Canada; British Columbia, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; SK, Canada; NL, Canada; Oakville, ON, Canada

Company: Softchoice

The impact you’ll have

As an Architect you will leverage your AWS expertise and work with our presales teams to meet with customers and create comprehensive cloud strategies that align with the organization’s business objectives. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to lead implementation projects as part of a team that includes DevOps Engineers and Project Management. You will have access to training and early access to cutting‑edge technologies, allowing you to stay at the forefront of technology and learn from your peers.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with sales teams and clients to understand business requirements and design comprehensive technology solutions.

• Provide technical expertise and support during the sales process, including presentations, demonstrations, and proposal development.

• Assume technical leader role during design and implementation of technology solutions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

• Provide overviews of complex solutions, architectures, integrations and project updates to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Ensure cloud solutions adhere to security standards and compliance best practices.

• Communicate proactively with project managers, project teams, and customers.

• Creating and updating project documentation as required by project leads.

• Mentoring junior engineers.

• Engaging in internal initiatives to build the AWS practice by developing new solutions, learning new skills, and collaborating with the team.

What you’ll bring to the table

• 8-10 years of work experience leveraging AWS solutions and services.

• Leadership in large tech consulting or software development projects.

• In‑depth knowledge of cloud services, microservices (Kubernetes), and enterprise integration, specifically related to AWS.

• Design, implement and manage cloud infrastructure and services.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in a relevant field or equivalent industry experience.

• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Expertise in at least one of Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Advanced proficiency in scripting or programming languages. Expertise in at least one of Python, JavaScript, Bash, or Java.

• Advanced knowledge of IT principles in at least one of: networking, security, hardware or software.

• Expert level understanding of DevOps culture, methodologies, and tooling. At least 5 years of experience using and managing tools such as Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Prometheus and Docker.

• Preferred certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional; AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.

You will also bring

• Track record of successful enterprise level architecture implementations.

• Demonstrated influence on organizational technical direction.

• Development of cross‑functional relationships and collaboration.

• Proven success with technical pre‑sales.

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

• Excellent problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.

• Effective stakeholder management and communication.

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

• 8+ years of work experience in a client‑facing professional services role, or 10+ years of related industry experience.

Compensation

A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $120,800 to $151,000 annually + 14% target incentives. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, education, and related certification. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing: Medical and dental care, Employee & Family Assistance Program.

• Financial benefits: RRSP/DPSP retirement savings plan with company matching; life and disability insurance.

• Paid time off: vacation and sick leave, holidays, parental leave, volunteer days, bereavement leave.

• Additional perks: employee discount program.

Inclusion & Equal opportunity employment:

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion & belonging. People seeking employment at Softchoice are considered without regard to any protected category including but not limited to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Job Requisition ID: 7440

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