Cloud Engineer – AWS

We have a 6-month contract opportunity for a Cloud Engineer – AWS. This is hybrid work with 3 days WFH and 2 days in-office at Adelaide St. W, Toronto. The Cloud Engineer - AWS will be joining an in-flight Merger and Acquisition project, requiring migration of acquired company's applications and servers hosting those into the company’s infrastructure via Terraform. The Resource must have STRONG Terraform experience, as well as - understanding of core and foundational Cloud technologies - containerization - compliance and Security Responsibilities: • Leading the end-to-end migration of client-specific deployments and regional shared services into a multi-region AWS architecture. • Designing and executing the transition of high-performance database clusters, specifically migrating Postgres on EC2 and RDS instances without compromising data integrity. • Modernizing legacy Docker-on-EC2 workloads by refactoring them into scalable, multi-zone container orchestration environments. • Ensuring continuous uptime for critical data intake channels, including SFTP, API-based streaming, and third-party data feeds like Edgar and MSTAR. • Scaling and stabilizing search layers, specifically focused on RabbitMQ clusters and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch migrations. • Developing detailed cutover runbooks that utilize ALB and CloudFront to shift traffic with zero-downtime, ensuring a seamless experience for end-users. • Establishing a robust observability framework by re-platforming Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager into the new cloud environment. • Standardizing infrastructure deployments across different global regions using Infrastructure as Code(Terraform) to ensure environment parity and fast recovery. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve architectural bottlenecks related to cross-region data replication and tenant isolation. Qualifications: • 7+ years experience and hands on knowledge. • Expert-level AWS knowledge across EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, and EFS in a multi-region, multi-tenant context. • Deep proficiency in PostgreSQL, MySQL, RDS, and AWS DMS for complex data migrations. • Mastery of AWS networking components including ALB, Route 53, CloudFront, Transit Gateway, and PrivateLink. • Strong background in Docker, Nginx, HAProxy, and managing PHP-based application stacks. • Hands-on experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch and RabbitMQ cluster orchestration. • Advanced skills in Terraform for building repeatable, global-scale infrastructure. • Expert in the Prometheus, Grafana, ServiceNow, and AlertManager ecosystem • Proven track record with large-scale migration methodologies, cutover planning, and post-migration optimization. • Strong understanding of IAM, KMS encryption, and securing multi-tenant data pipelines. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to [Upgrade to PRO to see contact].