Our leading consulting client is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer on behalf of their big 5 banking clients. This will be a 6 month contract to start - hybrid 2 days a week on site in their Toronto office.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Data Engineer with 6-10 years of experience in building and maintaining cloud-native data platforms. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in AWS CDK with TypeScript, infrastructure as code (IaC), and strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Redshift, Glue, IAM, Lambda, Airflow, and S3. You will be responsible for designing and automating data workflows, securing cloud resources, and ensuring high-performance data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement infrastructure using AWS CDK with TypeScript and CloudFormation templates.
• Work with Amazon Redshift: execute grants, stored procedures, Redshift Spectrum queries on S3, and performance tuning.
• Develop and debug AWS Glue Jobs, manage execution roles, and optimize ETL/ELT workloads.
• Create and manage IAM roles with fine-grained access controls and integration across services.
• Manage KMS keys (CMK and DEK) for encryption and ensure secure data exchange.
• Utilize Secrets Manager for secure credential storage and integration.
• Design and schedule workflows using Apache Airflow, including DAG creation and monitoring.
• Work with AWS Lambda for serverless executions and troubleshooting, including event-driven architectures using EventBridge.
• Manage S3 storage including lifecycle configurations, bucket policies, and encryption standards.
• Set up and maintain SFTP endpoints and data ingestion processes.
• Execute infrastructure event triggers via Lambda functions integrated with CloudWatch and EventBridge rules.
• Work with AWS Redshift SQL Workbench to manage grants, schemas, and query optimization.

Primary Skills:

• Infrastructure as Code: AWS CDK with TypeScript, CloudFormation.
• AWS Services:
• Redshift (grants, procedures, queries, Spectrum)
• Glue (roles, debugging)
• IAM (fine-grained role creation and integration)
• KMS (CMK & DEK)
• Secrets Manager
• Lambda (serverless architecture)
• S3 (lifecycle, policies, encryption)
• Airflow (DAG creation/execution)
• EventBridge, SFTP
• Experience in intermediate data operations: SQL scripting, data load/unload, transformation, and movement.
• Code branching and release packaging using standard DevOps practices.

Nice to Have:

• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security best practices, and architecture patterns.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or similar.
• Exposure to containerization tools such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments                                    

We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in today’s workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions.