Associate Solution Architect

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Description

We’re looking for an Associate Solution Architect to help design and implement solutions within our AWS cloud-first technology team.

Working alongside senior architects, developers and delivery teams, you will translate business requirements into secure, reliable and cost-effective solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and technology roadmaps. This role is suited to an early-career technology professional who wants to grow their solution architecture experience while contributing to application, infrastructure and integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and evaluation of AWS solutions, considering business needs, security, availability, scalability, performance, and cost.
• Collaborate with senior architects and Enterprise Architecture to align designs with architectural standards, governance requirements and technology roadmaps.
• Translate requirements into solution designs, architecture diagrams, and documentation that guide development and implementation.
• Work with developers, project managers, and delivery teams to implement designs within project timelines and budgets.
• Contribute to application and infrastructure integration, including connections between AWS environments and corporate networks and data centers.
• Help define reusable components, reference architectures, and infrastructure as code patterns.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and impacts on existing systems, and support mitigation through error handling, resilience, and security controls.
• Assess existing applications and infrastructure to identify opportunities for modernization, cloud migration, and continuous improvement.
• Support complex application troubleshooting, incident resolution, upgrades and patches as part of Tier 3 support.
• Share technical knowledge and help peers apply AWS and solution design best practices. 

Education

• An undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science or an equivalent field of study.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• Additional AWS certifications in development or cloud operations.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code, hybrid cloud integration or cloud migration projects. 

Experience

• Practical experience implementing solutions on AWS, with an understanding of how AWS services support application and infrastructure requirements.
• At least two years of IT experience, including co-op placements and relevant project work, with at least one year contributing to solution architecture or software solution design.
• Familiarity with AWS architectural principles, the AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud migration practices.
• Foundational knowledge of cloud computing, Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service, along with networking, compute, storage and virtualization.
• Understanding of application development concepts, service-oriented architecture, and workflows across connected systems.
• Familiarity with integration patterns and technologies, including REST APIs, web services, messaging, publish-subscribe, and synchronous and asynchronous communication.
• Awareness of how integration design affects functionality, performance, reliability, and security.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to explain technical options and collaborate with technical and business teams.

Language Requirement: Proficiency in English is required for this position due to the frequent communications that must be conducted in English with various stakeholders. This requirement is justified by the nature of the responsibilities and operational needs.

POSTING DETAILS
Location:                    530 - Corporate  
Working Conditions: Office Environment 

Reports to:   Senior Director Technology Services and Platform 
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