AWS Cloud Architect

About RELQ Technologies LLC

RELQ Technologies is a rapidly growing IT services and software solutions company, founded in 2022. The company specializes in software development, quality engineering, and automation, providing innovative technology solutions to clients globally. With a small but highly skilled team, RELQ focuses on delivering cloud, DevOps, and enterprise software services while maintaining a collaborative and growth-oriented work culture.

Job Overview

RELQ Technologies is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and automated cloud environments using AWS services and the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). This is a remote contract role for candidates based in Canada.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud strategy, infrastructure design, DevOps automation, and cloud-native patterns.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Lead end-to-end architecture of cloud solutions using AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python).

• Define cloud architecture standards, reusable patterns, and reference architectures.

• Drive modernization initiatives, including serverless, containerized, and event-driven architectures.

• Guide infrastructure decisions related to scalability, resiliency, availability, and cost optimization.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Architect and manage IaC at scale using AWS CDK.

• Establish governance for multi-account infrastructure (landing zones, security baselines).

• Implement fully automated CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

• Define security, compliance, monitoring, and tagging standards for all IaC artifacts.

AWS Expertise
Design solutions using advanced AWS services, including:

• Compute: Lambda, ECS, EC2

• Networking: VPC, Subnets, Transit Gateways, Security Groups, Route53

• Storage & Content Delivery: S3, CloudFront

• API & Integration: API Gateway, EventBridge, SNS/SQS

• Data: DynamoDB, RDS

• Security & Monitoring: IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to define cloud architecture.

• Provide mentorship and architectural guidance to DevOps and platform teams.

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and propose solutions.

Documentation & Governance

• Produce architecture diagrams, design documents, and operational standards.

• Ensure cloud systems comply with security, compliance, and cost optimization requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or cloud architecture roles.

• Expert in AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code patterns.

• Proficient in TypeScript or Python for infrastructure automation.

• Strong experience across multiple AWS services and domains.

• Familiarity with CloudFormation or Terraform (CDK as primary tool).

• Solid understanding of cloud security, cost management, and operational excellence.

• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and containerized solutions (Docker, ECR, ECS).

• Able to work independently in a fully remote environment while driving cloud architecture vision.

Contract Details

• Duration: 6+ months

• Location: Remote (Canada)

• Start Date: ASAP

• Engagement: Full-time contract