Cloud Consultant

Pay rate range - $75/hr. to $82/hr.

Hybrid, 2 days in office

Role Mandate

As a Senior AWS Resilience Consultant, you will lead the operationalization of AWS Next Generation Resilience Hub (AWS RH) for the Bank's Resiliency Engineering team.

This role combines hands-on cloud engineering, solution architecture, product ownership, project delivery, process definition, stakeholder engagement, and operational readiness accountability.

Working within a cross-functional, collaborative "team of teams” environment, you will partner with a variety of multifaceted teams to define standards, implement resilient cloud solutions, and embed best practices across the organization.

This role offers the opportunity to work with new AWS resilience technologies and help launch a brand-new service capability for the bank.

Successful candidates will have the chance to make an impact by shaping resiliency practices at an enterprise scale, working closely with senior leadership, and driving strategic initiatives from concept through execution. It is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, taking a hands-on approach with emerging technology, and influencing how resiliency is delivered across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and operationalize cloud resilience solutions leveraging AWS RH and other AWS services available at the Bank

Lead end-to-end delivery including solution design, development, testing, implementation, production readiness, and stakeholder adoption

Deploy services using AWS CDK to provision components, apply policies, and enforce least-privilege IAM

Define the operating model, processes, standards, and governance required to support enterprise adoption of AWS RH

Establish resiliency policies, service modeling standards, assessment processes, reporting practices, and exception handling procedures

Partner closely with Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Architecture, Service Transition, and Resiliency Engineering to ensure seamless delivery and adoption

Own and manage all PDLC governance activities including design reviews, risk and security assessments, and Go-Live approvals

Lead technical discussions in executive governance, architecture councils, and senior stakeholder forums

Manage delivery planning, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and stakeholder communications

Produce clear documentation, including process guides, operating procedures, stakeholder presentations, onboarding materials, and support documentation

Conduct Proof-of-Concept (POCs), analyze results, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders

Keep senior leadership informed of progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions; proactively escalate blockers

Champion continuous improvement, awareness, and adoption of cloud-native resilience best practices across the enterprise

Must Haves

10+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Resiliency Engineering, or related technology roles within a large enterprise

Deep expertise in AWS services, cloud resilience patterns, and enterprise cloud operating models

Strong proficiency in AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, or other infrastructure-as-code (IaC) delivery approaches

Extensive experience in resilience engineering domains, including High Availability, Observability, Disaster Recovery, Testing, and Posture Analysis

Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional cloud engineering initiatives end-to-end

Strong understanding of enterprise governance, PDLC frameworks, security/risk processes, and operational readiness

Strong product ownership, project management, and process design skills

Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, interpret technical detail for executives, and convey delivery status clearly

Highly organized, self-driven, and capable of operating independently in a fast-paced environment

Experience using Jira, Confluence, and engineering workflow tools

Hands-on experience with AWS Resilience Hub is a strong asset

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Experience in financial services or other regulated environments

Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework, cloud resilience assessments, operational readiness, chaos engineering practices

Experience creating executive presentations, process documentation, user guides, and operational support materials