Senior Technology and Cloud Architect

This posting is for proactive recruitment purposes and may be used to fill current openings or future vacancies within our organization.

Senior Cloud Engineer, Westlaw
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with DevOps skills to become part of our dynamic and innovative team focused on developing AI-driven software for legal professionals, including our flagship product, Westlaw. In this role, you will contribute to the development of innovative solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving the delivery of new products and features that meet our customer needs. You will utilize technologies such as Java, React/Angular, Python, REST APIs, and AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to make a significant impact in the legal tech industry with your expertise and creativity.
About the Role: In this opportunity as a  Senior Cloud Engineer , you will:
Collaborate with software engineers, architects, technical management, and business partners across geographical and organizational boundaries
Provide technical support to operations or other development teams by troubleshooting, debugging, and solving critical issues
Create and maintain technical documentation related to assigned components
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and AWS services.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues using tools such as Datadog and Grafana.

You are a fit for a Senior Cloud Engineer, if your background includes:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of development experience in building infrastructure & backend for web applications at scale.
• 3+ years of experience with building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and AWS services (Code Pipeline/Code Build).
• 3+ years of AWS experience with EKS/Kubernetes and experience managing infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tooling.
• Experience with using application performance monitoring tools like Datadog or Graphana for troubleshooting.
• Experience in building backend services and strong proficiency in backend languages such as Java or Python.
• Excellent debugging skills and an eye for performance optimization.
• Passion for DevOps best practices
• A flexible, adaptable attitude, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience doing Data Engineering work preferred.
• Experience in using AI-powered tools in SDLC is preferred.

#Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact:  We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $105,000 CAD - $155,000 CAD.
Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.