Senior Cloud Architect – Telecommunications (contract)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to join our telecommunications team in Montreal. This role supports the Chief Architect in ensuring Agile teams align with enterprise-grade architectural standards for distributed cloud-native products. You will take the lead on cloud strategy, implementation, and optimization, ensuring best practices in security, scalability, and performance across cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief Architect to define and enforce cloud architecture principles
• Guide Agile development teams on architectural alignment and technical direction
• Evaluate and enhance cloud infrastructure, deployment models, and CI/CD practices
• Ensure security, governance, and compliance in cloud implementations
• Provide architectural expertise on distributed systems and telecom domain workloads
• Continuously improve cost optimization, resource management, and cloud automation
  
  

Skills Summary

Core Expertise:

Cloud-native architecture, telecom systems, distributed application design, Agile development alignment, security compliance in cloud environments

Languages & Frameworks

Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Bash, Python, GoLang (optional)

Cloud & Containerization

Azure, AWS, or GCP (hands-on expertise required), Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, cloud provisioning and scaling strategy

Database & Messaging

Relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB), message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)

DevOps & CI/CD

Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, cloud-native deployment pipelines

Other Tools & Technologies

Monitoring & logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog), API gateways, service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio), Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Soft Skills

Technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, executive stakeholder communication, mentoring, decision-making under uncertainty

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years in IT with 5+ years in cloud architecture roles
• Proven success in architecting cloud-native systems at scale in telecommunications or high-availability domains
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, observability, cost optimization, and multi-region deployment strategies
  
  

Optional Skills

• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Bash, Python, GoLang
• Experience working within complex Agile DevOps environments
• Familiarity with open-source telecom stacks or 5G infrastructure
  
  

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $41.61/hour - $65.01/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.