Senior Cloud Engineer

This is a contract role with a contract duration of 6-12 months at a pay rate of 90-95$/hr 40 hrs a week

Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS / Terraform / Security & Production Readiness)

Location: Toronto / Montreal (Hybrid – mandatory)

Experience: 7–10+ years

Employment Type: Full-time / Contract

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead production readiness, secure cloud deployment, and live cutover of a regulated, high-assurance platform.

This role is critical in ensuring that AWS production environments are secure, compliant, and operationally resilient, with a strong focus on infrastructure as code (Terraform), security controls, key management, and production deployment practices.

You will work at the intersection of cloud engineering, security, and platform operations, supporting a high-stakes production launch and vendor integrations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Environment Setup & Governance

Establish and configure AWS production environments (ca-central-1) separated from non-production accounts

Implement multi-account governance and federation models aligned with enterprise standards

Apply infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) modules to enforce:

Service Control Policies (SCPs)

Data residency controls

MFA enforcement and root access restriction

Public access protections (e.g., S3 hardening)

Configure monitoring, alerting, and centralized logging using CloudWatch and log aggregation solutions

2. Security & Key Management Infrastructure

Implement and manage customer-managed KMS keys, including asymmetric key configurations

Deploy and maintain secure key custody frameworks, including:

Application service keys (rotating)

Blockchain validator keys

Privacy/encryption keys for sensitive transaction layers

Ensure secure handling of secrets via AWS Secrets Manager with automated rotation

3. CI/CD & Production Deployment

Activate and manage production CI/CD pipelines with environment gating and approvals

Deploy applications and infrastructure using controlled release mechanisms

Lead production deployments of pre-validated components (from dev & staging) including:

Encryption and signing mechanisms

Security-sensitive platform components

4. Production Readiness & Runbook Validation

Validate and refine production runbooks against real-world system behaviour

Identify and address gaps between staging and production environments

Ensure operational readiness, incident response alignment, and monitoring coverage

5. Vendor Integration & Cutover

Own the end-to-end integration and production cutover of critical third-party services:

KYC systems (e.g., Persona) Transition from mock sandbox

production

Compliance platforms (e.g., sanctions, PEP screening)

Ensure secure data flows and operational stability

Custody / MPC platforms (multi-party computation)

Support secure key ceremonies and production rollout

6. Hypercare & Production Support

Support live production cutover and stabilization phases

Monitor platform health, performance, and security posture

Rapidly respond to incidents during hypercare period

Required Skills & Experience

7+ years in cloud engineering / platform engineering roles

Strong hands-on experience with AWS (multi-account environments)

Deep expertise in Terraform (modular design, IaC best practices)

Proven experience implementing:

Cloud security frameworks (IAM, SCPs, KMS, Secrets Manager)

Monitoring & observability (CloudWatch, logging pipelines)

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and controlled production deployments

Strong understanding of:

Production readiness and release management

Secure architecture and data protection controls

Experience supporting high-risk production cutovers or regulated environments

Nice to Have

Experience with blockchain or cryptographic key management systems

Exposure to MPC (multi-party computation) or custody platforms

Familiarity with compliance/KYC integrations

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect / DevOps / Security)

What You Bring

Ownership mindset with ability to lead production-critical initiatives

Strong problem-solving skills in high-pressure environments

Ability to work across engineering, security, and vendor teams

Clear communication and documentation skills

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