Cloud Solutions Architect, Principal

Join to apply for the Cloud Solutions Architect, Principal role at Interac Corp. At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that empower our clients to achieve more. Whether we’re leading real‑time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we play a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy. Want to make a lasting impact among a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus, and high‑performance application developers? We want to hear from you. About the role As a Cloud Solutions Architect, Principal you will be part of the DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering group. Working closely with the other members of the leadership triad—Product Manager and Tech Lead—you will share accountability for leading a team of platform engineers building the next generation of platforms at Interac. Our vision for our platforms is to provide “zero touch”, at‑will deployment for our software development community. We are assembling the platform from cloud‑native infrastructure, networking, and services, as well as cloud‑based IaC and DevSecOps tooling, treating the software developers in our product lines as the primary user we aim to make happy. Responsibilities Lead a team in a shared responsibility model with the Product Manager and Tech Lead, together accountable for the value and usability of what the team delivers Understand developer pain points and address them effectively Establish and maintain ongoing relationships with the development community Create and manage a constant feedback loop with software developers to understand the usability, viability, and value of what is being built for them by the platform team Design reusable components for platforms using DevSecOps and cloud components Contribute hands‑on automation of the platform (~20% of your time coding) Keep tooling and processes up to date with evolving needs, improving them with deep telemetry instrumentation, dashboards, and deployment automation Implement and maintain system configurations and baselines to support secure application development and software control best practices and standards Contribute to a cross‑functional support structure with Platform and App Ops teams Qualifications Eligibility to work for Interac in Canada in a full‑time capacity Software delivery experience, especially on backend API development (2+ years as a software developer or in a similar capacity) Experience implementing platform automation for software development with tooling native to cloud platforms (3+ years in a DevSecOps, SRE, or similar role) Experience in application or platform architecture or design, where a team of technical people looked to you for leadership and guidance on solutioning and decision‑making No fear to engage software development teams, treat them as clients, and integrate into them to discover the problems they have at the platform level Enthusiasm for solving problems with other technical people, working together to identify problems, hypothesize possible solutions, test them, and judge results using data Analytical and creative flair, enabling you to turn what you discover from engaging software developers into designs that platform engineers can implement quickly and easily Technical Skills Understanding of software development and design patterns Experience in cloud technologies such as AWS Experience in pipeline development Knowledge of scripting with Bash, Python, and APIs Experience with IaC tools such as Ansible and Terraform playbooks Experience with container technologies such as Docker Knowledge of container orchestration tools like Kubernetes Background Checks Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. Canadian criminal record check Public safety verification Canadian ID cross‑check 5‑year employment verification Education verification If applicable, credit inquiry and social media check How We Work Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by a passion for a common goal. Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do. Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks. Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you. Additional Information Seniority Level: Director Employment Type: Full‑time Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr