The Cloud Solutions Architect will play a pivotal role in designing and defining the organization’s industry leading engineering platform strategy and implementation. They also oversee cloud migration, application design, and the creation of systems for managing, monitoring, and maintaining the cloud. Leverage your deep understanding of lean software development and developer experience to create a friction free environment to allow for continuous deployment of business value while creating a joyful creative engineering environment. 
 

The Architect will partner heavily with peers and leaders across different groups to design, implement and manage our organizations cloud infrastructure using a security first approach. They will have an opportunity to work directly with industry luminaries in this space who have had an influence in the development of tooling in this space. 
 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field; 
• 8+ years of hands-on platform/ software development 
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, cloud computing, platform engineering, lean software development
• Understanding of networking principles and different operating systems used in cloud environments. 
• Ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues. 
• Proven track record of driving data-driven business transformations and managing large-scale enterprise platform initiatives 
• Strong proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash)
• Demonstrated to be a quick learner, energized by challenge, able to connect and communicate new technologies to lead large scale change efforts
• Strong attention to detail

• Creating and implementing cloud architectures that meet specific business requirements, including security, scalability, and performance. 
• Ensuring that the cloud infrastructure adheres to security standards and regulatory requirements. 
• Build a clear design for how platform engineering will enable a friction free, positive developer experience, ensuring scalability and adaptability
• Partner with leaders in Engineering Enablement and SRE to enforce best practices for quality and value stream management within the platform 
• Find ways to reduce cloud costs while maintaining performance and security
• Partner with Engineering Enablement and Developer Experience leaders to establish relationships with key cloud and software vendors, managing costs and generating the highest ROI possible on investments in tooling
• Lead initiatives to improve the delivery value stream across the organization
• Collaborate with high-performing teams of technical professionals
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the cloud and software engineering organizations
• Deliver insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making
• Collaborate with software development teams to integrate cloud services and support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, utilizing containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Foster a culture of “automation-first” among team members, and lead automation efforts to simplify the processes of provisioning, deployment, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and tools to enhance our capabilities and drive innovation, staying updated with the latest industry trends and advancements.

Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted.