Technical Lead Cloud Developer

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Cloud Team delivers cloud-based solutions across CPKC, providing expertise in AWS and Azure to support real‑time data processing, on‑premises integrations, custom web applications, AI, containers, and EC2‑hosted workloads. The team designs, develops, and supports cloud architectures that integrate with on‑premises systems and applications used by CPKC employees, end‑to‑end data pipelines, and implements advanced analytics. This position focuses on serverless cloud technologies and requires an experienced hands‑on cloud developer who can lead technical initiatives in collaboration with other developers, solution architects, business analysts, and business stakeholders.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Maintain, support, and monitor production applications, data processes, and cloud services - including incident resolution and root‑cause analysis
• Build, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipeline architecture (including time‑series pipelines) from ingestion to analytics
• Develop ETL/ELT pipelines using Python/PySpark to extract, transform, and load data from diverse sources
• Assemble large, complex datasets that meet functional and non‑functional business requirements
• Identify and implement internal process improvements, including automation and performance optimization for data delivery
• Follow and contribute to development standards (naming, documentation, promotion, integrations, code repositories)
• Monitor cloud usage and recommend cost‑optimization strategies
• Collaborate with cloud team members, architects, developers, data scientists, and engineers to ensure best‑practice solutions across cloud, big data, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) 
• Provide sustainment duties, including 24/7 on‑call rotation for cloud support
• Maintain security and confidentiality standards while staying aware of emerging trends in cloud computing and serverless technologies

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in AWS development

• Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, and experience with frameworks like React and Node.js

• Hands‑on experience with core AWS services (especially Lambda), CloudWatch monitoring, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or CDK).
• Familiarity with AI developer tools such as Kiro and QCLI
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including least‑privilege access models
• Strong analytical/problem‑solving skills, able to work with indirect supervision and interpret written architecture/business requirements

Demonstrated technical proficiency in these areas is a strong asset.

• Experience designing and working with large‑scale system architectures and cloud‑based solutions
• Hands‑on experience with AWS development tools, including the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Command Line Interface (CLI), and Amplify
• Strong knowledge of key AWS Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service (IaaS) components such as Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), Security Groups, Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs), Elastic Block Store (EBS), and EC2 compute instances
• Experience implementing AI and machine learning capabilities using platforms like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker
• Proficiency with database technologies, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and NoSQL systems, plus experience building reporting structures in data warehouses and data lakes
• Skilled in data and pipeline development using Pandas, PySpark, and API integrations
• Familiarity with modern data and analytics platforms such as Palantir and Snowflake, and comfortable building analytics tools that deliver actionable insights
• Experience implementing applications using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and integrating on‑premise systems through APIs, queues, and other integration methods
• Knowledge of other public cloud environments (Azure, GCP) is an asset

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

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CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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