AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS & DevOps Engineer (9-Month Contract) - Toronto, Canada - $95 - $105 p/h We’re hiring a AWS & DevOps Engineer to support a cutting-edge R&D engineering team building scalable, cloud-native solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys complex technical challenges, and wants to enable researchers and engineers through world-class cloud and automation practices.A key initiative is migrating Infrastructure-as-Code from CloudFormation to CDK; the engineer must operate with minimal guidance and contribute ideas independently. What You’ll DoBuild and support end-to-end AWS cloud solutions, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC.Collaborate closely with engineers and researchers, mentoring teammates and improving tooling.Translate complex platform needs into clear, right-sized solutions with fast iteration.Experiment with new technologies and champion modern DevOps practices across the team.Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners.What You Bring5+ years hands-on experience with AWS (ECR, ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, SageMaker, Bedrock, EC2).Strong DevOps foundation: GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, CloudFormation/CDK, Python, Bash.Solid systems design skills and ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces.Experience collaborating across functions, including research/AI teams.Nice to Have: AWS certifications, Datadog/CloudWatch, Kubernetes, ML workflow familiarity, cloud cost optimization, use of AI-assisted dev tools.