Principal Cloud Architect

About WSP in Canada

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can. You want purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who understand.

We are home to ambitious, passionate, and innovative minds shaping the world.

Through the unmatched breadth of our engineering, consulting, and scientific expertise, our united talents design local solutions with global impact.

We are trailblazers and impact creators. We are Visionaries. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Your impact starts here – In this role, you will contribute to evolving the cloud architecture that supports our teams across the country. You will participate in the design and implementation of solutions that enable WSP to deliver large-scale projects for the communities we serve.

Your Impact

• Contribute to defining and maintaining enterprise-wide cloud architecture standards and design strategies.
• Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-effective Azure cloud solutions.
• Evaluate cloud technologies to ensure alignment with long-term business objectives and efficiency targets.
• Guide digital/GTM solutions from development to production through strong governance and transition practices.
• Lead or support the deployment of complex cloud solutions, providing hands-on support as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and managed partners to deliver standardized cloud services.
• Produce architectural documentation, standards, policies, and operational transfer material.
• Participate in architecture and change management governance forums to guide decisions.
• Identify and implement automation and efficiency improvements aligned with enterprise automation frameworks.
• Oversee cloud migration projects, from planning to optimization, ensuring seamless operational transition.

The Skills That Distinguish You

• You have extensive experience with Azure cloud services, including Virtual Machines (VMs), App Services, SQL Database, AKS, Storage, Batch, and Container Apps environments.
• You have a solid understanding of cloud architecture best practices, including high availability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery.
• You are proficient in IaC and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud-init, Azure CLI), scripting languages (Python, PowerShell), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps workflows.
• You understand cloud networking and have experience creating and managing Azure policies and architectures aligned with FinOps practices.
• You excel at translating technical designs into high- and low-level documentation in multi-vendor cloud ecosystems.
• You bring five to seven years of hands-on experience in cloud architecture within large enterprise environments and hold relevant Azure certifications.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities and advance humanity.

• Proudly Canadian – WSP is among Canada's Top 100 Employers.
• A global community of experts where your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Unlimited opportunities – we help you shape a career path aligned with your ambitions.
• True flexibility – we value balance and encourage you to prioritize yours.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $107,800 – $144,900

MB & ON: $98,400 – $137,400

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $97,400 – $131,200

Disclosure:

The final salary assigned to this position may differ from the range indicated above depending on several factors, including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, level of responsibility, geographical location, performance, and organizational needs. This range may be modified for business reasons.

Shape the Future with Us

Do you want to put your talent to work on projects that matter? Join us to create a lasting impact and shape the future of communities across the country.

About Us

WSP is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Our mission is to ensure the sustainability of our cities and our environments.

Our team includes over 65,000 members worldwide. In Canada alone, we have over 12,000 people involved in all areas; from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to building sustainable transportation networks. We find new ways to extract essential resources and develop renewable energy sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We highly value our employees and our reputation.
• We work locally, but with an international scope.
• We are future-oriented and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We support a culture of autonomy and accountability.

Please Note:

Health and safety are absolutely essential values for WSP. Given the importance of staying safe, you must comply with our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policy at all times, as well as client HSE policies where applicable.

Job offers for positions involving field work and subject to safety requirements are conditional on candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job offer and during the interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in cases of bad weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

The use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and has been used only to lighten the text.

WSP welcomes and encourages people with reduced mobility. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information, please read the FULL POLICY.

Key skills/competency

• Azure Cloud Services
• Cloud Architecture Best Practices
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• DevOps Workflows
• CI/CD Pipelines
• FinOps
• High Availability
• Scalability
• Security
• Disaster Recovery