Senior AWS Platform Owner

We are seeking a Senior IT Platform Specialist to act as the AWS Platform Owner within DIGITALcore responsible for the vision roadmap and hands-on delivery of the AWS Secure Landing Zone and associated AWS-native platform capabilities. You will operate the AWS environment as an internal product enabling GDMS programs and internal services to onboard quickly build securely and meet compliance requirements.

You will manage feature development and platform evolution while also managing our sub-contractor providing day-to-day operational support. The ideal candidate combines deep AWS platform and infrastructure expertise with strong service ownership instincts customer obsession user experience awareness and the ability to translate stakeholder needs into secure scalable platform features.

Key Responsibilities

AWS Platform Ownership

• Own the AWS platform roadmap inside DIGITALcore: define priorities epics and release plans for the Landing Zone and AWS platform services.
• Establish AWS platform product outcomes: onboarding velocity reliability security posture and customer satisfaction.
• Align AWS platform priorities with DIGITALcore system governance enterprise architecture and security/compliance stakeholders.

Secure Landing Zone Engineering (Hands-On)

• Design build and evolve AWS Landing Zone capabilities using IaC and automation (e.g. Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation CI/CD).
• Implement and maintain multi-account patterns baseline configurations and secure-by-default guardrails (SCPs IAM standards encryption/KMS centralized logging config rules detective controls).
• Publish and maintain reference architectures and reusable patterns for common workloads (networking segmentation endpoints logging monitoring shared services).

Compliance Enablement & Evidence

• Ensure AWS platform capabilities support required control objectives (e.g. NISTaligned requirements and other program-driven frameworks).
• Build audit-ready evidence through automated checks standard configurations and repeatable artifacts (control mappings test results runbooks).

Operational Excellence & SOC/SIEM Integration

• Own AWS operational health: SLOs incident processes change controls patching/upgrades and service reliability.
• Enable enterprise security monitoring: standardized logs alerting and integrations that support corporate SOC and SIEM workflows.

Sub-Contractor Management

• Direct and manage sub-contractor daily work: backlog assignment priorities acceptance criteria QA documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Establish SLAs escalation pathways and a continuous improvement cycle for support quality and platform stability.

Customer Obsession & UX for Engineers

• Treat GDMS programs/internal teams as customers: capture pain points remove friction improve time-to-first-workload.
• Improve platform usability: clear docs onboarding checklists templates paved roads and developer-friendly guardrails.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) - required
• 7 years in IT platform cloud or infrastructure roles with 3 years in AWS at scale.
• Strong experience with AWS Organizations/multi-account design IAM/federation networking (VPC routing endpoints) security services (CloudTrail/Config/Security Hub/GuardDuty) encryption/KMS and IaC automation.
• Proven ability to lead delivery through cross-functional teams and/or managed service partners.

Preferred 

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional and/or AWS Security Specialty.
• Experience with IT service ownership platform lifecycle management or service delivery models.
• Experience with landing zone frameworks (Control Tower and/or custom) in regulated environments.
• Product management fluency (roadmaps requirements metrics prioritization tradeoffs).
• Experience integrating cloud telemetry into enterprise SOC/SIEM operations.

Additional Information :

What We Offer

The expected Salary range for this position is $95000 - $130000 CAD Annual.  

Our goal is to provide a fair competitive offer based on an assessment of:

• Qualifications
• Relevant experience
• Technical and non-technical skills
• Education and certifications
• Internal equity

Benefits

At General Dynamics Mission SystemsCanada you can enjoy a competitive total rewards package

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage for you and your eligible dependents from day one of employment at no cost to you.
  • Flexible benefit options available (including HCSA).
  • Emergency medical travel insurance.
  • 24/7 virtual health care services.
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) counselling life coaching lifestyle change support and financial planning.
• Onsite fitness facilities & employee resource groups.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) with employer contributions after 3 months of service.
  • Access to financial advisors for investment advice and comprehensive financial planning.
  • Voluntary Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) accessible from day one.
• Flexible time away to rest and renew with vacation holidays vacation purchase plan and parental leaves (with top up options).
  • Sick leave and disability programs.
• Grow your career your way with free access to a learning platform offering a wide range of courses and resources.
  • Educational Assistance Program to support formal learning.
  • Self-directed mentoring opportunities.
  • Reimbursement for professional and industry-related memberships and dues. 
• Employee discounts on travel home and auto insurance as well as services and activities.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • Annual scholarship program for children of GD employees.
  • Employee social clubs and recreational activities.

Why join us

Purposeful Innovation

Youll work on innovations that genuinely make a difference. Youll apply advanced thinking design expertise and practical problem-solving to help equip military and allied forces with leading-edge systems. Youll be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the defence sector contributing to next-generation technologies in an environment that celebrates creativity new ideas and modern solutions.

Connection

We believe people do their best work when they feel they belong and their ideas can flourish. Different perspectives experiences and ways of thinking help us innovate and grow. Strong relationships with our teammates help us unite overcome challenges and deliver the world-class quality were known for. Here we are committed to inclusivity and ensures every individual feels valued respected and empowered.

Challenging and Rewarding Career Pathways

Your career path matters to us. From mentorship and regular check-ins with your leader to educational support professional certifications and continuous training youll have the resources you need to thrive. We encourage internal mobility so you can explore different business areas broaden your skillset and expand your network. Youll be working on high-profile impactful projects that challenge your skills expand your expertise and allow you to both learn from mentors and guide others along the way.

Accommodation

If you require accommodation during any stage of the application process please contact Human Resources via .

Closing Date: 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time