Platform Architect – Cloud, Agentic Systems

Audi RED

Platform Architect designing and evolving Audi RED’s cloud platform with a focus on DevOps practices and agentic systems. This role is contract-based and remote-friendly for Canada.

Posted 4/28/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$58 - CA$73 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and evolve cloud-native platform architecture on AWS
Define and implement DevOps standards, including CI/CD, release strategies, and automation
Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation)
Establish observability and APM standards (Datadog, OpenTelemetry, etc.)
Design and enforce secure-by-default architectures (IAM, networking, secrets management)
Drive reliability and scalability across distributed systems
Design and build the internal agentic platform
Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar patterns
Design agent orchestration patterns (multi-step workflows, tool calling)
Implement RAG systems using internal data sources
Establish best practices for prompt design and evaluation
Build guardrails and safety mechanisms for AI systems
Integrate agent workflows into internal services and APIs
Establish end-to-end observability across platform and agent systems
Optimize performance and cost across AWS and LLM usage

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience designing cloud-native systems on AWS
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling
Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Strong understanding of cloud security (IAM, networking, secrets management)
Experience operating distributed systems in production
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
Familiarity with agentic workflows and orchestration patterns
Understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Experience with RAG or search-based systems
Ability to design fault-tolerant systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work Life Balance: Additional shutdowns around holidays to allow us to reset and recharge so we come back better for our customers.
Culture: We’re passionate about working collaboratively, bonding through team events, and most importantly having fun. We’re remote first, but love connecting and collaborating in-office. If you are an in-office creature, enjoy our beautiful shared office space in the heart of Downtown Toronto.
Audi RED is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and accessible. We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without discrimination. Please let us know if accommodation for the recruitment/interview process is required and we will work with you to make sure your needs are met.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native architectureAWSDevOpsCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationDatadogOpenTelemetrycontainerization

Soft Skills

leadershipdesignoptimizationreliabilityscalabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitycritical thinking