SaaS Architect

NetBrain Technologies Inc.

SaaS Architect responsible for defining the foundational architecture of NetBrain’s AWS-based SaaS platform. Lead design strategies across compute, networking, and security compliance.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorLead💰 CA$150,000 - CA$180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBRabbitMQTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the reference architecture for NetBrain’s SaaS platform on AWS, covering compute, networking, data, messaging, and observability layers.
Lead the multi-tenancy design strategy, including data isolation, tenant routing, and compliance boundaries.
Own the Infrastructure-as-Code strategy using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, establishing reusable modules and IaC governance across engineering teams.
Design the container and Kubernetes orchestration platform: cluster topology, workload scheduling, autoscaling, and namespace conventions.
Architect the event-driven messaging layer using RabbitMQ (preferred) or Kafka, including schema governance, dead-letter handling, and consumer patterns.
Define the polyglot persistence strategy across relational databases and MongoDB, including data modeling standards and backup/recovery procedures.
Establish the observability stack (metrics, tracing, logging, alerting) and SLI/SLO frameworks aligned to enterprise customer expectations.
Embed security into the platform architecture: encryption, IAM, secrets management, network segmentation, and a path to SOC 2 Type II.
Produce architecture decision records (ADRs) and documentation that guide engineering teams and inform product leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–12+ years in software or infrastructure engineering, with 4+ years in an architecture role for a SaaS product.
Deep, hands-on AWS experience across compute, networking, storage, and managed services — not just familiarity.
Proven track record of architecting multi-tenant SaaS platforms, ideally transitioning a product from on-premises or private cloud to public SaaS.
Strong command of cloud-native design patterns: event-driven architecture, microservices decomposition, twelve-factor applications, and API-first design.
Experience leading architecture across multiple engineering teams — setting direction without owning every implementation.
Ability to produce documentation that engineers can build from and executives can reason about; comfortable presenting tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
Manual Dexterity: Repetitive motion of wrists, hands and fingers for using a computer.
Stationary Tasks: Sitting for extended periods, remaining in a stationary position.

Benefits

Comp & perks

RRSP and medical/dental coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSTerraformAWS CloudFormationKubernetesRabbitMQKafkaMongoDBevent-driven architecturemicroservicesAPI-first design

Soft Skills

leadershipdocumentationcommunicationpresentationstrategic direction

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II