Specialist Software Developer Cloud

at  Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Maintain and support the application and related data processes in a production environment, ensuring immediate incident resolution, root cause analysis, and performance monitoring
Develop applications following team standards for promotion, naming, integration, documentation, and code repositories
Collaborate with project teams, including Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Application Developers, as well as dependent operational teams and stakeholders
Work with solution architects and developers to recommend best practices for cloud service use, development, deployment, and production monitoring
Provide maintenance for all cloud services, including 24/7 on-call support in rotation for in-house enterprise applications
Understand and uphold the importance of secure data, maintaining the confidentiality of CPKC data

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of 5+ years of experience in AWS development, particularly with core services such as Lambda, S3, Glue, Aurora, and DynamoDB
Minimum of 2+ years of experience in React or Angular
Strong TypeScript development skills and experience writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation or CDK
Familiarity with monitoring solutions like CloudWatch and a solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including the least-privilege model

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Previous exposure to large-scale systems design and AWS development environments, including CDK, CLI, and AppSync
Proficiency in building containerized applications using Docker, with the capability to create images from scratch
Experience designing and developing data reporting structures in data warehouses and data lakes
Skilled in implementing applications using CI/CD stacks and on-premise integration with APIs, Queues, FTP, and other integration software
Knowledge of other public cloud environments such as Azure and GCP
Responsible for monitoring usage to reduce cloud costs and staying aware of upcoming trends in cloud computing and serverless development

The Service Design IS team at CPKC is seeking AWS cloud developers to build and sustain large-scale enterprise applications for railroad operations. This role requires collaboration with Solution Architects, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to design and support serverless cloud solutions integrated with on-premise systems. Ideal candidates are proficient in AWS, TypeScript, React, and Node.js, and excel in fast-paced environments. This is an opportunity to modernize legacy applications and contribute to innovative cloud solutions that drive operational excellence. If passionate about cloud development, apply and join our transformative journey.