Join CPKC, North Americas first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, youre not just building a careeryoure part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here. PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Cloud Team delivers cloud-based solutions across CPKC, providing expertise in AWS and Azure to support realtime data processing, onpremises integrations, custom web applications, AI, containers, and EC2hosted workloads. The team designs, develops, and supports cloud architectures that integrate with onpremises systems and applications used by CPKC employees, endtoend data pipelines, and implements advanced analytics. This position focuses on serverless cloud technologies and requires an experienced handson cloud developer who can lead technical initiatives in collaboration with other developers, solution architects, business analysts, and business stakeholders. POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES: Maintain, support, and monitor production applications, data processes, and cloud services - including incident resolution and rootcause analysis Build, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipeline architecture (including timeseries pipelines) from ingestion to analytics Develop ETL/ELT pipelines using Python/PySpark to extract, transform, and load data from diverse sources Assemble large, complex datasets that meet functional and nonfunctional business requirements Identify and implement internal process improvements, including automation and performance optimization for data delivery Follow and contribute to development standards (naming, documentation, promotion, integrations, code repositories) Monitor cloud usage and recommend costoptimization strategies Collaborate with cloud team members, architects, developers, data scientists, and engineers to ensure bestpractice solutions across cloud, big data, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) Provide sustainment duties, including 24/7 oncall rotation for cloud support Maintain security and confidentiality standards while staying aware of emerging trends in cloud computing and serverless technologies POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelors degree in computer science or related field Minimum of 5 years of experience in AWS development Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, and experience with frameworks like React and Node.js Handson experience with core AWS services (especially Lambda), CloudWatch monitoring, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or CDK). Familiarity with AI developer tools such as Kiro and QCLI Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including leastprivilege access models Strong analytical/problemsolving skills, able to work with indirect supervision and interpret written architecture/business requirements Demonstrated technical proficiency in these areas is a strong asset. Experience designing and working with largescale system architectures and cloudbased solutions Handson experience with AWS development tools, including the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Command Line Interface (CLI), and Amplify Strong knowledge of key AWS InfrastructureasaService (IaaS) components such as Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), Security Groups, Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs), Elastic Block Store (EBS), and EC2 compute instances Experience implementing AI and machine learning capabilities using platforms like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker Proficiency with database technologies, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and NoSQL systems, plus experience building reporting structures in data warehouses and data lakes Skilled in data and pipeline development using Pandas, PySpark, and API integrations Familiarity with modern data and analytics platforms such as Palantir and Snowflake, and comfortable building analytics tools that deliver actionable insights Experience implementing applications using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and integrating onpremise systems through APIs, queues, and other integration methods Knowledge of other public cloud environments (Azure, GCP) is an asset PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Criminal history check Education verification Professional references BECOMING A RAILROADER: As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements. MANAGEMENT CONDUCTOR PROGRAM Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer. CULTURE OF INCLUSION: For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. 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Technical Lead Cloud Developer