At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and automate secure infrastructure for a cutting-edge learning platform.
- Company: Join Acorn PLMS, a rapidly growing global SaaS company transforming corporate learning.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, RRSP contribution, and a vibrant office culture in Vancouver.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on millions of learners while working with innovative technology.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of AWS experience and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 120000 - 150000 $ per year.
At Acorn PLMS, we are on a mission to transform the corporate learning experience. Our cutting-edge Performance Learning Management System (PLMS) software is powered by AI and designed to ensure that what people learn directly contributes to their exceptional performance in business.
We are open to individuals based in Vancouver, Canada – this is an in-office role.
Role Overview
As our Senior Infrastructure and Implementation Engineer, you'll be responsible for strengthening, automating, and scaling the infrastructure that powers Acorn’s learning and performance platform. This role blends light customer-facing technical guidance with deep platform engineering.
Key Capabilities
- Design Secure Infrastructure: Design, enhance, and maintain secure, reliable infrastructure components to support scalable authentication, data flows, and provisioning.
- Automate Operational Workflows: Identify inefficiencies, remove manual steps, and build automation that improves onboarding flow, observability, and stability.
- Engineer Integrations & Support Implementation: Implement, troubleshoot, and improve data feeds, authentication flows, and integration pathways.
- Partner Across Teams: Collaborate with Engineering, Customer Success, Delivery, and Product to share knowledge and support scalable onboarding processes.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Strengthen core infrastructure domains by identifying opportunities to uplift design and improve resilience.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and uplift Acorn’s AWS-based integration infrastructure, focusing on automation, reliability, and scalability.
- Improve, maintain, and extend integration tooling used by internal teams.
- Lead the uplift of our HR feed integration codebase.
- Partner with Customer Delivery and Success teams to troubleshoot and provide expert guidance during customer onboarding.
- Create internal CLI tools, scripts, and microservices that streamline integration processes end-to-end.
- Ensure AWS Cognito, authentication surfaces, and integration pathways remain secure and stable.
- Participate in incident analysis and strengthen infrastructure to prevent recurrence.
Required Experience
- 5+ years experience with AWS services such as Cognito, Lambda, IAM, SQS, DynamoDB, ECS/Fargate, and API Gateway.
- Experience designing and operating infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation).
- Comfortable using AI-assisted coding tools.
- Solid understanding of authentication and identity standards.
- Experience working with SFTP, file-based integrations, ETL pipelines, or HRIS data ingestion.
- Experience deploying or integrating AI/LLM components into production systems.
- Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS architectures is a strong plus.
Compensation
This role sits within a salary range of ($120k - $150k) + 9% RRSP contribution, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Why Join Acorn PLMS?
This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing global SaaS company redefining corporate learning. You’ll have the autonomy to shape our brand and marketing strategy at scale while working with a passionate, high-performing executive team.
Location
We are open to individuals based in Vancouver, Canada. We are an office-first company, meaning we work from our local offices the majority of the time.
Our Recruitment Process
Acorn is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
About Working at Acorn
Acorn is the hub for learning and performance for over 3 million active learners globally. The work you do helps real people grow not just professionally, but personally.
Senior Infrastructure & Implementation Engineer in Vancouver employer: Acorn
As a leading software solutions provider based in Vancouver, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Our employees enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, all while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance corporate learning experiences worldwide. Join us to be part of a team that values your expertise and supports your career development in the exciting field of AWS infrastructure automation.
