AWS Cloud Architect

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Techno Talent Inc.
Reston, VA, United States (Remote)
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Job Title: Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced AWS Cloud Architect with over 15 years of IT experience , including 8 years in cloud architecture, engineering, and solution design . The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise across AWS services, strong experience with cloud-native solutioning, and a proven track record of designing secure, scalable, and cost-optimized architectures for enterprise environments. This role requires both strategic vision and hands-on technical leadership to drive AWS adoption, modernization, and best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and architect enterprise-scale solutions leveraging AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS, CloudFront, VPC, etc.).

  • Lead migration and modernization initiatives, including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting legacy workloads to AWS.

  • Define AWS architecture standards, governance, and reusable frameworks to ensure security, performance, and compliance.

  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for consistent and automated provisioning.

  • Partner with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (EKS, ECS, Fargate), and monitoring solutions.

  • Optimize cost, performance, and availability through best practices in instance sizing, storage management, and autoscaling.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams development, security, and data engineering to deliver integrated AWS solutions.

  • Ensure all architectures align with AWS Well-Architected Framework, emphasizing security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.

  • Oversee disaster recovery (DR), backup, and business continuity strategies using AWS-native services.

  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to engineering and operations teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 15 years of progressive IT experience, including 8 years of hands-on cloud architecture and engineering with AWS.

  • Expertise in AWS core services: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC, Route53, CloudFormation, and ECS/EKS.

  • Strong experience designing and implementing secure, scalable, multi-tier architectures on AWS.

  • Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation , and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

  • Experience with DevOps tools Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS CodePipeline.

  • Hands-on experience integrating data, analytics, and AI/ML services (Glue, Redshift, Athena, SageMaker).

  • Knowledge of AWS networking and security best practices, including VPNs, NACLs, and encryption (KMS).

  • Excellent understanding of cost optimization, tagging, and AWS Billing tools (Cost Explorer, Budgets, Trusted Advisor).

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to collaborate with business and technical teams.

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certification preferred.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in hybrid cloud environments and on-premise integrations.

  • Exposure to FinOps and cloud cost governance.

  • Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architectures, and serverless frameworks.

  • Knowledge of compliance and governance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP).

Soft Skills:

  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

  • Excellent leadership, mentoring, and presentation abilities.

  • Strong analytical mindset and proactive problem-solving skills.

  • Passion for continuous learning and innovation in AWS technologies.

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