AWS Cloud Architect
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect
Job Location: Seattle WA
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Cloud Architecture & Design
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Design and deploy highly available fault-tolerant and scalable applications using AWS services such as EC2 S3 RDS Lambda VPC and CloudFront.
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Define architecture blueprints aligned with business and technical requirements.
Migration & Modernization
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Plan and execute migration of multi-tier and legacy applications to AWS environments.
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Drive modernization initiatives using serverless containerization and microservices architectures.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
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Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for automated provisioning and configuration management.
Security & Compliance
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Apply AWS security best practices (IAM encryption network security and monitoring).
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Ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR HIPAA and PCI-DSS.
Cost Optimization
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Develop cost management and optimization strategies using AWS pricing models budgets and cost monitoring tools.
Collaboration & Leadership
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Partner with DevOps development and operations teams to design integrated cloud solutions.
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Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams on AWS best practices.
Monitoring & Disaster Recovery
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Establish monitoring logging and alerting frameworks using AWS CloudWatch CloudTrail and third-party tools.
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Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
Required Skills
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Deep knowledge of core AWS services: EC2 S3 RDS Lambda API Gateway CloudFront VPC Route 53 ECS ELB and CloudWatch.
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Expertise in cloud architecture design networking and security principles.
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Strong hands-on experience with Terraform CloudFormation and CI/CD pipelines.
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Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
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Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash for automation and deployment.
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Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
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Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments (Azure GCP).
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Familiarity with observability and performance monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Datadog).
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Experience in application performance tuning and scalability improvements.
Key Skills
- APIs
- Pegasystems
- Spring
- SOAP
- .NET
- Hybris
- Solution Architecture
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Adobe Experience Manager
- J2EE
- Java
- Oracle
