AWS Cloud Architect- US Remote

Florida City, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect with deep expertise in architecting secure scalable and automated cloud environments using AWS services and the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). This is a 6 month remote contract open to candidates based in Canada.
The ideal architect has a strong background in cloud strategy infrastructure design DevOps automation and modern cloud-native patterns.

Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Strategy

Lead the end to end architecture of cloud solutions leveraging AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python).
Define cloud architecture standards reusable patterns reference architectures and best practices.
Drive modernization efforts including serverless containerized and event driven architectures.
Guide infrastructure decisions related to scalability availability resiliency and cost.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

Architect and oversee development of IaC using AWS CDK at scale.
Establish governance for multi account infrastructure (landing zones security baselines).
Implement fully automated CI/CD workflows using tools like CodePipeline GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
Define security compliance tagging and monitoring standards across all IaC artifacts.

Deep AWS Expertise

Architect solutions using advanced AWS services such as:

Compute: Lambda ECS EC2
Networking: VPC Subnets Transit Gateways Security Groups Route53
Storage & Content Delivery: S3 CloudFront
API & Integration: API Gateway EventBridge SNS/SQS
Data: DynamoDB RDS
Security & Monitoring: IAM KMS CloudTrail CloudWatch

Cross Functional Leadership

Collaborate with engineering security and product teams to design end state cloud architectures.
Provide technical leadership mentorship and architectural oversight to DevOps and platform teams.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and deliver architectural guidance.

Documentation & Governance

Produce high quality architecture diagrams design documents and operational standards.
Ensure systems meet compliance security and cost optimization requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

10 years of experience in cloud engineering DevOps or cloud architecture roles.
Expert level proficiency with AWS CDK and IaC patterns.
Strong technical background in TypeScript or Python for infrastructure automation.
Demonstrated experience architecting systems across multiple AWS services and domains.
Knowledge of IaC ecosystems (CloudFormation Terraform) with CDK as primary tool.
Strong understanding of cloud security cost management and operational excellence.
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and container solutions (Docker ECR ECS).
Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while driving architectural vision.

Contract Details

Duration: 6 Months
Location: Remote (US)
Start Date: ASAP
Engagement: Full time contract

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