AWS Cloud Architect

  • Seattle, WA
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 2 days ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Amazon CloudFront
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon EC2
Amazon RDS
Amazon Route 53
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Docker
Virtual Private Cloud
Terraform
Python
Microservices
Kubernetes

Job Details

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Title: AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Seattle, WA/Dallas, TX

Type of Hire: Contract

Job Description:

Role Overview

Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions on AWS. This role requires strong technical expertise and the ability to align cloud strategy with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Cloud Architecture & Design
    • Design and deploy highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications using AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, and CloudFront.
  • Migration & Modernization
    • Plan and execute the migration of multi-tier applications and legacy systems to AWS cloud environments.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Implement IaC using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for automated resource provisioning and configuration management.
  • Security & Compliance
    • Apply AWS security best practices including IAM, encryption, VPC security groups, and ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
  • Cost Optimization
    • Develop and apply cost-control strategies using AWS pricing models, resource monitoring, and cost-management tools.
  • Collaboration & Leadership
    • Work closely with DevOps and development teams to integrate cloud solutions.
    • Mentor team members on AWS best practices and architectural guidelines.
  • Monitoring & Disaster Recovery
    • Set up monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery strategies using CloudWatch and other observability tools.

Required Skills

  • Deep hands-on knowledge of AWS Services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, VPC, Route 53
  • Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, networking, and security
  • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Expertise in microservices, serverless architecture, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency in automation scripting using Python or Bash
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments
  • Familiarity with observability & performance tuning tools

Mandatory Skills

  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Database Services (e.g., RDS, DynamoDB)
  • AWS Infrastructure Services
  • AWS VPC
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS ELB / ALB
  • CloudWatch
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