Platform Architect/AWS solution Architect at San Diego, CA ONSITE (Ready to travel to San Diego every alternate week)

Position: Platform Architect/AWS solution Architect

Location: San Diego, CA ONSITE (Ready to travel to San Diego every alternate week)

Total experience: 15 + years

Note: Required

Job Description

Must Have

• Mandatory Technical Skill : AWS Admin , Terraform , CI/CD
• Cloud Architecture Expertise: 5+ years designing and implementing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• AWS Services Mastery: Deep hands-on experience with core AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, VPC, IAM, Cloud Formation).
• Networking & Security: Strong understanding of AWS networking (VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, NAT, VPN) and security best practices (IAM policies, KMS, encryption).
• Solution Design: Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical architectures using AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform for large scale automated deployments.
• DevOps Integration: Demonstrated experience integrating AWS solutions with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline).
• Observability: Strong knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like CloudWatch and ability to implement observe ability best practices.
• Kubernetes Expertise: Hands-on experience setting up robust, scalable infrastructure in Amazon EKS, including cluster design, workload deployment, and security hardening.
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Proven experience designing and implementing DR strategies and HA architectures across AWS regions and services.
• Databricks Architecture & Configuration: Practical experience in architecting and configuring Databricks Lakehouse Platform, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and secure workspace setup.

Should Have

• AI Services & Infrastructure: Practical experience with AWS AI/ML services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend, Rekognition) and designing AI-ready architectures.
• Databricks AI Features: Familiarity with Databricks AI capabilities (Model Serving, Feature Store, MLflow integration).
• Migration Experience: Hands-on experience migrating on-prem workloads to AWS (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, re-architecting).
• Cost Optimization: Ability to design cost-effective solutions and leverage AWS pricing models.
• Serverless Architectures: Familiarity with Lambda, API Gateway, and EventBridge.

Nice to Have

• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or Associate.
• Containerization: Experience with ECS, EKS, and Docker.
• Terraform Certification or equivalent.
• Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.