AWS Infrastructure Architect

Job Title: AWS Infrastructure Architect

Job Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Pay Range: 51hr - $56hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Strong knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience with networking concepts, including DNS, VPN, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
• Experience leading production cloud deployments, not just design or advisory roles.
• Ownership of the end-to-end delivery lifecycle including build, test, cutover, stabilization, and handover.
• Experience operating within ITIL processes and change, incident, and problem management workflows.

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure.
• At least 5+ years in AWS architecture.
• Proven experience in large-scale enterprise cloud transformations.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as finance or healthcare is a plus.

• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure solutions.
• Lead cloud migration strategies including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and modernization.
• Build and manage core AWS services including EC2, Auto Scaling, Lambda, S3, EBS, EFS, VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, and Direct Connect.
• Design disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost in alignment with FinOps practices.
• Implement AWS security best practices including IAM, KMS, Shield, WAF, and GuardDuty.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Promote DevOps best practices and SRE principles.
• Deliver cloud architecture blueprints and design documents.
• Create migration plans and execution roadmaps.
• Develop security and compliance frameworks.
• Prepare cost optimization reports.
• Create operational runbooks and automation scripts.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently in an onsite client environment.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Problem-solving mindset with strong attention to detail.

• AWS.
• Terraform.
• CloudFormation.
• Docker.
• Kubernetes.
• EKS.
• CloudWatch.
• Prometheus.
• ELK Stack.
• CI/CD.
• DevOps.
• SRE.
• ITIL.
• Networking.
• Disaster Recovery.
• Security and Compliance.