AWS Solution Architect [Infrastructure background]

Role: AWS Solution Architect [Infrastructure background]

Location: NYC, NY/ Hybrid

Additional Information New York Only*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with New York law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York is 150k - $160K/year & benefits (see below).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that deploy customers applications to cloud infrastructure while promoting security and cloud computing best practices.
• Use infrastructure as code tools to automate immutable infrastructure.
• Manage, configuration, administration, and maintain AWS services.
• Provide guidance to Application and Business teams on infrastructure design decisions.
• Collaborate and liaise with various technical teams on escalations, development of cloud and managed services
• Drive DevOps team process improvement with Enterprise IT cloud management capabilities
• Identify opportunities for threat management, and critical upgrades
• Utilize enterprise SaaS products to align with business technology needs
• Continuously learn to keep up with industry trends and best practices
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and can adapt to changing business needs
• Work well with cross functional global and remote teams.

Qualifications

• Over 15+ years of experience in IT Industry with Recent at least 8-10+ years from Infrastructure background plus Application Development background 
• Application Development background like Dot, Java or any other programming language etc. Recent at least 8-10+ years from Infrastructure background.
• Expert in DevOps like Terraform, Docker, Container etc / SRE
• Expert in AWS like AWS VPC Networking, AWS Control Panel, Landing Zone etc
• He should be able to migrate on prem infrastructure services to AWS
• Advanced cloud implementation experience using compute, storage, networking, and security services and cloud native best practices on AWS.
• Proven background working in an enterprise IT environment.
• Familiar with IaC tools, Terraform, CloudFormation
• Design capabilities aligned with the well-architected framework.
• EC2, Unix/Linux, User Data, Ansible
• Kubernetes, Serverless
• Experience with Kafka a plus.
• Networking and Security
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Python, Docker
• Experience collaborating with Infrastructure and Application teams.
• Self-disciplined, self-starter who can provide leadership and mentor others while resolving complex incidents and delivering projects.
• Knowledge of SDLC and CI/CD best practices
• Azure experience not required, but nice to have.

The following certifications are highly desirable:

• Certified AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Certified AWS Developer Associate
• Certified AWS SysOps Administrator Associate
• Certified AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
• Certified AWS Solution Architect Professional

We can offer you:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
• A multinational organization with 52 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad
• Laptop and a mobile phone
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
• Maternity & Paternity leave plans
• A comprehensive insurance plan including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
• Retirement savings plans
• A higher education certification policy
• Commuter benefits (varies by region)
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
• Cutting edge projects at the world s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
• A flat and approachable organization
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture

SYNECHRON S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Synclusive is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.