Cloud Architect

San Diego, CA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
$66 - $75/hr
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • AWS
  • Lambda
  • ETL
  • Terraform

Summary

Position: AWS Architect

Location: San Deigo CA

Rate: $60/hr - $75/hr 

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct deep architecture reviews across AWS services (MSK, ECS, CloudWatch, Glue, S3, EC2, Lambda, Connect, Config, CloudTrail, ELB, SQS, MQ).
  • Identify optimization levers: right-sizing, Graviton migration, Spot, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, lifecycle policies, and Intelligent-Tiering.
  • Evaluate non-production environments for shutdown windows, duplication, and shared-services consolidation.
  • Assess emerging AWS technologies (Graviton, Outposts, Marketplace) for cost-conscious adoption.
  • Produce monthly recommendation reports with quantified savings and implementation roadmaps.

Required Skills

  • Expert hands-on AWS across compute, storage, networking, data, and observability.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS pricing models, Cost Explorer, Compute Optimizer, Trusted Advisor, and Cost & Usage Report (CUR).
  • Containerization (ECS, Fargate, EKS), serverless (Lambda), streaming (MSK, Kinesis), and ETL (Glue).
  • AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews with emphasis on the cost and performance pillars.
  • Terraform and CloudFormation Infrastructure-as-Code familiarity.

Qualifications & Certifications

  • 10+ years in cloud engineering or architecture, 6+ years on AWS.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (required).
  •  AWS Specialty certification (Data, Security, or Networking) preferred.
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  • Dice Id: 10398358
  • Position Id: 8990212
  • Posted 1 day ago
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