Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Overview

Remote
On Site
Hybrid
$50 - $80
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Kubernetes
Docker
Serverless solutions
AWS Cloud Architect

Job Details

Job Title: Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Remote or Hybrid Onsite (Anywhere in US)

Employment Type: C2C

Visa: (preferred)

Job Description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior AWS Cloud Architect with 10 15+ years of IT experience to design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure for enterprise-level clients. The role requires deep hands-on expertise in AWS architecture, DevOps automation, Kubernetes, security, and CI/CD practices, while also collaborating across global teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate should hold an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional credential and demonstrate strong leadership, design thinking, and automation-first mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect and build scalable, secure AWS-based infrastructure using best practices (Well-Architected Framework)
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to deploy cloud-native and hybrid applications (Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
  • Collaborate with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams on solution design and delivery
  • Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate deployment
  • Manage compute, storage, and networking services across multiple VPCs and accounts
  • Implement and manage Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and Serverless solutions (Lambda, API Gateway)
  • Set up and manage IAM, security policies, threat detection, and compliance automation
  • Support legacy-to-cloud migration projects and on-prem to AWS cloud strategy
  • Provide leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and DevOps teams
  • Collaborate with enterprise security, networking, and business teams
  • Troubleshoot complex incidents across multi-cloud environments
  • Utilize SaaS platforms and DevOps tools to streamline governance and provisioning
  • Continuously evaluate and adopt new AWS services, tools, and processes

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience

10 15+ years in IT with at least 6+ years of hands-on AWS Cloud expertise

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (Required)

AWS Services

EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, API Gateway, Route 53, EKS

IaC & Automation

Terraform (strong), CloudFormation, Ansible, Python/Bash scripting

DevOps Tools

Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, automation best practices

Kubernetes & Containers

Docker, EKS, Helm, Argo CD

Security & Networking

IAM, WAF, AWS Shield, GuardDuty, Security Groups, NACLs

Monitoring & Logging

CloudTrail, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog

Other Skills

Kafka (plus), SDLC understanding, strong cross-functional collaboration

Soft Skills

Strong communicator, proactive, mentor, team player

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