AWS Cloud Architect

About this Position:

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect

Performance Requirements:

• Design and implement infrastructure aligned with organizational security, performance, and cost optimization goals.

• Build and configure resources using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies where appropriate.

• Support agencies in cloud adoption and migration by providing both architectural planning and hands-on setup of environments.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation including design diagrams, runbooks, and configuration standards.

• Collaborate with security, networking, database, and application teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and integration.

• Provide guidance on native tools, resource policies, role-based access control (RBAC), tagging strategies, and logging/monitoring configurations.

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to environments, escalating complex challenges as needed.

• Ensure all work aligns with enterprise governance and compliance standards, including NIST 800-53 and applicable data privacy regulations.

Technical Environment Requirements:

• Depending upon the agency preference, either State owned Microsoft ADO or JIRA shall be used to record, track and resolve issues, bugs and defects.

Resource(s) Experience Requirements

Working Team:

• 6 + years experience of Cloud experience in AWS, Cloud Framework and Cloud pattern architecture, standard cloud platforms such as Aurora, Elastic Beanstalk, PaaS, IaaS, Cloud Database technologies, Ansible, Kubernetes.

• Ability to debate technologies and clearly state design flaws or preferred technologies is a must.

• Possess skills to architect in a dev-ops environment as well as operations side.

• Previous experience mentoring and managing an existing cloud team.

• Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

• Experience with AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, Google Cloud Platform Security Command Center.

• Strong knowledge of SIEM solutions and cloud-native security tools.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).

• Proficiency in scripting and automation.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and policy-as-code tools.

• Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP, or CCSP are a plus.