AWS Cloud Data Architect
Location:- Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration:- 12+ Months
Visa:-
Must have:
Kafka at enterprise streaming scale
Kubernetes, Docker, or AWS Fargate
Mixed Windows/Linux server environments
Networking/security group/policy management across UNIX, Linux, Windows
Required technical qualifications:
6+ years in application/platform engineering, BI, or analytics
4+ years senior AWS cloud data engineering — architecting, managing, implementing best practices
Data warehousing: Snowflake, Redshift, or similar
Deep AWS service knowledge: S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Kinesis, Data Pipelines, EMR, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, Security Groups
DB/programming: SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora/RDS, MongoDB, Redis
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, CloudFormation, Terraform
Strong IAM roles/policies expertise
AWS cloud monitoring/alerting setup
Scripting: PowerShell and/or Python
PaaS/SaaS application performance knowledge
Ability to read enterprise architecture diagrams + understand IT security requirements
Additional qualifications:
Comfort with ambiguity, fast-paced/changing environment
Experience building scalable data pipelines
On-premises to AWS migration experience specifically
BA/BS in Computer Engineering, CS, or related field
Strong communication skills