AWS Cloud Architect

Overview

On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - Contract

Skills

scalability
continuous integration
DEVOPS
MICROSOFT AZURE
TERRAFORM
PROMETHEUS
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
API Gateway
Grafana
Application Performance Management
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon Relational Database Service
Amazon S3
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Cloudformation
Performance Monitor
Datadog
Functional Programming
Amazon Cloudfront
Route53

Job Details

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect
Job Location: Seattle, WA
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Cloud Architecture & Design

  • Design and deploy highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications using AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, and CloudFront.

  • Define architecture blueprints aligned with business and technical requirements.

Migration & Modernization

  • Plan and execute migration of multi-tier and legacy applications to AWS environments.

  • Drive modernization initiatives using serverless, containerization, and microservices architectures.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for automated provisioning and configuration management.

Security & Compliance

  • Apply AWS security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, and monitoring).

  • Ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.

Cost Optimization

  • Develop cost management and optimization strategies using AWS pricing models, budgets, and cost monitoring tools.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Partner with DevOps, development, and operations teams to design integrated cloud solutions.

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams on AWS best practices.

Monitoring & Disaster Recovery

  • Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools.

  • Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.

Required Skills

  • Deep knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, VPC, Route 53, ECS, ELB, and CloudWatch.

  • Expertise in cloud architecture design, networking, and security principles.

  • Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.

  • Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash for automation and deployment.

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

  • Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud Platform).

  • Familiarity with observability and performance monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).

  • Experience in application performance tuning and scalability improvements.

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