AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

job summary:

A premier educational services and data verification organization is seeking a remote-first Solutions Architect to champion a major application modernization initiative. In this permanent, direct-hire role, you will spearhead the re-engineering and re-platforming of mission-critical systems across multiple business units. You will design loosely coupled, resilient architectures leveraging cutting-edge cloud-native patterns and open-source tools. This position offers a competitive compensation structure along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance.

location: Telecommute

job type: Permanent

salary: $190,000 - 215,000 per year

work hours: 9am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Design complex, end-to-end application architectures that define component interactions, data flows, scaling strategies, and granular failure handling.

Formulate technology roadmaps, platform standards, and reference architectures for containerized, cloud-native deployments.

Deliver deep, hands-on architectural designs utilizing AWS services, open-source technologies, and SaaS integrations.

Partner cross-functionally with engineering teams, security infrastructure, and leadership to develop technical validations, prototypes, and proofs of concept.

Champion security-by-design by implementing OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, and RBAC to enforce least-privilege access across distributed environments.

Create high-availability and disaster recovery architectures while validating systems against OWASP and accessibility compliance standards.

Author comprehensive design artifacts, including logical, physical, and functional process flow diagrams, to align technical delivery with project constraints.

Present architectural designs to the governance board for approval, actively leading the mitigation of delivery risks.

Participate in maintenance window deployments and provide on-call or after-hours technical support when required.

qualifications:

Must-Haves:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (equivalent military or professional experience considered).

10+ years of software development experience within mid-to-large scale enterprise organizations, accompanied by proven technical leadership.

5+ years of experience defining enterprise-level current-state and future-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and integration models.

Deep, hands-on technical depth with AWS cloud services spanning compute, integration, data, DevSecOps, and observability platforms.

Extensive experience architecting microservices, event-driven platforms, API-led integrations, and cloud-native resilience patterns.

Proven mastery of container orchestration design patterns utilizing Kubernetes, EKS, and ECS/Fargate (deployment, scaling, and service-to-service communication).

Strong capability to map out deep component interactions, logical/physical data flows, and system integration diagrams.

Must reside in, and be authorized to work remotely from, one of the following approved jurisdictions: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia (with the ability to commute or travel to the Herndon, VA headquarters as required by the business).

U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent authorization to work full-time in the United States without current or future sponsorship needs.

Availability to support after-hours maintenance windows and on-call rotations as needed.

Nice-to-Haves:

Master's degree in a technical discipline.

Active AWS Certified Solutions Architect credential (Associate or Professional level).

5 to 10 years of hands-on programming experience with Java, Spring Boot, Python, or Angular.

Prior exposure to big data architectures, EMR, Data Lakes, Lakehouses, and various SQL/NoSQL databases (such as RDS Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).

Skills:

Technical Skills: AWS Architecture, Microservices Design, Container Orchestration (EKS/ECS), Event-Driven Architecture, API Gateway, IAM/Secrets Management/KMS, Network Security (VPC/Route 53), CloudWatch, CI/CD DevSecOps.

Soft Skills: Technical Negotiation, Stakeholder Influencing, Matrixed Collaboration, Complex Problem Solving, Analytical Decision Making, Transparent Communication.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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