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AWS Resident Architect - Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Strategic Communications
Remote, USA
Full Time, Contract
Senior Level
Remote
Discovered 1 months ago

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  • Serve as the primary cloud architecture advisor for assigned customer environments.
  • Validate evolving architectures against the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Identify architectural drift and recommend remediation strategies.
  • Develop and maintain current-state and target-state architecture diagrams.
  • Support architecture governance processes and design decision documentation.
  • Provide guidance on: Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) CI/CD pipeline architectures Containerization strategies (Kubernetes / ECS / EKS) Landing zone design Multi-account governance
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • CI/CD pipeline architectures
  • Containerization strategies (Kubernetes / ECS / EKS)
  • Landing zone design
  • Multi-account governance
  • Recommend automation strategies to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
  • Conduct Well-Architected Reviews and operational readiness assessments.
  • Support observability, monitoring, logging, and incident response improvements.
  • Assist teams in improving reliability, scalability, and performance of cloud workloads.
  • Identify cost optimization opportunities and FinOps alignment.
  • Advise on migration strategies including: Rehost Replatform Refactor Replace Retire
  • Rehost
  • Replatform
  • Refactor
  • Replace
  • Retire
  • Support phased modernization roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
  • Provide architectural guidance aligned to: FedRAMP CJIS HIPAA FERPA NIST frameworks
  • FedRAMP
  • CJIS
  • HIPAA
  • FERPA
  • NIST frameworks
  • Support DevSecOps integration and IAM best practices.
  • Guide secure architecture patterns including encryption, network segmentation, and logging.
  • Mentor internal engineering teams on AWS architecture best practices.
  • Conduct architecture workshops and technical briefings.
  • Support backlog prioritization for cloud improvements and adoption initiatives.
  • Coordinate with: AWS account teams AWS TAMs Strategic delivery leadership Customer engineering leadership
  • AWS account teams
  • AWS TAMs
  • Strategic delivery leadership
  • Customer engineering leadership
  • Provide monthly and quarterly architecture reviews and reporting.
  • Architecture reviews
  • Platform engineering advisory
  • Governance and compliance alignment
  • Migration advisory
  • AWS service adoption guidance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

• AWS Security Specialty

  • Kubernetes certifications (CKA / CKAD)
  • FinOps Practitioner
  • 8+ years cloud architecture experience
  • 5+ years designing and deploying AWS architectures
  • Experience supporting regulated or public-sector cloud environments (e.g., FedRAMP, CJIS, HIPAA, NIST frameworks, or GovCloud)
  • Proven experience in: AWS networking architecture Identity and access management Multi-account governance Infrastructure-as-code automation Cloud security architecture
  • AWS networking architecture
  • Identity and access management
  • Multi-account governance
  • Infrastructure-as-code automation
  • Cloud security architecture
  • AWS Organizations
  • Landing Zone frameworks
  • DevSecOps pipelines
  • Hybrid architectures
  • Cloud migrations and modernization programs
  • VPC networking architecture
  • IAM and security architecture

• EC2 And EKS And ECS

  • S3 / storage architectures
  • RDS / Aurora / data platforms
  • CloudWatch / observability

• Terraform And CloudFormation

  • CI/CD platforms
  • Container orchestration (EKS / Kubernetes)
  • GitOps workflows
  • Encryption architectures
  • Network segmentation
  • Logging and audit frameworks
  • Regulatory cloud environments
  • Public Sector / SLED cloud programs
  • AWS Professional Services engagement support
  • FedRAMP / GovCloud environments
  • AI/ML and data platform architectures
  • Amazon Connect or digital service architectures
  • Large-scale migration programs
  • Executive-level communication skills
  • Ability to influence architecture decisions
  • Customer advisory mindset
  • Strong technical documentation ability
  • Ability to translate business outcomes into architecture strategies

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