AWS Architect

AWS foundation and landing zone

• Design the target AWS Organizations layout, including OUs and the account model for various services.
• Establish SCPs, permission boundaries, and an enforced tagging policy.
• Create reference IaC, preferably in Terraform, for workload teams.
• Implement baseline guardrails such as CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and centralized log aggregation.

Identity and access

• Configure federation through IAM Identity Center, integrated with the corporate IdP.
• Develop reusable role and policy patterns that enforce least privilege.
• Manage secrets and KMS, including key hierarchy, rotation, and cross-account access.

Network

• Define a multi-account topology using Transit Gateway and Shared VPCs.
• Establish hybrid connectivity to the data center via Direct Connect.
• Architect egress and ingress patterns, including the edge layer and perimeter security controls like WAF and Network Firewall.

Security, compliance, and PII

• Develop an AWS security reference architecture mapped to the NIST CSF 2.0 framework.
• Implement end-to-end PII handling, including classification, encryption, and discovery.
• Centralize logging and prepare for incident response and forensic readiness.

VDI and Databricks

• Select and justify an AWS-hosted VDI solution for various user populations.
• Deploy Databricks on AWS in a regulated setup, covering VPC, Unity Catalog, and governance.
• Define how the data platform interacts with other data services securely.

Reliability, cost, and governance

• Establish a multi-region and DR posture aligned with business requirements.
• Implement cost governance measures, including budgets, tag enforcement, and a FinOps cadence.
• Create an architecture review process and a formal ADR practice.

Leadership

• Lead design workshops with cross-functional teams to drive decisions.
• Pair with engineers to enable knowledge transfer and long-term ownership.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years in enterprise infrastructure and cloud architecture, with at least seven years on production AWS at enterprise scale.
• Experience personally architecting at least two AWS landing zones currently in production.
• Hands-on proficiency with AWS services including Organizations, Control Tower, IAM Identity Center, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Experience running Databricks on AWS in a regulated environment.
• Experience designing VDI on AWS for an enterprise.
• Familiarity with handling PII and other regulated data types.
• Ability to translate compliance frameworks like NIST CSF, SOC 2, or HIPAA into AWS configurations.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform.
• Demonstrated ability to create reference architectures and ADRs.
• Clear communication skills, with comfort interacting with both technical and executive audiences.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional and AWS Security – Specialty certifications.
• Prior experience with large-scale on-prem to AWS migrations.
• Familiarity with API Gateway, EKS, and ECS.
• Experience with integrations such as Okta, ServiceNow, Splunk, or CrowdStrike.
• Industry background in Telecommunications or Service Provider sectors.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.