AWS Platform Architect (Cache Platform Modernization)

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal AWS Platform Architect to lead a strategic data platform modernization initiative focused on distributed caching technologies, cloud-native data services, resiliency engineering, and large-scale business continuity architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Platform Architecture
• Lead the architecture and modernization of distributed caching platforms.
• Define target-state cloud-native data architecture.
• Conduct current-state assessments and migration planning exercises.
• Develop architecture patterns for high-throughput, low-latency applications.
• Redis & MemoryDB Architecture
• Design scalable Amazon MemoryDB environments.
• Define: Cluster sizing, Sharding strategies, Replication patterns, Capacity planning approaches.
• Evaluate workload characteristics and application integration patterns.
• High Availability & Resiliency
• Architect multi-region data platform strategies.
• Define business continuity and disaster recovery architecture.
• Design failover strategies and operational playbooks.
• Establish RPO/RTO objectives and validation methods.
• Migration Strategy
• Define migration approaches from self-managed data platforms to managed cloud services.
• Design validation, data consistency, and rollback strategies.
• Review application connectivity and client integration patterns.
• Guide production cutover planning and execution.
• Performance Engineering
• Lead performance testing and benchmarking initiatives.
• Validate capacity and scalability requirements.
• Define operational readiness and production certification criteria.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Lead customer workshops and architecture reviews.
• Work closely with platform, application, infrastructure, and operations teams.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the migration lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data platform architecture, distributed systems, or cloud engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with Redis or similar distributed cache technologies.
• Deep expertise in: Redis, Amazon MemoryDB (Preferred), ElastiCache, Replication and failover architectures, Sharding and partitioning strategies, Performance tuning, Capacity planning, Distributed systems design, Cloud-native architectures.

Technical Expertise Required

• Redis Cluster
• MemoryDB (Preferred)
• ElastiCache
• Replication and failover architectures
• Sharding and partitioning strategies
• Performance tuning
• Capacity planning
• Distributed systems design
• Cloud-native architectures

PREFERRED Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified Database – Specialty
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Desired Leadership Attributes

• Strong customer-facing consulting background
• Distributed systems architecture leadership
• Performance engineering expertise
• Ability to lead architecture workshops and executive discussions
• Experience governing mission-critical migration programs