AWS Solutions Architect

About the role

The AWS Solutions Architect will design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise cloud platforms while ensuring security, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK with strong version control and automated validation practices.
• Operate Amazon EKS or ECS clusters in production environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Implement cloud observability solutions using CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and related monitoring platforms.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives through right-sizing, lifecycle management, savings strategies, and architectural improvements.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity solutions including backups, replication, failover testing, and operational documentation.
• Strengthen cloud security posture using AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, Config, and CloudTrail.
• Provide architecture guidance to development teams on AWS best practices, design patterns, and service selection.
• Build automation tools and scripts using Python, Bash, or Go to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, and contribute to cloud engineering best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Extensive cloud engineering experience, strong AWS expertise, and a deep understanding of modern infrastructure practices.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, and CloudFormation.
• Proven experience designing and managing infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Experience operating Amazon EKS or ECS clusters in production environments.
• Advanced scripting skills in Python and Bash, with familiarity with Go or PowerShell considered a plus.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security principles, IAM, encryption, key management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience implementing cloud monitoring, observability, alerting, and reliability practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with application engineers, security teams, and reliability teams.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary range of $100,000-$150,000, based on experience, qualifications, and location.
• Fully remote work environment across the United States.
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cloud architecture and modernization initiatives.
• Career growth opportunities within a technology-focused environment.
• Exposure to advanced AWS services, DevOps practices, automation, and cloud security solutions.
• Collaborative culture with opportunities to mentor and learn from experienced engineers.
• Professional development opportunities and support for industry certifications.
• Work on impactful projects involving cloud transformation, scalability, and operational excellence.