Senior WorkSpace Architect

About the role

Proven Recruiting is partnering with a client to find a Senior WorkSpaces Architect to lead the architecture, engineering, and reliability of an AWS WorkSpaces platform on a contract basis. This is a remote, hands‑on, solo technical leadership position where you will design, build, troubleshoot, and operate the platform while collaborating closely with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical architecture and direction of the AWS WorkSpaces platform, including golden image lifecycle, provisioning automation, and monitoring/alerting.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex WorkSpaces and VDI issues.
• Lead cost‑optimization and governance efforts, including lifecycle automation and provisioning controls.
• Act as the primary technical liaison to business units and the AWS vendor team.

Requirements

• Senior‑level, hands‑on AWS WorkSpaces engineering and architecture experience.
• Deep AWS End‑User Computing knowledge: WorkSpaces Personal, Secure Browser, bundles, images, directories.
• Strong AWS infrastructure skills: VPC, subnets, DNS, routing, security groups, Directory Service/AD.
• Experience with Windows and macOS endpoint troubleshooting.
• Monitoring and automation expertise: CloudWatch, EventBridge, CloudTrail, Lambda, scripting.
• ServiceNow ITSM workflow experience and major incident leadership (RCA/PIR/AAR).

Pay

The compensation range for this role is estimated at $67.00 to $81.00 per hour, based on skill set, experience level, and geographic location. Actual pay may vary.

Schedule

Remote work with a requirement to maintain reliable overlap with U.S. business hours through 2:00 PM Pacific daily.