AWS Cloud Architect - Tampa (Hybrid) - $180K

Tampa | Hybrid *Unable to sponsor. Must be local to Tampa or willing to relocate within 90 days. We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect (AWS) to design, automate, and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that powers our SaaS platform. The ideal candidate is a hands-on cloud expert with deep AWS, Terraform, DevOps, and automation experience who thrives in building reliable, compliant, cloud-native solutions within a platform environment. This person will be strong in AWS Cloud multi account environments and AWS certified . Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, highly available AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Modernize cloud platforms through containerization (ECS/Fargate), serverless technologies, and cloud-native architecture best practices. Manage AWS networking, multi-account governance, and cloud services including EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Direct Connect, VPN, and AWS Organizations. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure tooling using GitHub Actions, Python, Shell scripting, and AWS Lambda. Implement observability, monitoring, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices using CloudWatch, Datadog, and AI-assisted operational automation. Ensure cloud platforms meet compliance and security best practices through policy-as-code and infrastructure automation. Optimize cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost through capacity planning and FinOps initiatives. Lead troubleshooting, incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous platform improvements. Collaborate with Architecture, Engineering, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions supporting SaaS applications. Mentor junior engineers and promote cloud engineering, automation, IaC, and operational best practices. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification required (Professional certification preferred). 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud architecture, DevOps, or platform engineering experience supporting production SaaS environments. Expertise designing AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EC2, and AWS Systems Manager. Strong experience with Python, Bash/Shell scripting, GitHub Actions CI/CD, CloudWatch, Datadog, and cloud automation. Experience designing AWS networking (Direct Connect, VPN, PrivateLink), managing cloud databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache), and implementing multi-account governance. Experience building secure, compliant cloud environments