Cloud Architect

Job Title

Job Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable cloud-native applications using AWS services

• Drive architectural decisions for mission-critical systems supporting energy transmission operations

• Establish and maintain Enterprise Architecture technical standards, best practices, and coding guidelines across development teams

• Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance on system design, performance optimization, and security implementations

AWS CDK & Infrastructure as Code

• Architect and develop infrastructure solutions using AWS CDK in TypeScript, ensuring maintainable and version-controlled infrastructure

• Design and implement automated deployment pipelines for multi-environment cloud infrastructure

• Optimize AWS resource utilization and cost management through intelligent infrastructure design

• Mentor team members on advanced CDK patterns, constructs, and best practices

• A strong candidate should have knowledge of Docker with

API Development & Security

• Design and develop robust, scalable RESTful APIs and GraphQL services to support business-critical applications

• Implement comprehensive API security frameworks including OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Gateway authentication, and role-based access control

• Establish API versioning strategies, documentation standards, and monitoring solutions

• Ensure APIs meet enterprise-grade security, performance, and reliability requirements

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead cross-functional development teams through complex technical initiatives

• Provide technical mentorship and career development guidance to engineers at all levels

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and technical excellence

• Collaborate with product managers, stakeholders, and other technical leads to align technical solutions with business objectives

Required Skills

Core Technical Expertise

• 8+ years of experience in software development with at least 5 years in cloud architecture roles

• Expert-level proficiency in AWS CDK using TypeScript, including advanced constructs and custom resource development

• Deep understanding of AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation, and container services

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade APIs with proper authentication and authorization mechanisms

• Strong background in TypeScript/JavaScript, with experience in modern frameworks and libraries

Security & Authentication

• Comprehensive knowledge of API security best practices including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and API key management

• Experience implementing multi-layered security architectures including network security, encryption at rest and in transit

• Understanding of compliance requirements and security frameworks relevant to critical infrastructure

DevOps & CI/CD

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using tools like GitHub Actions

• Proficiency in containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, EKS) and serverless architectures

• Experience with infrastructure monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (CloudWatch, X-Ray, third-party APM tools)

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced Experience

• 10+ years of software development experience with 7+ years in senior/lead roles

• Previous experience in the energy, utilities, or critical infrastructure sectors

• Background in microservices architecture and distributed systems design

• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems (SQS, SNS, EventBridge)

• Experience with using LLMs in services like Amazon Bedrock

Leadership & Communication

• Proven track record of successfully leading technical teams through large-scale system implementations

• Experience managing technical debt, system migrations, and architectural transformations

• Strong presentation and communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

• History of establishing technical processes that improve team productivity and code quality

Required Skills : 1. AWS architecture – S3, containerization, ECS and EKS, CloudFront, EC2 (windows and Linux), gateways, SQS, SNS 2. AWS CDK 3. TypeScript - needs strong hands on experience, will be coding 50% of the time for the first 6 months

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Additional Skills :

Background Check : Yes

Drug Screen : Yes