AWS Solutions Architect

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect / Solutions Engineer
Location: Schaumburg IL (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Architect / Solutions Engineer to lead the design implementation and monitoring of our AWS-based microservices infrastructure with a strong emphasis on security best practices. You will collaborate with our offshore engineering team to ensure the successful and secure migration of our CRM system while empowering our in-house PHP-focused engineers with the knowledge and tools to manage and maintain the new environment. This role requires deep expertise in AWS microservices architecture and a proactive approach to embedding security at every layer of our cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities

• AWS Architecture Design : Design and implement a scalable secure and cost-efficient AWS microservices infrastructure to support our CRM migration from a PHP-based system to a .NET-driven environment prioritizing security best practices.
• Migration Oversight : Monitor and guide the offshore engineering teams progress in migrating CRM functionalities to AWS ensuring adherence to security standards performance benchmarks and project timelines.
• Team Enablement : Educate and upskill our in-house PHP engineering team on AWS fundamentals microservices concepts and security best practices to ensure long-term self-sufficiency and secure operations.
• Cloud Monitoring & Optimization : Set up monitoring logging and alerting systems (e.g. CloudWatch ELK Stack) to track the health performance and security posture of the AWS environment with a focus on detecting and mitigating risks.
• Collaboration : Act as the technical liaison between in-house engineers and offshore contractors ensuring clear communication and alignment on deliverables including security requirements.
• Solution Development : Architect solutions that securely integrate our legacy PHP systems with the microservices ensuring seamless functionality data integrity and protection against vulnerabilities.
• Security & Compliance : Implement and enforce AWS security best practices (e.g. IAM least privilege VPC segmentation encryption at rest and in transit security group configurations) to safeguard our infrastructure and sensitive data ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Cost Management : Optimize AWS resource usage to balance performance security and cost providing regular reports to leadership on cloud spending and security investments.
• Threat Mitigation : Proactively identify and address security risks during and post-migration including regular audits of the cloud environment and contractor deliverables.

• Experience : 7 years of experience in cloud architecture with at least 3 years focused on AWS in a production environment and a proven track record of implementing security best practices.
• AWS Expertise : Proficiency with AWS services including EC2 ECS/EKS Lambda API Gateway RDS DynamoDB S3 CloudFormation and CloudWatch with hands-on experience securing these services.
• Microservices Knowledge : Hands-on experience designing and deploying secure microservices architectures preferably Core.
• Programming Background : Familiarity with PHP to bridge the gap between legacy systems and the new infrastructure with an understanding of secure coding practices.
• Monitoring Tools : Experience setting up and managing monitoring solutions (e.g. CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana) for distributed systems with an emphasis on security monitoring.
• Security Expertise : Deep knowledge of AWS security tools and practices (e.g. AWS Shield WAF KMS GuardDuty) and experience securing microservices environments against common threats (e.g. DDoS data breaches).
• Leadership : Proven ability to oversee contractors mentor teams and instill a security-first mindset across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving : Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot issues in cloud deployments and migrations while addressing security vulnerabilities.
• Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional and remote teams and articulate security requirements.

• AWS Certification (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional AWS Security Specialty).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI AWS CodePipeline) and securing them.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker Kubernetes) in AWS environments and securing container workloads.
• Background in CRM systems or large-scale application migrations with a security focus.

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