AWS Sr. Cloud Architect

Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Summit Human Capital is seeking a highly motivated Senior AWS Cloud Architect to support our client in the healthcare technology sector serving high-volume healthcare plan providers. This position has the exciting opportunity to drive cloud infrastructure design, modernization, and compliance within a regulated enterprise environment.

The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:

• 7+ years of hands-on AWS architecture and engineering experience
• Strong experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS
• Python development experience
• Experience with modernization initiatives and cloud migration/refactoring efforts
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, or similar tooling
• Experience with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker, ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, security, observability, and operational excellence
• Experience in healthcare/HIPAA or health-related regulated environments

Desired:

• AWS certifications strongly preferred, especially AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• Product engineering or software development background strongly preferred
• Exposure to AI/GenAI services such as Amazon Bedrock is strongly preferred

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a senior member of the Cloud Center of Excellence and contribute to cloud infrastructure design and maturation
• Advise product development and engineering teams on cloud architecture, delivery, modernization, DevOps, observability, and compliance
• Build, refactor, and maintain Terraform and other artifacts to implement approved cloud designs
• Guide infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD implementation efforts across engineering teams
• Support security compliance by design within regulated enterprise and HIPAA/healthcare environments
• Collaborate with product engineering and software development teams to modernize platforms and applications

The hourly pay range for this position is $90 – $98, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k)/retirement plan; and other benefits in accordance with applicable laws.