AWS Principal Architect - Telecommunications (AIOps / AI/ML)

AWS Principal Architect - Telecommunications (AIOps / AI/ML) Location: Greenwood Village (Hybrid - 4 days onsite/week) Duration: Contract Client: Leading Telecommunications Company Interview: Mandatory onsite final round Expertise in AWS cloud architecture, AI/ML & AIOps (Bedrock, Neptune, SageMaker), telecom network systems, microservices/cloud-native design, DevSecOps/MLOps, and large-scale high-availability system architecture with strong leadership experience. We are seeking an experienced AWS Principal Architect to lead the design and implementation of AI-driven (AIOps) network operations solutions for a large-scale telecommunications environment. This role focuses on building intelligent, automated, and highly reliable systems using advanced AWS AI/ML services, agentic AI, and cloud-native architectures . Must be local to Denver, CO area Hybrid role (4 days onsite) - no remote option Face-to-face final interview required Required 12+ years of experience in AWS cloud architecture 7+ years leading engineering/architecture teams Strong expertise in: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, Terraform) AI/ML & AIOps frameworks Amazon Bedrock, Neptune, SageMaker Experience with: Telecommunications networks, protocols, and operations Real-time data processing and large-scale distributed systems Strong knowledge of: DevSecOps, CI/CD, MLOps High availability, reliability engineering, and performance tuning Preferred AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) Experience in telecom platform modernization Knowledge of ITIL / ITSM frameworks Experience with network automation & observability tools Thought leadership (publications, frameworks, innovation initiatives) 3B Staffing LLC