AWS Cloud Architect

Location:Houston, TX (Onsite)Experience12 Years IT Experience with 9 years in AWS ArchitectureRole SummaryWe are seeking an experienced AWS Solution Architect responsible for designing implementing and governing scalable secure highperformance cloud solutions on AWS The ideal candidate will lead cloud transformation initiatives provide technical leadership establish architectural standards and collaborate with business and engineering teams to deliver innovative cloudnative solutions Relevant skills identified in internal AWS architecture discussions include enterprise architecture security governance AIML services FinOps modernization and largescale cloud deploymentKey ResponsibilitiesCloud Architecture DesignDesign endtoend AWS cloud architectures for enterprise applicationsCreate highlevel and lowlevel solution designsDefine cloud adoption migration and modernization strategiesEstablish AWS landing zones and multiaccount governance modelsAWS Platform ServicesArchitect solutions usingAmazon EC2VPCEKSECSLambdaAPI GatewayS3RDSAuroraDynamoDBCloudFrontRoute 53CloudWatchSecurity GovernanceImplement IAM KMS Secrets Manager GuardDuty Security Hub and AWS OrganizationsEnsure compliance with security audit and regulatory requirementsDevelop cloud governance frameworks and best practicesDevOps AutomationDrive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform andor CloudFormationDesign CICD pipelines using GitHub Actions Jenkins or AWS CodePipelineImplement automated deployments and monitoringCost Optimization FinOpsMonitor and optimize AWS consumptionDrive reserved instances savings plans and rightsizing initiativesProvide cost governance and optimization recommendationsStakeholder ManagementLead architecture review boardsCollaborate with business teams project managers developers and operations teamsPresent technical solutions to customers and leadership teamsRequired Technical SkillsAWS ServicesEC2 VPC S3 EBSRDS Aurora DynamoDBLambda API GatewayECS EKS FargateCloudWatch CloudTrailIAM KMS Secrets ManagerAWS OrganizationsSystems ManagerDevOps AutomationTerraformCloudFormationGitHub ActionsJenkinsAnsiblePython Shell ScriptingArchitectureMicroservices ArchitectureEventDriven ArchitectureServerless DesignHigh Availability Disaster RecoveryMultiregion DeploymentsWellArchitected FrameworkPreferred CertificationsAWS Certified Solutions Architect ProfessionalAWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateAWS Certified DevOps Engineer ProfessionalAWS Certified Security SpecialtyAWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty