Lead AWS Cloud Solutions Architect / Engineer

Lead AWS Cloud Solutions Architect / Engineer (See Detailed JD below)

• Total # of Jobs openings: 1
• Work Schedule: HYBRID (3-Days OnSite)

Summary of Job Description:

Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Certification is strongly preferred.

This role is primarily focused on developing cloud architectures, frameworks, standards, governance, and policies for the organization. The ideal candidate will be proficient in engaging with business users and other technology teams to understand and assess requirements to subsequently develop multi/hybrid cloud architectures that can be implemented by the engineering teams. The resource will have to augment cloud engineering skills or guide engineers as needed. This role requires a degree of on-premises infrastructure knowledge because many on-premises systems interact with cloud resources or are being migrated to the cloud. The organization is also seeking to advance their Infrastructure-as-Code practices in the near future.

Key Skills / RESPONSIBILITIES

• AWS 6-10 Years
• Azure 2-4 Years
• GCP & OCI are nice to have
• Hybrid On-Prem/Knowledge 4-6 Years
• Cloud Networking 4-6 Years
• Cloud DevOps 4-6 Years
• Cloud Security 2-3 Years
• Cloud FinOps 1-2 Years
• Microsoft Visio 2-3 Years
• Deep Understanding of Cloud Platforms, Services, Frameworks, Governance.
• Proficiency with AWS & Azure Cloud Platform is a must.
• The resource will focus on designing architectures, standards & governance for the AWS platform but will also support other Architects on Azure when required.
• Expertise in efficiently managing multi-account AWS Org & multi subscription Azure Tenant.
• AWS & Azure Cloud Shell - PowerShell, or CLI.
• Resource may augment existing teams’ skillsets for other cloud platforms as needed.
• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability and on-prem to cloud integrations..

Cloud Architecture & Design:

• Develop cloud architectures that are scalable, resilient, cost efficient, and secure, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and established cybersecurity policies.
• Evaluate applications to determine their readiness and suitability for cloud adoption, and create detailed migration strategies and roadmaps.
• Produce clear and comprehensive architectural documentation—including Microsoft Visio diagrams—as well as cloud governance models, technical standards, and implementation playbooks.

Strong understanding of:

• AWS Compute (EC2, Instance Auto Scaling, Batch)
• AWS Storage (S3, EBS, Batch Operations, Tiers, Intelligent Tiering, Lifecycle Policies)
• AWS data analytics platforms (Glue, Lake Formation, RedShift, Athena, etc.).
• AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Serverless services (Fargate, Lambda)
• Azure compute services (VMs, Scale-Sets, Batch)
• Azure storage (storage accounts, blobs, files, tables, queues, data lake)
• Azure data analytics Pltfm(Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Event Hubs etc.).
• Azure DB services (Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance, Hyperscale, Cosmos DB etc.)
• Serverless services (Azure Functions, Web App, App Services, ASE, Logic Apps, etc.)
• Containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, OpenShift, etc.).
• Develop robust disaster recovery and backup strategies that fully meet regulatory obligations and satisfy defined recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTO/RPO).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Azure ARM, or Pulumi for infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Automate configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

Security & Compliance

• Implement cloud security best practices (IAM, RBAC, WAF, NSG, ASG, Service Principals, Managed Identities, Azure Advisor, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, encryption, monitoring).
• Knowledge of zero-trust architectures and cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001).
• Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Chronicle Security) for security monitoring.

Performance Optimization & Cost Management

• Optimize cloud environments for cost efficiency using Azure Advisor, Cost and Billing Management, and general FinOps practices.
• Monitor performance and availability using Azure Monitor, Azure Resource Health, SolarWinds.
• Implement auto-scaling, caching, and load balancing st…