AWS Cloud Architect

Job Description We are looking for an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise cloud platform Fleethub on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

In this role, you will define cloud architecture standards, shape cloud strategy, and guide teams in building secure, scalable, and cost‑efficient cloud‑native solutions. You will work at the intersection of technology, business, and delivery, combining hands‑on architectural expertise with strong leadership and stakeholder collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Design scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized AWS architectures aligned with business and technical requirements
• Define system components, service boundaries, data flows, and integration patterns
• Establish architecture principles for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery
• Drive cloud standardization, reference architectures, and best practices

Solution Delivery & Enablement

• Lead the implementation of AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, MSK and related platform services
• Guide teams in using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK), Terraform is a must
• Work closely with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and cloud‑native delivery models. Knowledge of Jenkins is needed
• Support cloud migrations, application modernization, and legacy decompositions

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Design architectures that follow AWS Well‑Architected Framework and security best practices
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external standards (e.g., OWASP, ISO 27001, SOC 2)

Cost, Performance & Reliability

• Optimize performance, availability, and cost using CloudWatch, Trusted Advisor, Cost Explorer, and FinOps principles
• Proactively identify risks and architectural improvement opportunities

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• Partner with software engineers, DevOps, product owners, and stakeholders to align architecture with business goals
• Act as a technical authority and mentor, reviewing designs and coaching engineering teams
• Contribute to end‑to‑end solution design across integrated enterprise systems

Documentation & Communication

• Maintain clear architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and decision records
• Effectively communicate architectural decisions to both technical and non‑technical audiences

Experience And Skills Required

• 8–12 years of experience in software or cloud engineering
• 2+ years in a senior technical leadership or architecture role
• Deep hands‑on experience with AWS services and cloud architecture patterns
• Strong background in designing and building cloud‑native applications (AWS preferred)
• Proficiency in modern application stacks, for example:
• Backend: Python 3.X, Django 3.2.x, Django Rest Framework 3.14.x (edited), Celery, Flask, Node.js
• Frontend: Docker Swarm (replacement with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service is planned), React or comparable frameworks
• Expert understanding of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
• Solid knowledge of cloud security architectures and operational best practices
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and cost management (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, FinOps)

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.