AWS Architect

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.AWS (Kubernetes) ArchitectLong term contract - 2+ years100% remote in the continental USOur client is seeking an AWS Architect that will architect, develop, and maintain our client's cloud environment in both the commercial and government AWS cloud. The role will work closely with software engineers, architects, and DevOps engineers to architect and maintain a secure, resilient, and high-performance cloud infrastructure.Essential Functions Include:Build, maintain, and operate IaaS and PaaS infrastructure in AWS commercial and government cloudsSelecting the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute, database, or security requirementsIdentifying appropriate use of AWS architectural best practicesWork closely with dev teams to identify and measure SLOs, SLAs, and SLIsAct as a strong contributor to development of platform services including architecture, provisioning, configuration, deployment, and supportPerform integrations with central logging, metrics dashboards, instrumentation, incident monitoring, and managementBuild/integrate/administer systems and tools that enable engineering teams to observe their applications in production with autonomy (Dashboards, APMs)Assist with identification and remediation of technical problems at the root cause by continuously implementing automation, self-healing, and real-time monitoring to production systemsMaintain and improve operational tooling, frameworksBuild frameworks that test the performance and resiliency of our platform services/toolsAutomate alerts for metrics on performance, cost, vulnerabilities, risk, compliance violationsImprove processes and champion automation of any manual items around supportRequirements:3+ years of experience working within a cloud architect role designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS8+ years of experience working within a cloud engineer/SRE roleStrong knowledge of AWS services (ex. VPC, EC2, S3, ECS, CloudFormation, Lambda, EKS, RDS, ELB, Route53, RedShift, Chime, Connect)Expert knowledge and hands-on production experience in Kubernetes (EKS or AKS) cluster setup and management requiredExperience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like TerraformExperience with Kubernetes deployment tools like Helm, ArgoCD, FluxStrong awareness of networking and internet protocolsUnderstanding of identity and access management (IAM)Experience supporting infrastructure in production cloud environmentsKnowledge of Encryption (KMS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASPExperience working with RESTful servicesExperience supporting environments adhering to compliance standards like FedRAMP and NIST (800-171|53)Some experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus)Familiarity with IDEs and Source Control tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub, or GitLabPreferences:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Math, PhysicsMaster's Degree with coursework focused on advanced algorithms, mathematics in computing, data structures, or related fieldExpert knowledge of deploying production-grade applications in AWSDemonstrate passion about infrastructure automationAbility to prioritize work in a fast-paced environmentThanks for applying!Powered by JazzHRSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesInternet PublishingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at ASCENDING Inc. by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17