AWS Cloud Architect

As a Cloud Architect, your primary role will be to lead the technical direction for an engagement as you align with the client's goals and business objectives. You will play a critical role in architecting all aspects of the solution; security, performance, availability, maintainability, and cost. All the while keeping the customer's business objectives top of mind.Candidates should have a solid understanding of cloud architecture best practices and the ability to communicate the proposed strategy to a client effectively. The architect will be involved in all phases of a client engagement, from discovery through implementation. They will serve as the primary technical mentor to the delivery team throughout the engagement.A Cloud Architect can translate business objectives into an actionable backlog of deliverables with clear alignment with project stakeholders. As the backlog is executed, they will be responsible for the overall quality of work being delivered and making sure design considerations are being followed.ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement cloud-based solutions tailored to meet specific client needsAutomate the provisioning of cloud resources using industry-standard tooling and methodologiesDevelop and execute an effective cloud migration strategy from planning to productionImplement security best practices across a variety of frameworks and compliance environmentsEducate clients on best practices, industry trends, and methodologies to ensure long-term sustainabilityIdentify and optimize cloud environments for cost and performanceEstablish lasting client relationships based on trust and humilityAct as a technical mentor to other architects/engineers within the companyContribute to the growth of the company through training, certifications, and internal initiativesHave fun!Skills & ExperienceArchitecting solutions to meet a variety of objectives in AWSCommon Infrastructure-as-Code tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Deployment ManagerConfiguration management tools: Ansible, Chef, PuppetKubernetes configuration and deployment strategiesAdvanced understanding of network design and security best practicesExperience working with common CI/CD applications: Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCIWorking knowledge of common database platforms: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres

Created: 2026-04-02