Role
AWS Solutions Architect
Location
100% Remote (Los Angeles, CA) (Must Be local IN PST)
Duration
Full-Time Hire
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AWS Architect with a strong background in infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), building self-service provisioning platforms, DevOps practices, and expertise in building cloud solutions for data platforms. As our Senior AWS Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective architectural designs that align with best practices and industry standards. Your expertise in infrastructure automation, IaC, self-service provisioning platforms, DevOps, and data platform solutions will be essential in enabling efficient and streamlined infrastructure provisioning, deployment, management, and analytics across our organization.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance AWS architectures using best practices and industry standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and develop effective infrastructure solutions.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar, to enable efficient provisioning and management of infrastructure resources.
- Build and enhance self-service provisioning platforms, empowering teams to provision and manage infrastructure resources independently and efficiently.
- Implement DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous deployment (CI/CD), and automated testing, to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.
- Architect and build cloud solutions for data platforms, including data storage, processing, and analytics, leveraging AWS services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, and EMR.
- Automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, and management processes using appropriate tools and frameworks, with a strong emphasis on Terraform.
- Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards throughout the infrastructure design and implementation phases.
- Conduct thorough performance analysis, capacity planning, and cost optimization to ensure optimal resource utilization and cost-effective solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, data engineers, operations, and security teams, to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure and data platform solutions.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to junior team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
- Stay updated with the latest trends, advancements, and best practices in AWS, infrastructure automation, IaC, self-service provisioning platforms, DevOps, and data platform solutions, and apply them to drive continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Extensive experience as an AWS Architect, with a focus on infrastructure automation, IaC, building self-service provisioning platforms, DevOps practices, and data platform solutions.
- Strong proficiency in designing and implementing complex AWS architectures, including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Redshift, Glue, Athena, EMR, and other relevant AWS services.
- In-depth knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools, with strong expertise in Terraform.
- Proven experience in building self-service provisioning platforms and empowering teams to provision and manage infrastructure resources independently.
- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, security best practices, and compliance frameworks in the AWS ecosystem.
- Expertise in designing and building cloud solutions for data platforms, including data storage, processing, and analytics.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex infrastructure and data platform issues.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty are highly desirable.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Experience:
- IAC: 10 years (Required)
- AWS: 10 years (Preferred)
- DevOps: 9 years (Preferred)
- CI/CD: 10 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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