Cloud Architect

Job Summary

The Cloud Architect role is responsible for defining the overall AWS architecture and ensuring the design aligns with the organization's technical goals. This involves creating deployment diagrams, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), managing costs, ensuring security compliance, and designing network topology and data integration strategies. The role is integral in enhancing operational efficiency and scalability throughout cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Architecture & Design: Define the AWS architecture, produce reference architectures, and maintain deployment diagrams.
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Implement IaC using tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to create repeatable environments.
• Cost Management & Optimization: Design for cost efficiency, provide monthly cost estimates and develop chargeback/showback reports.
• Security & Compliance: Define security architecture, oversee cloud compliance controls, and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Networking & Connectivity: Design secure network connectivity while ensuring low-latency connections to source systems.
• Data Platform & Integration: Architect data flows, collaborate on schemas, and establish data retention policies.
• Reliability, Performance & Scalability: Define high availability and recovery strategies while implementing performance SLAs.
• Observability & Operations: Design monitoring, logging, and alerting systems and provide instrumentation for metrics.
• CI/CD & Developer Experience: Create CI/CD models for application pipelines and provide developer-focused tooling.
• Deployment & Release: Support release orchestration and database migration strategies.
• Resilience & Disaster Recovery: Define RTO/RPO and establish disaster recovery strategies.
• Governance & Standards: Establish cloud governance, maintain decision logs, and advise on technical trade-offs.

Qualifications

• Educational Credentials: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Technical Skills:
  • Deep experience architecting on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.)
  • Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tooling and container orchestration (EKS, ECS/Fargate).
  • Expertise in security and compliance, specifically identity management.
  • Data platform experience with Kafka, RDS/Postgres, and DynamoDB.
• Certifications: Recommended AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with advanced networking concepts in AWS.
• Familiarity with data lake architectures and analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability frameworks (e.g., OpenTelemetry).

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture and design, particularly in AWS environments.