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Skills
AWS Lambdaunmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Cloud Architectureunmatched
Cost Modelingunmatched
Cost Reportingunmatched
Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
Emerging Technologyunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Product Pricingunmatched
Production Systemsunmatched
Right-Sizingunmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Technology Analysisunmatched
Description
Position: AWS Architect
Location: San Deigo CA
Rate: $60/hr to $80/hr
Key Responsibilities - Conduct deep architecture reviews across AWS services (MSK, ECS, CloudWatch, Glue, S3, EC2, Lambda, Connect, Config, CloudTrail, ELB, SQS, MQ).
- Identify optimization levers: right-sizing, Graviton migration, Spot, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, lifecycle policies, and Intelligent-Tiering.
- Evaluate non-production environments for shutdown windows, duplication, and shared-services consolidation.
- Assess emerging AWS technologies (Graviton, Outposts, Marketplace) for cost-conscious adoption.
- Produce monthly recommendation reports with quantified savings and implementation roadmaps.
Required Skills - Expert hands-on AWS across compute, storage, networking, data, and observability.
- Deep knowledge of AWS pricing models, Cost Explorer, Compute Optimizer, Trusted Advisor, and Cost & Usage Report (CUR).
- Containerization (ECS, Fargate, EKS), serverless (Lambda), streaming (MSK, Kinesis), and ETL (Glue).
- AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews with emphasis on the cost and performance pillars.
- Terraform and CloudFormation Infrastructure-as-Code familiarity.
Qualifications & Certifications - 10+ years in cloud engineering or architecture, 6+ years on AWS.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (required).
- AWS Specialty certification (Data, Security, or Networking) preferred.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Salary | $60–$80 Per Hour |