AWS Cloud Architect

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect
Location: Charlotte, NC – Onsite
Tax Term (W2, C2C): W2
Job Type (Permanent/Contract): Contract
Duration: Long Term

Description:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will translate business requirements into robust cloud architecture solutions, lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, and ensure alignment with AWS best practices and business objectives.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-level cloud architecture, system diagrams, network topologies, and multi-tier cloud solutions aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

• Implement and manage AWS services, including EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, AWS Lambda, Route 53, Direct Connect, and VPN.

• Lead the migration of on-premises servers, databases, and applications to AWS cloud environments.

• Drive cloud modernization initiatives using containerization, Docker, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures.

• Establish and maintain cloud security policies, identity and access management, network firewalls, encryption standards, and compliance controls.

• Design and implement high-availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.

• Optimize cloud infrastructure performance and costs through resource right-sizing, utilization monitoring, and efficient resource allocation.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate cloud provisioning and configuration management.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, and DevOps engineers to align cloud architecture with business and technical requirements.

• Provide architectural guidance and ensure cloud solutions follow security, scalability, reliability, and operational best practices.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale AWS cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure security, networking, automation, and operational best practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and provide architectural guidance to technical and business stakeholders.
• Required Skills:
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with AWS compute, storage, database, networking, and security services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Route 53, Direct Connect, and VPN.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools, including Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems and administration.
• Experience with cloud migration, application modernization, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud security.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization, performance tuning, and AWS Well-Architected best practices.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.