AWS Solution Architect

Northern Base

Dallas, TX
Remote

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2 days ago

Job Description

Role: AWS Solution Architect
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Remote

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

AWS architecture covering EC2, VPC, subnets, routing, DNS, I AM, KMS, storage, backup, monitoring and operational access.
IBM MQ queue managers and objects: queues, channels, remote queues, transmission queues, namelists, processes, triggers and authorities.
Network and integration architecture for application, EKS, external-agent, partner and inter-queue-manager connectivity.
Migration-wave planning, object reconciliation, non-production validation, cutover rehearsal, production cutover and hypercare.
Infrastructure automation, version-controlled deployment, observability, runbooks and operational-readiness documentation.

Roles & Responsibilities

Lead current-state discovery and validate the IBM MQ inventory, topology, interfaces, dependencies, workload characteristics and operational constraints.
Define the target IBM MQ on AWS EC2 architecture, including Development, Stage and Production topology; Stage and Production high availability; networking; DNS; IAM; KMS; storage; backup; monitoring; and support access.
Design migration of queue managers and associated MQ objects while preserving existing application interfaces, routing and triggered-queue behavior.
Define the security architecture for TLS/mTLS, certificates, keystores, partner connectivity, channel authentication, authorities and AWS security controls.
Define and lead the migration strategy, implementation planning, cutover readiness, rollback planning, validation and production-readiness criteria.
Guide platform build and controlled, reviewed and versioned automation for IBM MQ infrastructure and configuration.
Coordinate technical decisions with application, infrastructure, security, network, operations, testing and rehosting teams; track risks, dependencies and required approvals.
Lead architecture reviews, environment-readiness validation, non-production migration, integration and failover testing, cutover rehearsal and production readiness assessments.
Support production cutover, smoke testing, message-flow reconciliation, defect triage, stabilization and hypercare.
Produce and maintain architecture documents, detailed designs, as-built documentation, operational runbooks, support procedures and knowledge-transfer materials.
Ensure delivery remains aligned with approved scope, acceptance criteria and formal change-control requirements.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

Stakeholder management across business, application, cloud, network, security, middleware, testing and operations teams.
Ability to lead architecture workshops, communicate trade-offs, facilitate technical decisions and drive issue resolution.
Strong ownership of risks, dependencies, design approvals, readiness gates and production go/no-go recommendations.
Clear written and verbal communication, including executive-level status and detailed technical documentation.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Dallas, TX (

Remote)

Skills

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)unmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Application Integrationunmatched
Authenticationunmatched
Automationunmatched
Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
Business Solutionsunmatched
Cloud Applicationsunmatched
DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
Documentationunmatched
Failoverunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
IBM WebSphere MQ (Message Queue)unmatched
Integration Testingunmatched
Knowledge Transferunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Messaging Middlewareunmatched
Middlewareunmatched
Migration Strategyunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Network Integrationunmatched
Network Securityunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
SSL-TLS (Secure Socket Layer - Transport Layer Security)unmatched
Security Architectureunmatched
Smoke Testingunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Subnetunmatched
System Migrationunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Theater Productionunmatched
Topologyunmatched
Validation Planunmatched

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