AWS Solution Architect

Job Title: Technical Architect

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Duration: : Fulltime

Salary Range: $90,000- $150,000 a year

Job Description: Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Tech skills:

AWS Services Expertise - EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFront, IAM.

Cloud Architecture Design - Microservices, serverless, event-driven systems.

Networking Knowledge - VPC design, subnets, routing, load balancers, DNS.

Security Implementation - IAM policies, encryption (KMS), security groups, compliance.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - CloudFormation, Terraform.

DevOps & CI/CD - CodePipeline, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS).

Programming/Scripting - Python, Bash, basic Java/Node.js

Database Management - RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, data modeling.

Monitoring & Logging - CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray.

Cost Optimization - AWS pricing models, cost analysis, resource right-sizing

Functional skills:

Requirement Gathering & Analysis - Understanding business and technical needs.

Solution Design Thinking - Mapping business problems to cloud solutions.

Stakeholder Communication - Working with clients, teams, and leadership.

Project & Delivery Management - Ensuring timely and successful implementations.

Risk Assessment & Mitigation - Identifying and managing technical risks.

Documentation Skills - Architecture diagrams, design documents, SOPs.

Decision Making - Selecting optimal technologies and approaches.

Problem-Solving - Troubleshooting complex system issues.

Collaboration & Leadership - Guiding teams and influencing decisions.

Business Acumen - Aligning cloud solutions with cost, ROI, and business goals

Roles & Responsibilities:

Design scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud architectures using AWS services.

Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture diagrams (HLD/LLD).

Select appropriate AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc.) for use cases.

Plan and execute cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor).

Implement security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, compliance).

Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).

Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies.

Monitor performance and optimize systems for cost efficiency and scalability.

Integrate DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, automation, containerization, Kubernetes).

Collaborate with stakeholders, provide technical leadership, and troubleshoot issues.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.