AWS Cloud Architect

AWS Cloud Architect / AWS Application Architect API Development & Microservices Architecture, AWS Landing Zone Develop, Java Coding

Position: AWS Cloud Architect

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Interview: Video

NOTE: AWS Cloud Architect with strong API Design and development using APIGEE gateway.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Understanding business and technical requirements and coming up with AWS solutions/technical blueprints to meet those requirements.
• Lead the architecture and design of solutions and services that are scalable and resilient on AWS, aligning with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Provide strategic technical guidance across the organization, helping teams adopt and integrate AWS services effectively.
• Collaborate with software development teams to design cloud-native applications, leveraging AWS full range of services.
• Building and maintaining AWS infrastructure
• Monitoring and fixing AWS infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Create detailed architectural documentation, standards, and best practices to guide teams and ensure consistent implementation.

Required Skills:

• Cloud Strategy & Design: Ability to lead the architecture and design of cloud solutions that are scalable and resilient on Google Cloud Platform, aligning with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Architecture Development: Ability to develop and document technical blueprints, high-level architecture specifications, including cloud infrastructure, network design, security models, and data architecture.
• AWS Services Expertise:

• Compute and Storage Services: Expertise in AWS services.
• Database Services: Knowledge of AWS database services
• Networking Services: Understanding of AWS networking, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud Load Balancing and Cloud CDN
• Security Services: Familiarity with AWS security services such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Armor, and encryption mechanisms.
• Data and Analytics: Experience with AWS data services

• Security Architecture:

• Ability to design cloud architectures that are secure by default, incorporating encryption, identity management, and compliance with regulatory standards
• IAM and Access Controls: Expertise in setting up and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, roles, and permissions to ensure secure access to cloud resources.
• Network Security: Knowledge of securing network communication using firewalls, VPC Service Controls, and Cloud Armor.

• API Management and Microservices:

• API Design and Development: Expertise in designing and managing secure APIs using Apigee Gateway ensuring they are scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs.
• Microservices Architecture: Expertise in microservices architecture and deployment using service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio), and how to design distributed systems that communicate securely efficiently and reliably
• Experience in Performance Engineering
• Knowledge and experience in designing CI/CD pipelines using AWS DevOps solutions and 3rd party tools viz. Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub, Travis CI etc.,
• Knowledge and experience in implementing Monitoring and Logging to ensure site reliability and performance of hosted applications.
• Experience in provisioning of AWS infrastructure with Infrastructure as a Code approach.
• Familiarity with unit testing, automation testing and performance testing frameworks.

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