AWS Cloud Architect

RELQ TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Jersey City, NJ, United States

10 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

10 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Cloudfront Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Application Integration Architecture Cloud Computing Security Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Software Design Documents DevOps Amazon DynamoDB Github

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Identity and Access Management Subnetting Python (Programming Language) Cloud Services TypeScript AWS Cdk Delivery Pipeline Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Event Driven Architecture Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Deployment Automation Route53 Cloud Optimization Cloudwatch Api Gateway Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Terraform Serverless Computing Docker Jenkins

Job description

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect with deep expertise in architecting secure, scalable, and automated cloud environments using AWS services and the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). This is a 6+ month remote contract, open to candidates based in US. The ideal architect has a strong background in cloud strategy, infrastructure design, DevOps automation, and modern cloud-native patterns., Cloud Architecture & Strategy

Lead the end-to-end architecture of cloud solutions leveraging AWS CDK (TypeScript/Python).
Define cloud architecture standards, reusable patterns, reference architectures, and best practices.
Drive modernization efforts, including serverless, containerized, and event-driven architectures.
Guide infrastructure decisions related to scalability, availability, resiliency, and cost.

Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation

Architect and oversee development of IaC using AWS CDK at scale.
Establish governance for multi-account infrastructure (landing zones, security baselines).
Implement fully automated CI/CD workflows using tools like CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Define security, compliance, tagging, and monitoring standards across all IaC artifacts.

Deep AWS Expertise

Architect solutions using advanced AWS services such as:

Compute: Lambda, ECS, EC2
Networking: VPC, Subnets, Transit Gateways, Security Groups, Route53
Storage & Content Delivery: S3, CloudFront
API & Integration: API Gateway, EventBridge, SNS/SQS
Data: DynamoDB, RDS
Security & Monitoring: IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch

Cross-Functional Leadership

Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to design end-state cloud architectures.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural oversight to DevOps and platform teams.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and deliver architectural guidance.

Documentation & Governance

Produce high-quality architecture diagrams, design documents, and operational standards.
Ensure systems meet compliance, security, and cost-optimization requirements.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or cloud architecture roles.
Expert-level proficiency with AWS CDK and IaC patterns.
Strong technical background in TypeScript or Python for infrastructure automation.
Demonstrated experience architecting systems across multiple AWS services and domains.
Knowledge of IaC ecosystems (CloudFormation, Terraform) with CDK as primary tool.
Strong understanding of cloud security, cost management, and operational excellence.
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and container solutions (Docker, ECR, ECS).
Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while driving architectural vision.