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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Cloud & Platform Architect - **Company:** MOMENTUM RENTAL & SALES, INC. - **Location:** Sandy Springs, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Architecture, Routing, Security Software, Software Deployment, TypeScript, Datadog, AWS Cdk, Cloud Platform System, AWS Lambda, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Servicebus, Event Driven Architecture, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Microservices - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usfa6a95968d3c7a938effa78e96b0a90e ## About the Role * 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture. * Strong hands-on mastery of AWS CDK (TypeScript, Python, or Java) to build and manage production infrastructure. * Deep technical expertise in AWS core services, VPC design, IAM, security, and multi-account strategies. * Practical experience working with ECS/EKS, AWS Lambda, EventBridge, and event-driven architectures. * Proven track record building CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and internal platform tooling. * Demonstrated ability to directly own operational reliability, incident response, DR, and SLAs in a production environment. * Experience with Terraform is strongly preferred for potential future integration. Preferred Skills & Qualifications * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. * Experience establishing internal developer platforms or "golden path" deployment patterns. * Direct experience with SOC2 compliance frameworks and automated security tooling. * Strong background in FinOps, budget enforcement, and cloud cost management. Powered by JazzHR ## Description The Lead Cloud & Platform Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and directly operating the company's cloud and platform infrastructure. This is a true hands-on execution and leadership role that balances strategic cloud architecture with daily code deployment, platform ownership, SLAs, reliability, DR, security, and cost governance. Our infrastructure is primarily managed through AWS CDK, so deep, hands-on expertise building and maintaining infrastructure with AWS CDK is strictly required. You won't just advise from the sidelines-you will actively build, secure, automate, and scale the systems supporting our platform while working closely with engineering leaders and developers. Location: * Hybrid | Sandy Springs, GA OR Chicago, IL. Must be on-site in our Sandy Springs or Chicgo office a minimum of 2 days per week for direct team collaboration. Relocation assistance is not available. * Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (Sponsorship and Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not available)., * Architect and write infrastructure-as-code for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS solutions across compute, storage, networking, and security. * Drive platform modernization (microservices, serverless, containers) using AWS CDK as the primary deployment framework. * Manage multi-account strategy, landing zone design, IAM governance, and network architecture. * Directly build, own, and maintain platform components, including CI/CD pipelines, shared services, deployment frameworks, and observability stacks. * Own platform SLAs, uptime targets, performance baselines, root cause analysis/post-mortems, and overall operational reliability. * Define, test, and maintain DR strategies, including failover design, RTO/RPO targets, and continuous DR testing cadences. * Implement and enforce platform security (IAM, secrets management, encryption, SOC2 controls) and manage cloud spending/optimization (FinOps). * Manage day-to-day AWS administration (VPCs, routing, backups, patching, CloudWatch/Datadog monitoring). ## Related Videos - [Building Reliable Serverless Applications with AWS CDK and Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/812-building-reliable-serverless-applications-with-aws-cdk-and-testing) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [Debugging in the Dark](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1658-debugging-in-the-dark) - [Effective Java Strategies and Architectures for Clouds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/186-effective-java-strategies-and-architectures-for-clouds) - [A Technical Introduction to Bitcoin's 2nd Layer- The Lightning Network](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/15-a-technical-introduction-to-bitcoin-s-2nd-layer-the-lightning-network) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)