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# Cloud Architect

- **Company:** Techneaux Technology Services, L.L.C.
- **Location:** Lafayette, LA, United States
- **Salary:** $79,997.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Runbook, SQL Databases, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Route53, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Terraform, Virtual Private Clouds, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** May 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d9aa775b4df0e782

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Virtual Private Clouds?, * AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate minimum; Professional preferred)

 * Deep working knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, EBS, EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, Kinesis, AmazonMQ, Transit Gateways, and Route 53
 * Experience configuring security groups, NACLs, and coordinating firewall change requests with networking teams
 * Proven ability to monitor costs, analyze usage patterns, and right-size infrastructure
 * Proficiency with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for provisioning and managing infrastructure
 * Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions)
 * Fluency in PowerShell, Bash, Python, and SQL for scripting, automation, and data queries
 * Ability to create clear architecture diagrams and technical documentation for new and existing deployments
 * Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud architectures
 * Familiarity with Well-Architected Framework reviews and remediation, * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Security Specialty certification
 * Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, EKS/Kubernetes)
 * Familiarity with service mesh, API gateway patterns, or event-driven architectures
 * Experience with multi-account AWS Organizations and Control Tower
 * Background in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government) with compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP)
 * Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution

## Description

Job Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice., As a Cloud Architect, you will serve as the primary technical resource responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing AWS cloud environments across Non-Production, Pre-Production, and Production systems. This role combines hands-on cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, operational support, and strategic architecture planning. You will work closely with customer-facing Solution Architects and Cloud SMEs to support cloud migrations, maintain highly available infrastructure, improve observability, strengthen security posture, and drive operational excellence through automation and best practices., * Maintain and optimize AWS environments across Non-Production, Pre-Production, and Production

 * Serve as first responder for incidents during business hours and critical incidents 24/7
 * Manage observability and alerting using AWS CloudWatch and Dynatrace
 * Collaborate with customer Cloud SMEs and Solution Architects on architecture for new projects and migrations
 * Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure through IaC (Terraform and AWS CloudFormation)
 * Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, build, and deployment workflows
 * Monitor cloud spend, identify cost optimization opportunities, and right-size resources
 * Conduct security reviews of cloud configurations including IAM policies, security groups, and network ACLs
 * Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation for all deployments
 * Participate in change management and release planning processes
 * Mentor junior engineers on AWS best practices and cloud-native design patterns


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