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# Solution Architect - AWS

- **Company:** American CyberSystems
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $115,500.0 - $135,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Adobe InDesign, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Memory Management, Amazon DynamoDB, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), MySQL, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Public Key Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Solution Deployment Descriptor, Systems Integration, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, Multi-Cloud, Containerization, Information Technology, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
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## About the Role

* Advanced proficiency in application development platforms (.NET, Java/J2EE) with strong programming experience in C#, .NET, Java, and Python
 * Foundational understanding of Healthcare and Technology industries.
 * Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora MySQL, SQS, OpenSearch, S3, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrails
 * Demonstrated experience with typical AWS architecture patterns such as serverless architectures, microservices, event-driven designs, and containerization
 * Exposure to multi-cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is a plus

Security:

 * Strong knowledge of security as it relates to cloud-based infrastructure.
 * Strong knowledge in current security threats, trends and mitigation approaches

Candidate must have skills:

 * Ability to influence change and direction within a team and organization
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Flexible, ability to deal with change
 * Learning agility, able to learn quickly and apply concepts to development
 * Strong team player
 * Strong communication skills, * 10-12 years of experience in software development involving Microsoft .NET or Java/J2EE, Python with strong programming skills.
 * 6 or more years' experience architecting and developing cloud software systems as a solutions or software architect.
 * Demonstrated success in designing, deploying, and scaling cloud-native applications and enterprise solutions
 * Experience working with relational database systems like Amazon Aurora and NoSQL databases
 * Strong experience with IT best practices, including development lifecycle, configuration management, deployment of new versions of applications, implementation planning, troubleshooting, monitoring, and support
 * Strong experience with memory management, dynamic memory allocation, pointers, compile-time, load-time, run-time and interpreters
 * Strong experience with data structures (e.g., linked lists, stacks, queues, tables, hash tables sorting, and searching. trees, and graphs); infinite data structures such as streams; data types including recursive and polymorphic types
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience

Preferred Skills: Strong experience dealing with security architecture components within a PKI such as Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, digital certificates, public/private key pairs etc. is highly desirable.

Desired Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

## Description

Solutions Architect will define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision for an application. This role is responsible for developing scalable, cost-effective, and secure cloud solutions by leveraging AWS services and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will not only excel in hands- on architecture using AWS but also possess deep business and domain expertise to guide long-term technology roadmaps. The candidate would also serve as part of an agile team contributing toward the team's development roadmap.

Technical Oversight & Collaboration:

 * Oversee one or more applications, contributing to architecture guidelines and development approaches
 * Define and execute a forward-thinking cloud strategy that supports both current needs and future growth
 * Design, develop, and maintain robust cloud architectures integrating a broad range of AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora MySQL, SQS, OpenSearch, S3, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail.
 * Leverage both business and domain expertise to develop scalable solutions
 * Provide leadership to cross-functional teams by establishing architectural standards, best practices, and a strategic vision for technology initiatives.
 * Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and developers to ensure that technology strategies align with broader business objectives
 * Mentor and guide team members in adopting strategic thinking in design, development, and deployment practices.

Solution Design & Documentation:

 * Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and exploration of solution alternatives
 * Develop and maintain architectural documentation to support new business features and capabilities

System Integration & Optimizations:

 * Optimize system performance, cost, and scalability while ensuring operational excellence across AWS services
 * Actively advocate and direct the automation and continued delivery software release methodology to ensure that software is always releasable, of high quality and stable through appropriate design guidelines and investment advocacy
 * Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions with solution context
 * Work with portfolio stakeholders, notably the Enterprise Architect, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of large projects
 * Plan and develop architectural documentation in support of new business Features and Capabilities

Risk Management & Compliance:

 * Support technology/engineering aspects of the Agile development process.
 * Identify potential technical risks and develop proactive strategies to mitigate them
 * Ensure that architectural solutions meet all security standards, compliance requirements, and industry best practices by integrating AWS IAM, CloudTrail, and other security tools.


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