AWS Technical Lead / Architect

Be an Early Applicant Remote Hiring Remotely in United States 2M-3M Annually Senior level Remote Hiring Remotely in United States 2M-3M Annually Senior level Lead AWS architecture across multiple projects, owning cloud solution design, infrastructure, security boundaries, data platforms, and AI integrations. Establish Infrastructure as Code and engineering standards, conduct code reviews, mentor developers, estimate work, and guide agile teams. Translate technical trade-offs into business value, document designs, assess deliverables before deployment, and support production-grade delivery using serverless, data, and machine learning technologies. The summary above was generated by AI

The Role We are looking for a hands-on AWS Technical Lead to act as the architectural anchor. You will not just be coding; you will be the “Technical North Star”.

You will oversee solution design, enforce best practices, and guide the implementation of complex systems ranging from Infrastructure Setups to AI-powered solutions & Enterprise Data Warehouses., * Provide expert technical guidance across multiple projects.

• Own the end-to-end cloud architecture. You will decide when to use Lambda vs. Fargate, how to optimize Redshift/Glue, and where to implement security boundaries.
• While you don’t need to be a Data Scientist, you must be comfortable architecting applications that consume AI services (e.g., AWS Bedrock, LLMs, RAG pipelines, and Vector Databases).
• Conduct code reviews, set standards for Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and mentor developers to ensure production-grade delivery.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business value for our clients, helping them understand trade-offs and risks.
• You will be the internal client qualifying the deliverables before it goes to deployment, Lead diligence support, M&A integration planning, execution, and operational infrastructure for CrowdStrike’s corporate development function. Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage change and stakeholder alignment, track integration KPIs and synergies, and report risks to executives. Build repeatable playbooks, templates, governance processes, and AI-enabled tools. Support Falcon Fund portfolio companies through QBRs, financial reporting oversight, partnership coordination, and strategic alignment with CrowdStrike’s platform and go-to-market organization., Conduct advanced threat hunting, dark web monitoring, and customer-specific cyber threat intelligence operations. Serve as a trusted advisor to assigned customers, investigate nation-state and criminal threats, prepare actionable intelligence, deliver briefings to technical and executive stakeholders, and respond to customer requests. The role also involves using AI and autonomous agents to improve intelligence analysis and supporting a rotational weekend on-call schedule.

• Proven track record (5+ years) architecting and deploying solutions on AWS. You should be fluent in Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway), Data Services (S3, Glue, Redshift), and Security (IAM, VPC).
• Experience leading agile teams, estimating effort, and making architectural trade-offs.
• Practical experience or strong conceptual knowledge of integrating Machine Learning into web applications (e.g., using LLMs, APIs, or pre-trained models).
• Strong background in backend engineering (Node.js, Python, or similar).
• Excellent ability to document technical designs (TDDs) and communicate risks to non-technical stakeholders.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or similar.

Nice-to-Have (Bonus Points):

• Prior experience in Biotech, Life Sciences, or Healthcare. (Familiarity with GxP compliance or genomic data is a huge plus).
• Experience designing Data Lakes or Analytics pipelines (QuickSight, Power BI migrations).

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