> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4656983-aws-infra-architect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4656983-aws-infra-architect). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Infra Architect - **Company:** GREETINGS - **Location:** Alameda, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, ARM Architecture, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Ansible, Autoscaling, AWS Lambda, Cloudformation, Containerization, Route53, Functional Programming, Terraform - **Published:** November 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8e650a61-976e-417b-bf85-64d28aba4c1d ## About the Role Key Skills: Systems Engineer some Networking + DevOps+ Infrastructure + AWS Architecture Skills / Experience * 15 years of overall experience with 8+ years in Cloud/AWS Engineering & Architecture, Platform Engineering and DevOps; 7+ years of experience in EKS/ECS and containerized workloads, CloudFormation, Terraform/IaC, Ansible, developing reusable/custom modules * 7+ years of experience in EC2, ASG, AMI creation, ECR, S3, Lambda, IAM, SSM/Systems Manager, AWS Control Tower, Cognito, Route 53, and Secrets Manager, * Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor engineers; Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills; Ability to translate business/client requirements into technical solutions; Comfortable working with distributed/global teams * Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills; Ability to work independently and take ownership ## Description * Provide day-to-day technical direction and guidance to the Cloud Engineering team; Define and drive Platform Engineering goals, standards, and best practices; Design and implement container platforms using Amazon EKS and ECS; Configure Route 53 for domain and DNS management * Deploy and configure ECS/ECR and support containerized application workloads; Design and configure AWS Systems Manager (SSM) for operational management and automation; Design and manage EC2, Auto Scaling Groups and custom AMIs - integration of required security/monitoring agents such as Cortex and Tenable * Work with AWS Control Tower to establish and maintain governed AWS environments; Implement and manage Amazon Cognito for application authentication and identity requirements * Implement AWS Secrets Manager for secure credential management and automated secret/key rotation for services such as Jira, RDS, etc.; Design advanced S3 configurations, including lifecycle, bucket, expiration, retention and access policies; Develop AWS Lambda solutions for automation, operational tasks and metrics collection from AWS services such as S3 and IAM * Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules for provisioning and managing AWS services; Use Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or similar Infra as Code (IaC) technologies to build and manage cloud platforms * Apply AWS Well-Architected principles with emphasis on Security, Cost Optimization, Performance Efficiency and Operational Excellence; Identify day-to-day operational toil and define automation opportunities and engineering goals to improve efficiency; Partner with the client's technical teams to understand requirements and provide cloud architecture and platform engineering direction * Review existing cloud environments, recommend improvements in architecture, security, reliability, performance and cost; Provide technical guidance during implementation, troubleshooting and production Ops