Sr. AWS Architect – Direct Hire – Remote Direct Hire/ Full Time Employee

TITLE: Senior AWS Architect

LOCATION: Remote, with possibly some travel to clients within US

DURATION: Full time/ Direct Hire position

SALARY: To be discussed

STAFF TO OVERSEE: none

HIERARCHY: Reports to VP of Client Delivery

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY: no budget, other than project budgets

INDUSTRY: variety of clients

 

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NOT open to Corp to Corp

Those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.

DKKD Staffing does not sponsor and cannot support H1, EAD, TN, etc.

No outside agencies, please.

 

Description

Looking for Amazon AWS Architect with 5+ years of “hands-on” experience designing, delivering, and sharing solutions. The role will work with application, operations, DevOps, and security team members to architect and build solutions in AWS.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic, collaborative workplace, our client provides an environment where you will be challenged and inspired every single day. If you enjoy the freedom to bring creative, thoughtful solutions to the table, there’s no limit to what you can accomplish here.

 Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the AWS solutions design and deployment of enterprise-scale for clients
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for cloud, automation, and end-to-end architecture for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions
• Analyze application portfolios, identifying dependencies & common infrastructure platform components, and assessing migration feasibility
• Define and enforce AWS Well-Architected pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization
• Work closely with client product/development teams to develop and promote cloud-native application architectures (microservices, serverless, containers), and application development and operations practices
• Facilitate/lead discussions (technical and executive) to understand business / technical requirements that result in decision-making and drive decisions/alignment around deliverables.
• Deliver the hands-on solutions for the client in conjunction with on and offshore teams.

 

Education (please include your qualifications when applying)

• BA – Computer Science or related
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• MBA or related
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty

 

Soft skills

Listening, influencing, problem-solving, self-motivated, teamwork, adaptability with a driving attitude to get things done.

Benefits

• Health: QSEHRA
• Retirement: 401(k)
• Vacation: 2 weeks

 

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JOB-RELATED SCREENING QUESTIONS/ JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Please provide your # of years of experience (per bullet/colon) and last year used. Elaborate if needed. If no experience, please indicate NA or none. 

• 5+ years of relevant Engineering & Consulting experience in AWS:
• 5+ years of relevant Microsoft AWS design & delivery experience:
• 2+ years’ experience as a practitioner in CI/CD pipelines in a DevOps environment:
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Github, and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible:
• 2+ Years of hands-on experience with security and vulnerability tools like SonarCube/SonarCloud, Terrascan, Veracode, Blackduck, Jfrog Artifactory, Xray-scan is preferred:
• Large-scale implementations on Amazon AWS and related services:
• Up to speed on the latest Amazon AWS Azure products and services:
• AWS Architecture:
• Windows and Linux:
• Cloud Trail:
• AWS Services:
• Cloud Watch:
• AWS Security:
• Green Grass:
• EC2 Storage:
• Outpost:
• EKS Cloud Endure:
• AWS PaaS:
• Route 53:
• AWS Automation:
• WANs and Firewalls:

 

Education (please include your qualifications when applying)

• BA – Computer Science or related
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• MBA or related
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty

 

Diane “Di” Krehbiel-Delson

Executive and Technology Recruiting

Westlake Village, Ca 91362

805-236-3793

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