AWS Architect: Terraform, DevOps, and Security

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Architect with hands-on experience in Terraform-based infrastructure automation, DevOps practices, and AWS Landing Zone design. The ideal candidate will have a strong command over observability, monitoring, and AWS-native security services and be proficient in core AWS services including Lambda, S3, and SQS. This role will play a key part in designing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions for enterprise workloads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure and scalable AWS architectures including Landing Zone configurations.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring repeatability and compliance.
• Lead cloud adoption strategy with focus on DevOps automation, CI/CD pipeline integration, and environment consistency.
• Implement observability and monitoring frameworks using services like CloudWatch, X-Ray, AWS Config, and third-party tools.
• Ensure robust security and governance, leveraging services such as IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS WAF.
• Architect serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, with integrations across S3, SQS, API Gateway, and other AWS services.
• Work with application and operations teams to implement highly available and fault-tolerant systems.
• Participate in architecture reviews, cost optimization initiatives, and Well-Architected Framework assessments.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in AWS cloud architecture.
• Proficient in Terraform, with a strong understanding of modular IaC and reusable design patterns.
• Strong background in DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild).
• Proven experience in setting up and managing AWS Landing Zones (Control Tower or custom).
• Deep knowledge of AWS services:
• Compute: Lambda, EC2
• Storage: S3
• Messaging: SQS
• Networking: VPC, Route 53, Load Balancers
• Security: IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub
• Observability: CloudWatch, X-Ray, AWS Config
• Familiarity with compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001) and cloud security best practices.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in multi-account AWS environments and service control policies (SCPs).
• Exposure to containerized workloads (ECS/EKS) and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with FinOps, cost tracking, and tagging strategies.