AWS Cloud Architect

Experience: 12+ years
Education: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

The AWS Cloud Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS. This role requires deep technical expertise in AWS services, cloud architecture principles, and DevOps practices, with a strong focus on payment security (PCI DSS) and biometric data handling for identity and authentication systems.

• Cloud Architecture Design: Create highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure architectures leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, ECS/EKS, and CloudFront .
• Payment Security Compliance: Ensure all solutions comply with PCI DSS and EMV standards for secure card transactions.
• Biometric Data Handling: Design secure storage and processing workflows for facial recognition and identity verification systems.
• Migration Strategy: Plan and execute migration of legacy applications and on-prem workloads to AWS.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement IaC using Terraform , AWS CloudFormation , or Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration.
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins , GitLab CI , or AWS-native tools like CodePipeline and CodeBuild .
• Security & Compliance: Apply AWS security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and compliance with payment industry standards .
• Performance & Cost Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize AWS environments for cost efficiency, scalability, and performance using AWS Trusted Advisor , CloudWatch , and Cost Explorer .
• Containerization & Orchestration: Architect containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) for microservices deployments.
• Documentation & Governance: Maintain detailed architecture diagrams, standards, and operational procedures.
  

• Experience: 12+ years in IT with at least 5+ years in AWS architecture roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC) and advanced services (ECS/EKS, CloudFront, API Gateway).
• Proficiency in Python or Java for automation and scripting.
• Expertise in networking concepts , including VPC design, subnets, routing, and security groups.
• Familiarity with PCI DSS compliance , tokenization, and secure payment workflows.
• Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) and logging solutions (ELK Stack).
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices , CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with biometric authentication systems and secure identity management.
• Knowledge of serverless architectures and event-driven design patterns.