AWS Cloud Architect

hands-on AWS Cloud Architect

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute AWS migration strategies (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor) for enterprise applications
• Perform hands-on architecture design, provisioning, and configuration of AWS services
• Build automation scripts using

  Terraform

  ,

  CloudFormation

  , or

  CDK

  to provision infrastructure
• Set up and configure migration tools (e.g.,

  CloudEndure

  ,

  AWS Application Migration Service

  ,

  DMS

  ,

  Migration Hub

  )
• Architect hybrid or fully cloud-native solutions using

  EC2

  ,

  S3

  ,

  RDS

  ,

  Lambda

  ,

  EKS

  ,

  VPC

  , etc.
• Conduct application dependency mapping, network and security design (hands-on in

  IAM

  ,

  Security Groups

  ,

  KMS

  )
• Work closely with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipeline creation, containerization (

  Docker

  ,

  EKS

  ,

  ECS

  )
• Provide hands-on support in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and cloud cost optimization
• Drive documentation, knowledge sharing, and cloud capability building within teams

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's/Masters in Computer Science or related field
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (preferred)
• 12-16 years of IT experience, 8+ years in AWS cloud architecture and migrations
• Strong

  hands-on experience

  with:

  • Core AWS services

    (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, Route 53)

  • Infrastructure-as-Code

    using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK

  • Migration tools

    : CloudEndure, Application Migration Service, Migration Hub, DMS

  • Containers & Orchestration

    : Docker, ECS, EKS, Fargate

  • DevOps tooling

    : GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline, CloudTrail, Octopus Deploy

  • Security & Compliance

    : IAM, KMS, Config, GuardDuty
• Experience in building fault-tolerant, secure, and cost-optimized cloud environments
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments
• Background in database or mainframe migrations
• Familiarity with AWS Control Tower, Landing Zones, and Organizations
• Exposure to regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government)