Cloud Architect

About Impetus

Impetus Technologies is a digital engineering company focused on delivering expert services and products to help enterprises achieve their transformation goals. We solve the analytics, AI, and cloud puzzle, enabling businesses to drive unmatched innovation and growth.

Founded in 1991, we are cloud and data engineering leaders providing solutions to fortune 100 enterprises, headquartered in Los Gatos, California, with development centers in NOIDA, Indore, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad with over 3000 global team members. We also have offices in Canada and Australia and collaborate with a number of established companies, including American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Toyota, United Airlines, and Verizon.

Locations- Bangalore/Hyderabad/Noida

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled AWS Solutions Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures using Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role requires a deep understanding of AWS services, best practices, and a commitment to driving the organization's cloud strategy forward.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Architecture Design:

  Design scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant cloud architectures using AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, etc.

• Solution Implementation:

  Work with development and operations teams to ensure AWS architecture is implemented, deployed, and optimized according to best practices.

• Cloud Migration:

  Lead cloud migration projects from on-premises infrastructure to AWS, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal disruptions.

• Security & Compliance:

  Ensure that cloud solutions adhere to industry standards and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, etc.). Implement robust security measures like encryption, IAM, and multi-factor authentication.

• Cost Optimization:

  Continuously monitor and optimize AWS environments to reduce costs and improve efficiency, using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and CloudWatch.

• Technical Leadership:

  Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Documentation & Reporting:

  Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture documentation and regular reports on system performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 11 years of experience in cloud architecture, specifically with AWS.
• Expertise in core AWS services, including EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, RDS, and others.
• Hands-on experience with AWS management tools (CloudFormation, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and storage concepts in AWS.

Candidate should be able to lead the discussion with non-technical business stakeholders, understand the business domain and business challenges, and come up with technical solution/architecture to systematically cater various business needs.

Having experience in implementing Customer 360 solution is a big plus.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with serverless architectures and microservices.