Job Description
The AWS Solutions Architect designs, implements, and maintains advanced cloud solutions leveraging AWS infrastructure. The role requires a comprehensive understanding of the technical and business requirements of the customer, and the ability to map them to the right solutions to build a robust architecture.
The right candidate will provide new solutions and offer strategies to optimize existing solutions. They will work closely with cross-functional teams including development, support, and regulatory oversight to ensure the correctness and alignment of the system with our objectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Solution Design: AWS Cloud Architects are responsible for designing scalable, cost-effective, and efficient solutions while taking care of compliance and best practices.
- Collaboration: working closely with stakeholders and product teams to gather technical and non-technical requirements and translate them into well-architected solutions.
- Implementation: Implement solutions using AWS offerings such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. Configure and deploy solutions using automated solutions such as AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform.
- Security and Compliance: Ensure that the architecture and solutions are compliant with AWS best practices and mitigate any security vulnerabilities that might occur.
- Performance Optimization: Focus on optimizing performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Provide technical support on AWS-related issues, monitor solutions, and implement appropriate strategies to eliminate performance bottlenecks.
- Cloud Governance: Utilize tools such as IAM, resource tagging, cost management, etc. to enforce AWS governance policies and implement monitoring and alerting solutions to address issues proactively.
REQUIRED SKILLS: - Must be US citizen or Green Card Holder per contract and must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
- A Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or an equivalent technical degree.
- Twelve (12) years of experience in information systems, including seven (7) years of specialized AWS experience providing state-of-the-art solutions in information systems technology (or, if the particular area of expertise is new state-of-the-art technology, the specialized experience may be less than seven (7) years and more consistent with the age of the cloud technology).
- AWS Solutions Architect, Professional certification.
- Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices.
- Proven hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions.
- Implement PaaS and IaaS solutions in AWS platform.
- Knowledge of AWS offerings such as S3, EC2, RDS, RedShift, VPCs , Security Groups, etc.
- Create and maintain a roadmap of enhancements according to decisions and direct and track achievement in collaboration with the customer.
- Track and adjust the customer's use of AWS Cloud resource limits and quotas.
- Experience and understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration.
- Experience with DevOps tools and technologies like Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, etc.
- Configuration and maintenance of common applications and protocols.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
- In depth problem-solving skills.
- Cloud governance knowledge.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical solutions clearly.
- Experience supporting modern web development.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced and collaborative startup environment.
- Detail oriented, self-motivated, and proactive.
DESIRED SKILLS: - Experience with Performance engineering.
- Experience with evaluating new technology and its insertion.
- Familiar with modern software development principles and technologies.
If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience.
At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence . Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.
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