AWS Cloud Architect

Newnovation; Alameda (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Newnovation is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect/Technical Architect in Alameda, CA, offering a hybrid work model with three on-site days per week. The role focuses on leading cloud and platform engineering, shaping scalable AWS environments, and driving automation and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years IT experience, 8+ years in AWS/cloud domains, and strong leadership and mentoring skills to guide teams and stakeholders toward secure, resilient solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience including 8+ years in AWS/Cloud Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale AWS environments with security, governance, and cost controls.
• Leadership in cloud initiatives, mentoring teams, and translating business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to Cloud/Platform Engineering teams.
• Design, implement, and optimize AWS cloud platforms using EKS, ECS, EC2, and containerized workloads.
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Manage AWS services including S3, Lambda, IAM, ECR, Route 53, SSM, Cognito, Secrets Manager, and AWS Control Tower.
• Build automation to reduce manual tasks and improve efficiency.
• Establish cloud governance, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization standards using Well-Architected principles.
• Troubleshoot production issues, improve monitoring, and mentor engineering teams.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

Automation

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Python scripting

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

EKS

ECS

EC2

S3

IAM

SSM

Cognito

Job description

AWS Cloud Architect / Technical Architect

Alameda, CA | Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite/Week

Full-Time

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect / Technical Architect to lead cloud and platform engineering initiatives, establish scalable and secure AWS environments, and drive automation, operational excellence, and cloud cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and direction to Cloud/Platform Engineering teams.
• Design, implement, and optimize AWS cloud platforms using EKS, ECS, EC2, and containerized workloads.
• Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Manage AWS services including S3, Lambda, IAM, ECR, Route 53, Systems Manager (SSM), Cognito, Secrets Manager, and AWS Control Tower.
• Build automation solutions to reduce manual operational tasks and improve efficiency.
• Establish cloud governance, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization standards using AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Troubleshoot production issues, improve monitoring, and guide platform engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and mentor engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience, including 8+ years in AWS/Cloud Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
• 7+ years of experience with EKS/ECS, containerized workloads, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and reusable IaC modules.
• Strong hands-on experience with EC2, Auto Scaling Groups, AMIs, ECR, S3, Lambda, IAM, SSM, AWS Control Tower, Cognito, Route 53, and Secrets Manager.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, automation, operational excellence, and cost optimization.
• Proven technical leadership, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Good to Have

• Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting.
• CI/CD tools such as GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
• Python/Bash scripting and observability/monitoring tools.
• AWS networking: VPC, Transit Gateway, load balancers, and VPN.
• AWS Organizations, multi-account architecture, security/compliance automation, and FinOps