AWS Cloud Architect

Vankay Systems; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vankay Systems is seeking a senior AWS Cloud Architect to design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures on AWS, lead migration efforts, and shape architecture roadmaps. You will implement IaC and work with development teams to build cloud-native applications.

The role requires governance, security, and cost optimization expertise, with hands-on experience in Terraform or CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud tools.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable AWS architectures.
• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Ability to develop cloud adoption strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance, and best practices.
• Ability to optimize cloud performance, availability, and cost.
• Collaboration with development teams to build cloud-native applications.
• Troubleshooting complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
• Implementing monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance on cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud architectures.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Develop cloud adoption strategies and architecture roadmaps.
• Design and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Ensure cloud security, governance, compliance, and best practices.
• Optimize cloud performance, availability, and cost.
• Collaborate with development teams to build cloud-native applications.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
• Implement monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on cloud technologies.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Cloud security

IaC

DevOps practices

SRE practices

Microservices

Containerization

Multi-cloud exposure

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud architectures.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Develop cloud adoption strategies and architecture roadmaps.
• Design and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Ensure cloud security, governance, compliance, and best practices.
• Optimize cloud performance, availability, and cost.
• Collaborate with development teams to build cloud-native applications.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
• Implement monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on cloud technologies.

AWS Services

• EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53
• RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
• Lambda, ECS, EKS
• API Gateway
• CloudFront
• IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail

Infrastructure & Automation

• Terraform / CloudFormation
• CI/CD Pipelines
• GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
• Docker, Kubernetes

Security & Networking

• VPC Design
• Security Groups, NACLs
• VPN, Direct Connect
• IAM Policies & Role Management
• AWS Security Best Practices

Operating Systems

• Linux Administration
• Windows Server Administration (preferred)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of DevOps and SRE practices.
• Experience in application modernization and containerization.
• Exposure to AI/ML services on AWS.
• Multi-cloud experience (Azure/GCP) is an added advantage.

Certifications (Preferred)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and architecture reviews.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Nice to Have

• Data Engineering or Analytics platform experience.
• Serverless architecture expertise.
• FinOps and cloud cost optimization experience.
• Experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Retail, or Manufacturing domains.