AWS Cloud Architect

Elegant Enterprise-Wide Solutions, Inc.; Jefferson City (MO); Remote; USD 119,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to help agencies with cloud adoption, design infrastructures, and ensure security and compliance standards are met. The role involves collaboration with various teams and offers competitive compensation based on experience levels.

Qualifications

• 6+ years Cloud experience, specifically in AWS.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks like NIST, CIS, FedRAMP.
• Ability to debate technologies and clearly state design flaws.

Responsibilities

• Design infrastructure aligned with organizational goals.
• Support agencies in cloud adoption and migration.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

Cloud experience in AWS

Cloud Framework and Cloud pattern architecture

AWS Security Hub

Azure Security Center

GCP Security Command Center

Scripting and automation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Education

Certifications such as AWS Certified Security

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

CISSP

CCSP

Job description

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Elegant Enterprise-Wide Solutions Inc- 23 years of rich experience in State and Federal Contracts- IT Consulting and IT Solutions

About this Position:

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement infrastructure aligned with organizational security, performance, and cost optimization goals.
• Build and configure resources using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies where appropriate.
• Support agencies in cloud adoption and migration by providing both architectural planning and hands-on setup of environments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including design diagrams, runbooks, and configuration standards.
• Collaborate with security, networking, database, and application teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and integration.
• Provide guidance on native tools, resource policies, role-based access control (RBAC), tagging strategies, and logging/monitoring configurations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to environments, escalating complex challenges as needed.
• Ensure all work aligns with enterprise governance and compliance standards, including NIST 800-53 and applicable data privacy regulations.

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• 6 + years experience of Cloud experience in AWS, Cloud Framework and Cloud pattern architecture, standard cloud platforms such as Aurora, Elastic Beanstalk, PaaS, IaaS, Cloud Database technologies, Ansible, Kubernetes.
• Ability to debate technologies and clearly state design flaws or preferred technologies is a must.
• Possess skills to architect in a dev-ops environment as well as operations side.
• Previous experience mentoring and managing an existing cloud team.
• Experience with AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Experience with AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, GCP Security Command Center.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM solutions and cloud-native security tools.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and policy-as-code tools.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP, or CCSP are a plus
• Preferred experience working on state's IT systems which encompasses security, cloud services, infrastructure management on multi-platform environments and management of large scale development and maintenance and operations projects.

Technical Environment Requirements:

• Depending upon the client's preference, either State owned Microsoft ADO or JIRA shall be used to record, track and resolve issues, bugs and defects.

Note: For H-1B and OPT cases, we are seeking candidates from recognised organizations.

"No phone calls please."

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Human Resources, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development

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