AWS Cloud Architect

Protagona, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Protagona, LLC is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead the technical direction for client engagements, translating business objectives into actionable cloud deliverables. You will mentor the delivery team and ensure security, performance, and cost optimization across architectures.

You will drive cloud strategy from discovery through implementation, educate clients on best practices, and establish long-term relationships based on trust.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting AWS-based cloud solutions.
• Proficiency with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Deployment Manager.
• Experience with configuration management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet.
• Kubernetes design and deployment expertise.
• Strong understanding of network design and security best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI.
• Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-based solutions tailored to client needs.
• Automate provisioning of cloud resources using industry-standard tooling.
• Develop and execute cloud migration strategies from planning to production.
• Implement security best practices across frameworks and compliance environments.
• Educate clients on best practices and industry trends to ensure sustainability.
• Identify and optimize cloud environments for cost and performance.
• Establish lasting client relationships based on trust and humility.
• Mentor delivery team and contribute to company growth via training.

Skills

AWS

Network security

CI/CD practices

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Deployment Manager

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab

CircleCI

MySQL

SQL Server

Oracle

Postgres

Job description

As a Cloud Architect, your primary role will be to lead the technical direction for an engagement as you align with the client’s goals and business objectives. You will play a critical role in architecting all aspects of the solution; security, performance, availability, maintainability, and cost. All the while keeping the customer’s business objectives top of mind.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of cloud architecture best practices and the ability to communicate the proposed strategy to a client effectively. The architect will be involved in all phases of a client engagement, from discovery through implementation. They will serve as the primary technical mentor to the delivery team throughout the engagement.

A Cloud Architect can translate business objectives into an actionable backlog of deliverables with clear alignment with project stakeholders. As the backlog is executed, they will be responsible for the overall quality of work being delivered and making sure design considerations are being followed.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-based solutions tailored to meet specific client needs
• Automate the provisioning of cloud resources using industry-standard tooling and methodologies
• Develop and execute an effective cloud migration strategy from planning to production
• Implement security best practices across a variety of frameworks and compliance environments
• Educate clients on best practices, industry trends, and methodologies to ensure long-term sustainability
• Identify and optimize cloud environments for cost and performance
• Establish lasting client relationships based on trust and humility
• Act as a technical mentor to other architects/engineers within the company
• Contribute to the growth of the company through training, certifications, and internal initiatives
• Have fun!

Skills & Experience

• Architecting solutions to meet a variety of objectives in AWS
• Common Infrastructure-as-Code tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Deployment Manager
• Configuration management tools: Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• Kubernetes configuration and deployment strategies
• Advanced understanding of network design and security best practices
• Experience working with common CI/CD applications: Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI
• Working knowledge of common database platforms: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres