AWS Cloud Architect: Data Platform & Migration Lead

IDR, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Industry leader

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking an AWS Cloud Architect to join one of our top clients in McLean, VA or Memphis, TN.

The role focuses on designing and building next-generation cloud data platforms to support scalable, secure, and cost-efficient operations. You will design AWS database architectures (RDS, Aurora, Redshift), migrate legacy databases to AWS (DMS), and develop standards, runbooks, and best practices while ensuring high availability, security, governance, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS database services like RDS, Aurora, and Redshift.
• Proven expertise in migrating legacy/on-premise databases to AWS using AWS DMS.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, indexing, partitioning, and query/performance tuning.
• Experience with AWS data lake architecture involving S3, Glue, Athena, and Redshift.

Responsibilities

• Design and document AWS cloud database architectures for performance, scalability, security, governance and cost optimization.
• Lead modernization and migration of on-premises databases to AWS cloud services.
• Architect and optimize data solutions using AWS services listed above.
• Develop architecture standards, reference patterns, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, security, governance, resiliency and compliance requirements are met.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Data modeling

Tools

Amazon RDS

Amazon Aurora

Amazon Redshift

Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon S3

AWS Glue

Amazon Athena

Job description

IDR, Inc. is seeking an AWS Cloud Architect to join one of our top clients in McLean, VA or Memphis, TN.

The role focuses on designing and building next-generation cloud data platforms to support scalable, secure, and cost-efficient operations. You will design AWS database architectures (RDS, Aurora, Redshift), migrate legacy databases to AWS (DMS), and develop standards, runbooks, and best practices while ensuring high availability, security, governance, and compliance.