AWS Cloud Infra Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Irvine seeks an experienced cloud architect to design and govern end-to-end cloud infrastructure with emphasis on availability, scalability, and security. You will lead IaC efforts with Terraform and CloudFormation, design networking (VPCs, private connectivity), drive cost optimization, ensure compliance, mentor engineers, and participate in architecture boards.

Responsibilities include reviewing designs, monitoring usage trends, and providing technical guidance

Qualifications

• Design end-to-end cloud infrastructure architectures for high availability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Architect networking solutions including VPC design, routing, private connectivity.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Review designs and participate in architecture boards.
• Monitor usage trends and cost optimization.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentoring.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and guardrails.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Networking design

Security & compliance

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Mentorship

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

• Design end-to-end cloud infrastructure architectures for high availability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies
• Lead infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Architect networking solutions including VPC design, routing, private connectivity, and hybrid integrations
• Have good understanding of various virtualized networking components on Cloud.
• Architect resilient systems with DR, backup, and fault-tolerance strategies
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements
• Establish guardrails for cloud usage, cost control, and operational excellence
• Provide architectural guidance and technical mentorship
• Review designs, participate in architecture boards, and approve infrastructure changes
• Monitor usage trends and recommend cost optimization strategies.
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
• Strong understanding of high availability, DR, and scalability patterns
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Excellent documentation and communication skills