AWS ECS Architect

Tech Mirrors; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mirrors in Chicago, IL is seeking an AWS ECS Architect to own end-to-end container strategy, infrastructure design, and setup onsite.

The role requires leading distributed systems, multi-cloud/hybrid integrations, cost optimization, and building scalable microservices with ECS, Fargate, and Docker. You'll implement IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure security/compliance. Onsite in Chicago.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT with 7+ years in AWS cloud architecture and containerization.
• Deep expertise in ECS task definitions, cluster management, service discovery, and load balancing.
• Strong knowledge of VPCs, subnets, security groups, and API gateways.
• Ability to lead end-to-end infrastructure set-up and deployment in higher environments post-setup.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Build scalable, highly available microservices using Amazon ECS, Fargate, and Docker.
• Infrastructure as Code: Manage cloud resources using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Implement automated deployment workflows with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce IAM roles, VPC network security, and container vulnerability scanning.
• Monitoring & Reliability: Set up observability via Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Bedrock AgentCore and Prometheus.

Skills

AWS architecture

Containerization

ECS

Fargate

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

CI/CD

IAM & Security

Observability

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

CloudWatch

Job description

Position: AWS ECS Architect

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ months

AWS ECS Architect who owns end-to-end container strategy, infrastructure design, and setting up the infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include designing distributed systems, leading multi-cloud/hybrid integrations, and driving cost-optimization.

Core Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Build scalable, highly available microservices using Amazon ECS, Fargate, and Docker.
• Infrastructure as Code: Manage cloud resources using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Implement automated deployment workflows with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce IAM roles, VPC network security, and container vulnerability scanning.
• Monitoring & Reliability: Set up observability via Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Bedrock AgentCore and Prometheus.

Requirements & Skills

• Experience: 15+ years in IT with 7+ years specializing in AWS cloud architecture and containerization.
• Deep Expertise: Advanced mastery of Amazon ECS task definitions, cluster management, service discovery, and load balancing
• Networking Knowledge: Strong grasp of VPCs, subnets, security groups, and API gateways.
• Client Service: Understand client landscape, create needed requests to do set-up, own and lead the end to end infrastructure set-up and deployment In higher environments post set-up