AWS Infra Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an accomplished AWS Infrastructure Architect with 10+ years in IT and 5–7+ years designing enterprise AWS environments. You will define strategy, design secure, scalable architectures, and lead cloud transformation across teams.

Role requires hands-on AWS expertise, IaC proficiency (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), and strong collaboration with stakeholders. Salary range reflects US market norms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with 5–7+ years AWS cloud architecture.
• Hands-on expertise with core AWS services and patterns.
• In-depth knowledge of IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.
• Strong focus on security governance and networking design.
• Experience leading cloud transformation and migration initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AWS cloud architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Design highly available, scalable, and secure architectures.
• Lead cloud transformation and migration initiatives.
• Establish architecture standards and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

AWS architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud security

Networking

Scripting

Leadership

CI/CD

Multi-region/DR

Cost optimization

Observability

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

EC2

S3

VPC

EKS

CloudWatch

Prometheus/Grafana

Job description

Job Description

• 10+ years of IT experience, with 5–7+ years in AWS cloud architecture
• AWS core services and architecture patterns
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK)
• Strong understanding of:
• Cloud security and governance
• Networking (DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, Load Balancers)
• Experience with scripting or programming:
• Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Define enterprise-level AWS cloud architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Design highly available, scalable, and secure architectures aligned to business goals.
• Lead cloud transformation and migration initiatives (on-prem → AWS / hybrid).
• Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Architect and implement solutions using core AWS services:
• Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS
• Databases: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB
• Networking: VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect
• Design multi-region and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and leadership.
• Drive architectural discussions and decision‑making across teams.
• Implement enterprise‑grade security using:
• IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, WAF, Shield
• Ensure compliance with frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, etc.).
• Define security architectures including zero‑trust and least privilege principles.
• Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
• Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management.
• Integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines.
• Design and manage complex AWS networking environments:
• Multi‑VPC architecture, peering, Transit Gateway
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect)
• Optimize network performance, latency, and security.
• Enable DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Architect microservices and serverless frameworks.
• Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Right‑sizing
• Optimize application performance using auto‑scaling, caching, and load balancing.
• Implement observability using:
• Define SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Lead incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.

AWS Infrastructure Architect:

• 10+ years of IT experience, with 5–7+ years in AWS cloud architecture
• Proven experience designing large-scale, enterprise‑grade AWS environments
• Strong hands‑on expertise in:
• AWS core services and architecture patterns
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation / CDK)
• Linux/Windows systems administration
• Strong understanding of:
• Cloud security and governance
• Networking (DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, Load Balancers)
• Experience with scripting or programming:
• Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Define enterprise-level AWS cloud architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Design highly available, scalable, and secure architectures aligned to business goals.
• Lead cloud transformation and migration initiatives (on-prem → AWS / hybrid).
• Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Architect and implement solutions using core AWS services:
• Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS
• Databases: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB
• Networking: VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect
• Design multi-region and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and leadership.
• Drive architectural discussions and decision‑making across teams.
• Implement enterprise‑grade security using:
• IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, WAF, Shield
• Ensure compliance with frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, etc.).
• Define security architectures including zero‑trust and least privilege principles.
• Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
• Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management.
• Integrate infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines.
• Design and manage complex AWS networking environments:
• Multi‑VPC architecture, peering, Transit Gateway
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect)
• Optimize network performance, latency, and security.
• Enable DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Architect microservices and serverless frameworks.
• Implement cost optimization strategies (FinOps):
• Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Right‑sizing
• Optimize application performance using auto‑scaling, caching, and load balancing.
• Implement observability using:
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray, Prometheus, Grafana
• Define SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets.
• Lead incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.

Salary Range-$120,000-$160,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection .
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.