AWS Lead / Cloud Architect

Ethereum Technologies LLC; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company located in Raritan, New Jersey, is seeking a skilled cloud architect to design and implement end-to-end cloud solutions using AWS services. The successful candidate will lead cloud migration projects and ensure compliance with security and governance standards. Strong expertise in microservices architecture, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code is required. This role offers a chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing cloud architectures with AWS services.
• Proven ability in leading cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Deep knowledge of security and governance standards in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end cloud architectures.
• Lead migration and modernization projects from assessment to deployment.
• Ensure compliance with security standards across AWS accounts.

Skills

AWS services (EC2, ECS, EKS, etc.)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Microservices architecture

DevOps practices

Security compliance

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end cloud architectures leveraging AWS services (compute, storage, networking, and serverless).
• Lead cloud migration and modernization projects — from assessment to deployment.
• Define architecture blueprints, landing zones, and reference models for application onboarding.
• Ensure compliance with security, IAM, and governance standards across AWS accounts and workloads.
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency using best practices.
• Work closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to design microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Establish and enforce CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards (Terraform / CloudFormation).

Core AWS Services

• EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, KMS, Opensearch, Kafka and Secrets Manager.

Architecture & Design

• Microservices and serverless architectures
• Event-driven and asynchronous systems
• High-availability and disaster recovery (multi-AZ / multi-region)
• Networking (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Route 53, VPN, Direct Connect)

DevOps / Automation

• IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
• CI/CD using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS, Fargate)

Monitoring & logging

• CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch

Security & Governance

• IAM design, policies, and role-based access control
• AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Security Hub
• Compliance (ISO, SOC2, GDPR) awareness

ETHEREUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ETHEREUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ETHEREUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract