AWS Solution Architect

Envision Technology Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Envision Technology Solutions in Pittsburgh is seeking a cloud solutions engineer with AWS expertise to design scalable, highly available cloud architectures that align with business goals.

You will implement Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and Terraform, enforce security best practices, optimize costs, and lead migrations while collaborating with clients, developers, and stakeholders to deliver reliable, cost-efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable, highly available AWS architectures.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor).
• Implement security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, compliance).
• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Monitor performance and optimize systems for cost efficiency and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AWS architectures.
• Plan and execute cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor).
• Implement security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, compliance).
• Build and manage infrastructure using CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Monitor performance and optimize for cost efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, provide technical leadership, and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

AWS Services Expertise

Security Implementation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Programming/Scripting

Database Management

Cost Optimization

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Python

Bash

Java

Node.js

Job description

• AWS Services Expertise – EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFront, IAM.
• Security Implementation – IAM policies, encryption (KMS), security groups, compliance.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – CloudFormation, Terraform.
• Programming/Scripting – Python, Bash, basic Java/Node.js
• Database Management – RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, data modeling.
• Cost Optimization – AWS pricing models, cost analysis, resource right-sizing

Functional skills:

• Requirement Gathering & Analysis – Understanding business and technical needs.
• Solution Design Thinking – Mapping business problems to cloud solutions.
• Stakeholder Communication – Working with clients, teams, and leadership.
• Project & Delivery Management – Ensuring timely and successful implementations.
• Risk Assessment & Mitigation – Identifying and managing technical risks.
• Decision Making – Selecting optimal technologies and approaches.
• Problem-Solving – Troubleshooting complex system issues.
• Collaboration & Leadership – Guiding teams and influencing decisions.
• Business Acumen – Aligning cloud solutions with cost, ROI, and business goals
• Design scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud architectures using AWS services.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture diagrams (HLD/LLD).
• Plan and execute cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor).
• Implement security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, compliance).
• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor performance and optimize systems for cost efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, provide technical leadership, and troubleshoot issues.