AWS Technical Architect

AppLab Systems, Inc; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AppLab Systems, Inc in Raleigh, NC, seeks an accomplished AWS Cloud Architect to lead enterprise-scale cloud transformations. You will shape reference architectures, migration strategies, and secure, multi-region designs that align with business goals.

The role emphasizes Terraform-based IaC, Docker and Kubernetes adoption, CI/CD implementation, and collaboration with Security and Development teams to ensure governance and reliability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years AWS architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in AWS networking, security, and compute services.
• Hands-on enterprise cloud migrations.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and API architectures.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale AWS architectures and lead cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.
• Define cloud transformation strategies, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Design secure, scalable, multi-region, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Establish Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Drive Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and API-first architecture adoption.
• Design event-driven integration patterns and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud cost, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Security, Risk, and development teams to ensure governance and compliance.
• Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineers and solution architects.

Skills

IT experience

AWS architecture

AWS networking

AWS security

AWS compute

Cloud migrations

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

API architectures

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

• Design enterprise-scale AWS architectures and lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Define cloud transformation strategies, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Design secure, scalable, multi-region, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Establish Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Drive Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and API-first architecture adoption.
• Design event-driven integration patterns and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud cost, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Security, Risk, and development teams to ensure governance and compliance.
• Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineers and solution architects.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 5+ years of AWS architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in AWS networking, security, and compute services.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cloud migrations.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and API architectures.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification.
• Financial services or banking experience.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms and event-driven architectures.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field