Senior AWS Architect (Hands-On Lead)

Collabera; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,984 - 137,760; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in New York is seeking a Technical Talent Analyst to architect enterprise applications. This contract role focuses on AWS architecture and requires strong hands-on coding ability. Responsibilities include designing high-level architecture, collaborating with design teams, and overseeing code quality. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with AWS services, excellent communication skills, and can work effectively across teams. Competitive hourly compensation is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Senior-level AWS architecture experience with hands-on coding capabilities.
• Strong experience building or architecting Data Portals and similar platforms.
• Deep AWS expertise in compute, data, security, and messaging services.

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise applications using AWS services and frameworks.
• Design high-level architecture diagrams for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product and design on user experience.
• Oversee code quality and standards enforcement.
• Participate in technical interviews including coding assessments.

Skills

AWS architecture experience

Hands-on coding capabilities

Communication and stakeholder management

Building or architecting Data Portals

Job description

Technical Talent Analyst at Collabera Inc | CAPM | CSM | Certified Systems Engineer | Six Sigma Green Belt

Duration: Contract - until March 31, 2026 (with high potential to extend)

Location: New York (4 days/week onsite)

Start Date: ASAP

Compensation: $90-$100/hour

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Architect enterprise applications using: Angular / React, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, Aurora, Neptune, S3, SQS/SNS, Lake Formation, Glue Data Catalog
• Design high-level architecture diagrams and break down components for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to shape user experience and platform flows.
• Oversee code quality, standards enforcement, and security patterns.
• Participate deeply in technical interviews, including IVS/coding assessments.
• Report directly to Shri and partner closely with engineering leadership.

Must-Haves:

• Senior-level AWS architecture experience with hands‑on coding capabilities.
• Strong experience building or architecting Data Portals, Data Catalogues, metadata‑driven systems, or DataZone‑type platforms.
• Deep AWS expertise across: Compute (Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway), Data (Aurora, Neptune, S3, Glue Catalog), Security (IAM, Lake Formation), Messaging (SQS/SNS)
• Ability to design architecture and individually contribute to implementation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; able to work across product/design/engineering.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience building internal portals or developer platforms.
• Background in data governance, data mesh, or distributed data product architectures.
• Prior leadership of hybrid offshore/onshore engineering teams.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually - as applicable.