Senior AWS Cloud Architect – Platform & Security

Hearst Magazines; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MHK in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to define target-state AWS architectures and lead modernization of a regulated SaaS platform. You will own architecture standards and drive multi-team alignment for secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions.

Responsibilities include architecture reviews, serverless and container patterns, and cost-aware design with compliance in mind. Hybrid work in the Tampa area is supported, with focus on HIPAA/SOC 2 compliance and incident

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in AWS cloud architecture, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to define and communicate AWS architectures for highly available, secure, scalable applications or SaaS platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading cloud modernization or transformation programs from current-state assessment through migration, implementation, and operational adoption.
• Production experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including reusable modules, state management, versioning, testing, and drift control.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking, identity and access management, encryption, logging, monitoring, and multi-account architecture.
• Hands-on familiarity with AWS compute and application patterns, including ECS, Fargate, EC2 Linux, Lambda, and API Gateway.
• Experience designing or operating cloud environments subject to regulated or audited security requirements.
• Ability to influence engineering teams, lead architecture discussions, and make sound tradeoffs among security, reliability, performance, delivery speed, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state AWS architectures, reference architectures, and decision records for secure, scalable, cloud-native SaaS platforms.
• Lead architecture reviews and translate product, engineering, and enterprise technology roadmaps into implementable cloud designs.
• Design modernization strategies spanning serverless services, ECS/Fargate, EC2 Linux workloads, APIs, and event-driven components.
• Establish architectural standards for availability, scalability, and operational readiness.
• Guide multi-region resilience and disaster-recovery architecture, including backup ownership, RTO/RPO, failover, and restore testing.
• Define patterns for IAM, permission boundaries, and guardrails across AWS Organizations.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Cloud platform engineering

Terraform IaC

Security & compliance

Leadership & stakeholder comm.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS

AWS certifications (SAA/Professional/DevOps)

Tools

Terraform

AWS Console

IAM / KMS

Job description

MHK in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to define target-state AWS architectures and lead modernization of a regulated SaaS platform. You will own architecture standards and drive multi-team alignment for secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions.

Responsibilities include architecture reviews, serverless and container patterns, and cost-aware design with compliance in mind. Hybrid work in the Tampa area is supported, with focus on HIPAA/SOC 2 compliance and incident