Senior AWS Cloud Architect – Platform & Security

MHK; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental plans

401(k) with generous match

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

MHK is seeking a Cloud Architect to shape a secure, scalable AWS platform for regulated SaaS apps. You will define target-state architectures, drive modernization, and collaborate across platform and product teams in a hybrid Tampa-based setup.

You will lead architecture reviews, establish standards for availability, security, and cost, and guide implementations across serverless, ECS, Fargate, EC2, and APIs. Strong QA, governance, and risk-mitigation skills are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in AWS cloud architecture or related field.
• Ability to design scalable, secure AWS SaaS platforms.
• Experience leading cloud modernization programs.
• Production experience with Terraform IaC.
• Strong IAM, encryption, logging, multi-account design.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state AWS architectures and reference designs.
• Lead architecture reviews and translate roadmaps into designs.
• Design modernization strategies across serverless, ECS, Fargate, EC2, APIs.
• Establish architectural standards for availability and security.
• Guide multi-region resilience, DR, and backup strategies.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Platform engineering

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

AWS Certifications

Tools

Terraform

Python

Bash

GitHub Actions

Job description

MHK is seeking a Cloud Architect to shape a secure, scalable AWS platform for regulated SaaS apps. You will define target-state architectures, drive modernization, and collaborate across platform and product teams in a hybrid Tampa-based setup.

You will lead architecture reviews, establish standards for availability, security, and cost, and guide implementations across serverless, ECS, Fargate, EC2, and APIs. Strong QA, governance, and risk-mitigation skills are required.