Solutions Architect

Akkodis; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis seeks a Solution Architect for a contract role with a client in Chicago, IL—remote. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience with AI services (Bedrock, SageMaker), CI/CD, Terraform, and GCP, plus deep AWS expertise across S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, and security.

Expect a rate Range: $85/hr–$90/hr, negotiable based on experience. The role requires 6+ years in engineering, 4+ years in AWS data engineering/arch, and a proven track record in designing scalable data pipelines and

Qualifications

• 6+ years in application/platform engineering or related work.
• 4+ years in AWS cloud data engineering/architecture and best practices.
• Experience with data warehousing platforms like Snowflake/Redshift.
• Strong AWS services knowledge: S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, Kinesis, EMR, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, Security Groups.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora/RDS, MongoDB, Redis.
• CI/CD tooling and scripting (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, Terraform).
• Strong IAM and cloud security understanding.
• Skilled in monitoring/alerts for cloud resources and cloud security.

Skills

CI/CD

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

enterprise architecture

Communication

Education

BA/BS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AWS

S3

EC2

RDS

Lambda

CloudFormation

Kinesis

Terraform

GCP

Bedrock

SageMaker

Kubernetes

Docker

Fargate

Snowflake

Redshift

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Solution Architect for a Contract with a client located in Chicago, IL—remote. Strong hands-on experience with AI — Bedrock, SageMaker, Security, CI/CD, Terraform, and GCP is a plus.

Rate Range: $85/hr - $90/hr (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors)

Client:

• AWS- 05+ year
• Security
• CI/CD- 05+ years
• Terraform
• GCP is a plus
• AI: Bedrock and SageMaker.

Technical Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience within the field of application/platform engineering or related technical work including business intelligence, analytics.
• 4+ years of experience with AWS Senior Cloud Data Engineering, management, maintenance, or architecting, implementing best practices and industry standards.
• Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift or similar.
• Strong knowledge and established experience with AWS services including but not limited to: S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Kinesis, Data Pipelines, EMR, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and Security Groups.
• Experience with DB technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, MongoDB, Redis).
• Experience with CI/CD tools, pipelines, and scripting for automation. (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline tools, Cloud formation and Terraform).
• High degree of knowledge in IAM Roles and Policies
• Strong knowledge configuring AWS cloud monitoring and alerts for cloud resource availability.
• Strong scripting experience using PowerShell and/or Python.
• High degree of knowledge in PaaS and SaaS application performance.
• Understand enterprise level application architecture diagrams and IT security requirements.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience and comfort solving problems in an ambiguous environment where there is constant change
• Have the tenacity to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, inspire change, and collaborate with a variety of individuals and organizational partners
• Experience designing and building scalable and robust data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions for the business
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and report simultaneously across different stakeholders
• Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrate d ability to troubleshoot technical problems and issues.
• Passionate about programming and learning new technologies.
• Experience planning and executing on-premises to AWS migrations
• BA or BS degree Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Strong verbal and oral communication.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with large scale enterprise streaming services such as Kafka.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker containers or AWS Fargate.
• Experience implementing applications with both Windows and Linux server OS
• Experience with networking, security groups, or policy management in relation to Cloud resources across multiple operating systems, including UNIX, Linux, or Windows
• Advance CS degree.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled:

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.