Sr. Solutions Architect – AWS

Gravity IT Resources; Cincinnati (OH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity IT Resources is seeking a hands-on Sr. Solutions Architect for AWS with contract-to-hire potential. You will work remotely from Cincinnati, OH, on production AWS infrastructure, including Kubernetes/EKS clusters, IaC, and automation.

The role demands practical implementation experience, not just governance, and involves migration and modernization tasks for a Fortune 500 client. The ideal candidate has implemented AWS solutions, worked with Kubernetes/EKS, and can explain decisions and

Qualifications

• Hands-on AWS deployment and maintenance in production.

Responsibilities

• Explain how to build an EKS cluster with worker nodes.
• Detail pod configuration and networking.
• Describe IAM permission setup in AWS and EKS.
• Demonstrate troubleshooting of EKS and networking issues.
• Show how to lead migration through implementation and cutover.

Skills

AWS architecture

Kubernetes / EKS

Production support

Troubleshooting

Incident resolution

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Lambda

EventBridge

Step Functions

SSM

Direct Connect

VPC networking

IRSA

Job description

Job Title: Sr. Solutions Architect – AWS
Job Type: Contract | Contract to hire
Job Location: Cincinnati, OH – REMOTE
Job Eligibility: US Citizen

We are seeking a hands-on AWS Architect on behalf of our fortune 500 client. This individual will havedeep experience building, configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting AWS infrastructure in production environments.
This is not a strategy-only or governance-focused architect role. The ideal candidate has personally implemented AWS solutions, worked extensively with Kubernetes/EKS, and can explain architecture decisions and technical configurations in step-by-step detail.

Required Technical Skills

• AWS EC2
• VPC, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs
• Route 53, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling
• Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN
• IAM, IAM Roles, IAM Policies

Kubernetes / Amazon EKS (Critical)

• Built and administered EKS clusters
• Configured Nodes, Pods, Deployments, Services
• Kubernetes networking and troubleshooting
• IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA)
• Kubernetes RBAC and permissions
• Production support and incident resolution

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Automated infrastructure deployments

Automation & Serverless

• Lambda
• EventBridge
• Step Functions
• Systems Manager (SSM)

Migration & Modernization

• AWS Migrations (MGN, DMS, CloudEndure preferred)
• Discovery, planning, execution, cutover, and support
• Must have led implementation, not just assessment activities

AI (Preferred)

• Amazon Bedrock
• RAG architectures
• Amazon Q
• OpenSearch / Vector Databases

What the Hiring Team Will Test

Candidates must be able to explain in detail:

• How to build an EKS cluster with 3 worker nodes
• How Pods are configured
• How permissions are assigned in AWS and EKS
• How IAM authorization works
• How to troubleshoot EKS and networking issues
• How to resolve overlapping VPC/CIDR problems
• How they personally implemented AWS solutions
• Real production incidents they have resolved

Ideal Backgrounds

Best Fit Titles

• Senior AWS Platform Engineer
• Lead AWS Engineer
• Principal Cloud Engineer
• Kubernetes Engineer
• Senior Platform Engineer
• AWS Infrastructure Architect
• Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
• Cloud Platform Architect
• DevOps Architect

Less Ideal

• Enterprise Architect
• Pre-Sales Architect
• Cloud Strategy Architect
• Governance Architect
• Consulting Architect (unless recently hands‑on)

Key Hiring Criteria

The ideal candidate should be able to say:
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“I built the EKS cluster.”
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“I configured the IAM roles and permissions.”
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“I wrote the Terraform.”
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“I deployed and managed the pods.”
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“I troubleshot the networking issue.”
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“I led the migration through implementation and cutover.”

Not:
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“I designed the architecture.”
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“I led discovery workshops.”
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“I aligned stakeholders.”
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“I built the roadmap.”

The strongest candidates will be engineers who became architects, not architects who have moved away from hands‑on technical work.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.