Technical Architect

Agile Dna; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cloud services is seeking a technical leader experienced in AWS and cloud-native architectures. The role involves designing scalable solutions, mentoring teams, and ensuring security and compliance in development processes. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in container orchestration, microservices, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS EKS for container orchestration.
• Strong understanding of Serverless Architectures using AWS Lambda.
• Deep experience with system integration and API design.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design discussions and ensure alignment with goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements for technical solutions.
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of scalable cloud-native solutions.

Skills

AWS EKS

Serverless Architectures

Microservices-based systems

API Security

Data Governance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

RabbitMQ

Apache Kafka

Job description

Cloud Services & Orchestration

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS EKS (Kubernetes) for container orchestration
• Expertise in AWS core services: S3, EC2, RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL)
• Strong understanding of Serverless Architectures using AWS Lambda and Azure Functions
• Proficient in Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and deployment

Architecture & Development

• Architected large-scale Microservices-based systems and Event-Driven Architectures (Pub/Sub models)
• Designed and deployed Multi-Tenant Architectures for SaaS, PaaS, and hybrid platforms
• Deep experience with system integration, API design, and backend scalability

Security & Compliance

• Implemented secure authentication/authorization protocols: OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML
• Worked with IdentityServer4 and AWS Cognito for identity and access management
• Applied API Security best practices (rate limiting, throttling)
• Ensured compliance with global standards like GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2
• Experience in Data Governance, Encryption (AWS KMS), and Audit Trails (AWS CloudTrail)

Databases & Storage

• Designed NoSQL-based solutions using DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Cassandra
• Integrated Typesense and Elasticsearch for high-performance search functionality
• Implemented Redis, Memcached, and AWS ElastiCache for efficient caching

Message Queuing & Data Streaming

• Built event-driven systems using RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, and Apache Kafka

CI/CD & Infrastructure Management

• Established and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation

Monitoring & Observability

• Set up enterprise-grade monitoring solutions with AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, and the ELK Stack

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design discussions and ensure alignment with business and technical goals
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and convert them into scalable technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring teams and enabling continuous learning and innovation
• Establish and enforce coding standards, version control strategies, and development best practices
• Review code, conduct design validations, and facilitate cross-team knowledge sharing
• Monitor emerging trends and evaluate new technologies for potential adoption
• Define and maintain a technology roadmap in line with long-term business growth
• Ensure security, performance, and compliance considerations are embedded in all stages of development
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of scalable cloud-native solutions with a focus on reliability and maintainability