Aws Cloud Architect Jobs

Position summary

The role will oversee and coordinate all activities for new and existing customers technology stacks on AWS. The position requires technical background in AWS and Cloud-based systems sufficient to work with technologists under their purview productively.

Position responsibilities

• Work with end users to automate and create solutions within the AWS framework that can be managed by direct user groups
• Works closely with clients to architect, develop, design, implement and manage AWS solutions for the end user use cases
• Provide technical direction to maintain AWS Cloud Infrastructure in Optimal Configuration from both technical and budgetary perspectives
• Prepare and present architectural guidelines and presentations for clients
• Provide technical expertise to the team and assist with escalation support and incident management processes involving AWS Infrastructure or related issues
• Define and implement standard processes, methodologies, and tools
• Promote the personal and career development of team members
• Engage in regular cadences with Leadership to discuss successes, challenges, and progress against objectives
• Ensuring excellent customer support and overall experience
• Must work independently while owning and leading projects while communicating updates, outcomes and objectives.
• Communication of best practices with the ability to shape scope of work to ensure successful results
• Creative problem solver that can work independently to deliver results
• Provide technical and leadership vetting for talent acquisition to expand teams
• Communicate confidently at both the leadership and project team level and collaborate with a wide range of technical and non-technical teams, regardless of geographical or organizational boundaries.
• Work with other customer-facing teams to analyze customer feedback and requests to ensure that customer needs are accurately communicated to the team with a focus delivering a great customer experience by deploying AWS solutions, driving innovation, and delivering successful programs.
• Understand, implement, and improve Agile methodologies to deliver products
• Drive efficiencies and operation improvements across the partner management function and be an active voice for change and improvement to the partner core teams
• Ability to make decisions on a variety of factors and understanding of maintaining a balance between end user needs and business objectives
• Provide planning and architecture design plans for leadership’s long-range goals and objectives

Essential skills and experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced-level knowledge in networking and routing to include transit-vpc implementations
• Proficient at multi-tasking and proactive in work responsibilities
• Superior attention to detail and able to understand abstract/complex thoughts and ideas " thinking -outside the box"
• Solid understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems with advanced-level knowledge in networking and routing to include transit-vpc implementations
• Bachelors or Masters degree in information technology or computer science or equivalent experience
• Able to anticipate the needs of Customer before receiving tasks
• Minimum of 2 Associate Level Certifications in AWS and knowledge of code tools such as CloudFormation
• 7 + years of experience in and customer-facing positions as a professional services leader.
• Proficient in AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring services
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity, Agile Scrum teamwork environment and exhibit flexibility as innovation is implemented.
• Advanced cloud troubleshooting skills and willingness to work on a customer site as needed
• 5+ years of experience with public sector contracting procedures, standards and specifications
• Experience with GitLab CI, or other AWS services such as Lambda and Step Functions