Platform Architect/AWS solution Architect
Job Description
Job Description
Title: Platform Architect/AWS solution Architect
Hrly Rate: 80-85$/Hr on 1099/ C2C
Total experience: 15+ years
Location: Onsite (San Diego, CA or ready to travel to San Diego every alternate week.)
• Must Have
• Mandatory Technical Skill: AWS Admin, Terraform, CI/CD
• Cloud Architecture Expertise: 5+ years designing and implementing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• AWS Services Mastery: Deep hands-on experience with core AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation).
• Networking & Security: Strong understanding of AWS networking (VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, NAT, VPN) and security best practices (IAM policies, KMS, encryption).
• Solution Design: Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical architectures using AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform for large scale automated deployments.
• DevOps Integration: Demonstrated experience integrating AWS solutions with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline).
• Observability: Strong knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like CloudWatch and ability to implement observability best practices.
• Kubernetes Expertise: Hands-on experience setting up robust, scalable infrastructure in Amazon EKS, including cluster design, workload deployment, and security hardening.
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Proven experience designing and implementing DR strategies and HA architectures across AWS regions and services.
• Databricks Architecture & Configuration: Practical experience in architecting and configuring Databricks Lakehouse Platform, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and secure workspace setup.
• Should Have
• Al Services & Infrastructure: Practical experience with AWS AI/ML services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend, Recognition) and designing Al-ready architectures.
Databricks Al Features: Familiarity with Databricks Al capabilities (Model Serving, Feature Store, MLflow integration).
• Migration Experience: Hands-on experience migrating on-prem workloads to AWS (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, re-architecting).
• Cost Optimization: Ability to design cost-effective solutions and leverage AWS pricing models.
• Serverless Architectures: Familiarity with Lambda, API Gateway, and EventBridge.
• Nice to Have
Regards,
Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Associate.
Containerization: Experience with ECS, EKS, and Docker.
Terraform Certification or equivalent.
• Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.