AWS Architect - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Remote) - 15+ years only

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Kiran Kumar

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Jul 2, 2026, 3:20:43 PM (4 days ago) Jul 2
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AWS Architect

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Remote)

 

The role

An opportunity is available for a Principal AWS Enterprise Architect to design the AWS environment for application teams. This is a foundation and platform role. The primary responsibility involves managing all aspects underneath the applications, including account structures, network layout, identity management, data center connectivity, PII protection, and the hosting of Databricks and VDI. This is a hands-on architect role that requires producing diagrams, working IaC reference modules, and written decisions. The objective is to establish a foundation that the in-house team can own and extend.

 

What you'll work on

AWS foundation and landing zone

  • Design the target AWS Organizations layout, including OUs and the account model for various services.
  • Establish SCPs, permission boundaries, and an enforced tagging policy.
  • Implement baseline guardrails such as CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and centralized log aggregation.
  • Create reference IaC, preferably in Terraform, for workload teams.

Identity and access

  • Configure federation through IAM Identity Center, integrated with the corporate IdP.
  • Develop reusable role and policy patterns that enforce least privilege.
  • Manage secrets and KMS, including key hierarchy, rotation, and cross-account access.

Network

  • Define a multi-account topology using Transit Gateway and Shared VPCs.
  • Establish hybrid connectivity to the data center via Direct Connect.
  • Architect egress and ingress patterns, including the edge layer and perimeter security controls like WAF and Network Firewall.

Security, compliance, and PII

  • Develop an AWS security reference architecture mapped to the NIST CSF 2.0 framework.
  • Implement end-to-end PII handling, including classification, encryption, and discovery.
  • Centralize logging and prepare for incident response and forensic readiness.

VDI and Databricks

  • Select and justify an AWS-hosted VDI solution for various user populations.
  • Deploy Databricks on AWS in a regulated setup, covering VPC, Unity Catalog, and governance.
  • Define how the data platform interacts with other data services securely.

Reliability, cost, and governance

  • Establish a multi-region and DR posture aligned with business requirements.
  • Implement cost governance measures, including budgets, tag enforcement, and a FinOps cadence.
  • Create an architecture review process and a formal ADR practice.

Leadership

  • Lead design workshops with cross-functional teams to drive decisions.
  • Pair with engineers to enable knowledge transfer and long-term ownership.

 

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years in enterprise infrastructure and cloud architecture, with at least seven years on production AWS at enterprise scale.
  • Experience personally architecting at least two AWS landing zones currently in production.
  • Hands-on proficiency with AWS services including Organizations, Control Tower, IAM Identity Center, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
  • Experience running Databricks on AWS in a regulated environment.
  • Experience designing VDI on AWS for an enterprise.
  • Familiarity with handling PII and other regulated data types.
  • Ability to translate compliance frameworks like NIST CSF, SOC 2, or HIPAA into AWS configurations.
  • Strong proficiency in Terraform.
  • Demonstrated ability to create reference architectures and ADRs.
  • Clear communication skills, with comfort interacting with both technical and executive audiences.

Nice to have

  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional and AWS Security – Specialty certifications.
  • Prior experience with large-scale on-prem to AWS migrations.
  • Familiarity with API Gateway, EKS, and ECS.
  • Experience with integrations such as Okta, ServiceNow, Splunk, or CrowdStrike.
  • Industry background in Telecommunications or Service Provider sectors.

What success looks like

  • Within 30 days: Complete a current-state review, interview stakeholders, and present a draft target-state landing zone.
  • Within 90 days: Gain approval for the reference architecture, deploy the network and identity foundation via IaC, and activate baseline guardrails.
  • By end of engagement: Deliver a production-ready landing zone with documented patterns, mapped controls, and a fully enabled in-house team.

 

Thanks & Regards,
Email: Ki...@sapphiresoftwaresolutions.com

 

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