Platform Architect/AWS solution Architect
* Total experience: 15+ years
* Location: Onsite San Diego, CA M-F
12+ Months
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
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.