Remote Principal AWS Cloud Architect

Description:

• Sophinea is seeking a Principal AWS Architect to drive cloud adoption and IT modernization across enterprise environments.
• The role involves overseeing, guiding, and mentoring a distributed team of developers and architects.
• You will provide strategic direction on AWS infrastructure and cloud-native solutions.
• The position requires defining and implementing high-level architectures that facilitate enterprise IT transformation.
• You will ensure seamless integration of essential infrastructure components and collaborate with component and support teams.
• Establishing a clear vision for cloud adoption and cloud strategies is a key responsibility.
• As a thought leader, you will evaluate solution-level architectures and recommend best practices for cloud and infrastructure modernization.
• Conducting in-depth analyses of IT requirements and transition planning is essential.
• You will develop architectural baselines for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
• Additional responsibilities include formulating integration plans, migration strategies, and modernization roadmaps.
• Researching emerging technologies to optimize infrastructure costs, operations, and maintenance is also part of the role.
• The position requires deep technical expertise in AWS, a strong background in cloud architecture and automation, and proven leadership experience.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
• You must have 10+ years of experience in designing, building, and managing cloud architectures, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Extensive expertise with core AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM, ECS, EKS, and API Gateway is necessary.
• You should have 7+ years of deep experience with Kubernetes, including multi-cluster management, scaling strategies, and security best practices.
• Mastery of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform and CloudFormation, is required, along with experience in large-scale automation and governance.
• A proven track record in architecting, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker is essential.
• Expert-level proficiency in Git and modern source control strategies, including branching models, code reviews, and GitOps workflows is needed.
• Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, including development, deployment, service discovery, and monitoring strategies is required.
• Advanced expertise in observability, including monitoring, logging, and tracing using Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or similar solutions is necessary.
• A strong background in performance engineering, including analyzing system bottlenecks, optimizing cloud resources, and improving system reliability is required.
• You must have a deep understanding of container orchestration, including security hardening, network policies, and automated scaling.
• Comprehensive knowledge of security best practices, identity and access management, encryption, disaster recovery, and failover strategies is essential.
• Extensive scripting and automation experience with Python, Bash, or Go, including serverless and event-driven architectures is required.
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding technical teams, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices in cloud architecture and DevOps is necessary.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), and Terraform Associate are preferred.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a strong ability to document architectures, present solutions, and work cross-functionally are required.

Benefits:

• The position offers a comprehensive Health Care Plan, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• A Retirement Plan, including 401k and IRA options, is provided.
• Life Insurance options include Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D coverage.
• Paid Time Off is available, including Vacation, Sick days, and Public Holidays.
• Family Leave policies are in place for Maternity and Paternity.
• Opportunities for Training and Development are offered to enhance professional growth.
• The role allows for Work From Home flexibility.