Primary Skills:-

AWS Networking, AWS Kenesis, AWS Elastic Cache, AWS PaaS Services, AWS EKS, AWS Cognito, Solution Architecture - AWS, AWS Redshift

Job requirements

Role: Cloud Application Architect

Years of Experience: 15 Years

Travel Required: Yes

Location: Monterey Park, Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid 3 days onsite and 2 days remote)

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

Job Description:

Ø The Cloud Application Architect is responsible for leading the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership in support of modernization and vulnerability reduction initiatives in cloud computing and automation, with a focus on the design of systems and services that run on cloud platforms natively or as hybrid solutions.

Ø Additionally, the Cloud Application Architect will be responsible for ensuring that applications are designed to support the performance, security, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements.

Ø The ideal candidate will have experience in designing large and complex IT operations in large organizations.

Ø The position requires strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and team-building skills, and must be able to collaborate effectively with multiple groups and stakeholders on multiple projects as a technical SME (subject matter expert).

Ø Cloud Architecture and Design and Development (50%)

Ø Demonstrate knowledge of AWS cloud architecture and implementation features (serverless, authentication, authorization, API design)

Ø Demonstrate knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub or experience in any other DevOps tool

Ø Demonstrate knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines, including pipeline automation for tools such as Checkmarx, SonarQube, NPM audit

Ø Demonstrate knowledge of infrastructure-as-code with tools such Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc.…

Ø Act as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization provide cloud end-to-end reference architectures, including AWS for both native and hybrid cloud solutions.

Ø Develop a library of deployable and documented cloud design patterns, based on modernization application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud.

Ø Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and communicate solutions with leadership

Ø Maintain overall industry knowledge on latest trends, technology, etc.

Ø Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including SaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.

Ø Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks.

Ø Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for applications.

Ø Collaborate with cyber-security and data privacy to meet security requirements, and translate requirements to developers, infrastructure, and cloud office teams. Consultation (20%)

Ø Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment.

Ø Ensure delivered solutions meet/perform to technical and functional/non-functional requirements.

Ø Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners.

Ø Provide guidance on best practices and recommendation on technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment, and operations. Thought Leadership (20%)

Ø Provide thought leadership in industry and to fellow team members, business stakeholders and program management.

Ø Communicate technology framework and solutions to ARB/CARB (cloud & architectural review boards).

Ø Advocate and define cloud architecture vision from a strategic perspective, including internal and external platforms, tools, budget, and systems. Mentoring (10%)

Ø Act as a mentor to team members and technical staff.

Ø Lead the definition and development of cloud reference architecture and management systems.

Ø Conduct product and governance work reviews with team members.