What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Cloud Architect position at Ascendum Solutions?
Job Title: AWS Architect
Candidates MUST be local to Charlotte, NC area and willing to work a hybrid schedule in the office 3 days/week.
Long-term (12 months) W-2 Contract to hire role.
******NO C2C resumes accepted, only W2 candidates will be considered******
Top Skillsets needed:
MUSTS:
80% cloud / 20% on-prem work.
- ECS and Aurora database (If no Aurora DB and candidate checks all other boxes, will entertain)
- DQL / Dynatrace / observability tools
- AWS / Docker / DevOps / Lambda / Security
- Containerization and mgt.
- Terraform / IAC
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Design and document scalable, secure, and high-performance systems in AWS, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.
- Collaborate with Software Development teams, Product Managers, and Business Owners to drive architectural decisions and system designs.
- Lead the development and implementation of cloud-based solutions using AWS services such as S3, Lambda, ECS, EC2, and Aurora DB.
- Define best practices for system architecture, including security, networking, scalability, and observability.
- Work closely with DevOps and engineering teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
- Implement and maintain observability solutions using tools like Datadog, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring platforms.
- Ensure system reliability and performance through logging, monitoring, and proactive alerting strategies.
- Guide teams on cloud-native security best practices, Well-Architected Framework principles, and cost-optimized AWS usage.
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers, fostering best practices in system design and cloud architecture.
- Troubleshoot complex architectural and performance-related issues, ensuring seamless development, testing, and production environments.
Required Skills:
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3, Lambda, ECS, EC2, API Gateway, and Aurora DB.
- Strong expertise in Terraform, including infrastructure-as-code best practices, modularization, and automation.
- Deep understanding of AWS networking, including VPC design, subnets, routing, security groups, and load balancing.
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, or similar for logging, monitoring, and performance optimization.
- Strong background in designing and documenting distributed systems with a focus on high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
- Experience implementing cloud security best practices and familiarity with AWS IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and DevOps practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in technical documentation and architectural presentations.
Salary : $70 - $75
