What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior AWS Solutions Architect position at Iron EagleX?
Senior AWS Solutions Architect
Job Locations
US-VA-Fort Belvoir
Job ID
2025-2537
Clearance Level
Top Secret SCI
Overview
Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.
Responsibilities
Job Description :
The Senior AWS Solutions Architect will design, implement, and optimize AWS-based data solutions for IT modernization projects. This role demands extensive expertise in AWS services, architecture best practices, and implementing secure, scalable, and high-performance data ecosystems. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in data migration, advanced analytics, and machine learning within AWS environments. This position is on-site at Ft. Belvoir.
Architect, design, and manage data pipelines and storage solutions exclusively on AWS.
- Develop and implement serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, Glue, and API Gateway.
- Design enterprise-scale data lakes and lakehouse solutions using AWS S3, Lake Formation, and Redshift.
- Build and maintain machine learning workflows using AWS SageMaker, AI / ML toolkits, and Python.
- Optimize real-time data streaming and processing with AWS Kinesis, MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka), and DynamoDB Streams.
- Implement data orchestration using AWS Step Functions, Glue Workflows, and EventBridge.
- Manage infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform with a focus on automation and scalability.
- Enforce security best practices, including IAM roles, AWS KMS encryption, Secrets Manager, and fine-grained data access controls.
- Lead cloud migration strategies for on-premises data systems to AWS, including rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring.
- Conduct performance monitoring and cost optimization for AWS workloads using CloudWatch, Cost Explorer, and Trusted Advisor.
Job Duties Include (but are not limited to) :
Qualifications
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Benefits :
Iron EagleX is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
