AWS Cloud Architect

This is a Direct Hire Fulltime position

For this role, we are preferring candidates in east coast, will need to work extensively with UK and India time zone teams. Travel as required. US Citizen Required

Pay : $145-189,000

AWS Cloud Architect Position

This position will reside within the Foundational & Technology Operations vertical and will report to the Senior Technology Manager.

Position Summary

As a Cloud Architect at ACS, a leading source of scientific information, you will be instrumental in implementing and managing cloud solutions. This role demands a profound understanding of cloud services, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS), with GCP experience being a substantial advantage. Your expertise will be critical in the development and management of our cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and efficient operation across our extensive range of scientific and scholarly publications, national conferences, and other services.

Position Accountabilities

• Minimum 10 years of application development / solution architecture experience required for this position.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud solutions in AWS, with GCP experience as an added advantage.
• Take ownership of the provisioning of Cloud services and products. Develop and manage infrastructure automation focusing on scalability and security.
• Work closely with software and AI engineer teams to meet project acceptance criteria, document requirements, support continuous integration and delivery, and mentor junior staff members in cloud technologies and best practices.
• Experience with Design, develop, and manage dev, test, and production environments, ensuring robust software configuration management throughout the application development lifecycle.
• Extensive understanding of Cloud Agnostic architectures using Kubernetes and other solutions.
• Extensive experience in implementing AWS EKS clusters , management and scaling of the clusters with a good knowledge of traffic in / ouflows via subnet configurations and gateways. Linux experience is a plus.
• Develop and maintain CI / CD pipeline, ensuring smooth deployments and integrations using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and containerization strategies.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters within cloud environments, optimizing for performance and reliability.
• Utilize Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code to automate and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Work with serverless computing frameworks on AWS to enhance application scalability and efficiency.
• Work on Org Units, IAM roles to define efficient and cost-effective operating models for all of publication assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting, to provide architecture support on AWS
• Integrate and help manage legacy workflows using ArgoCD, Airflow, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Bamboo pipelines.
• Act as a tech owner of independent software products and aliasing with stakeholders.
• Present Cloud solution and architecture to technical and business stakeholders
• Take the ownership of cloud design and infrastructure operation.
• Learn new and latest cloud and Ai technologies to advise and architect modern solutions.
• Mentor Cloud engineers and build team for effective Cloud Operations.
• Assist and manage the roadmap for DevOps implementation in established operations, with expertise in continuous delivery, DevOps solutions, and integrated toolset solutions in an enterprise environment.
• Assist DevSecOps practices, including secret management, privilege management, and integrating tools to enhance baseline security.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional and Kubernetes certification is a plus.

The company currently provides the following benefits for this position : paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location.

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of the company. They reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

Salary : $145,000 - $189,000