Position: AWS Cloud Architect
Location: Irving Texas 75039 (3/4 days/week onsite)
Term: Contract Duration: 6+ Months Contract-to-hire
This food and beverage industry leader has an immediate 6+ month contract opportunity in Irving, TX for an AWS Cloud Architect. This position requires working onsite 3-4 days/week in Irving (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are mandatory). This position requires recent experience with leading the AWS strategy of an organization. Will report to the Director - IT Infrastructure and will be an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications and platform products. Will drive significant business impact and help shape the target state architecture through your capabilities in multiple architecture domains. Will be part of the infrastructure leadership team and help create technology strategy and influence technology direction. Requires a demonstrated record of accomplishment of delivering tangible results and exceeding performance metrics in project management and execution. Will collaborate with key stakeholders to drive consensus and be dedicated to understanding and fulfilling the diverse needs of internal stakeholders through tailored cloud first solutions. Will use exceptional leadership acumen to empower teams to excel in a dynamic and collaborative environment while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
- 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions on AWS platforms.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, including microservices, containerization, serverless computing, and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native development frameworks and tools, such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Proficiency in programming/scripting languages, such as Python, Java, or PowerShell.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud security best practices, encryption methods, identity, and access management (IAM).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
What You Will Be Doing
- Designing, implementing, and maintaining the AWS cloud computing strategy.
- Ensuring that the cloud infrastructure aligns with corporate operational needs and strategic goals concerning scalability, performance, security and cost efficiency.
- Designing cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring.
- Monitoring network costs and implementing cost-saving measures where possible to optimize spending.
- Designing scalable, reliable, and secure network architectures within the AWS ecosystem.
- Collaborating with security teams to enforce network security measures and ensure compliance with internal policies.
- Automating network deployments and operations using scripting languages, such as Python, and infrastructure as code tools, such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Regularly assessing network performance, address bottlenecks, and providing solutions for network optimization.
- Developing and maintaining disaster recovery strategies and participating in regular DR testing to ensure a rapid response to network outages and failures.
- Staying informed about AWS networking updates and service offerings, reporting back recommendations to stakeholders.