REMOTE AWS Cloud Architect

Company: Bayforce
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

AWS Cloud ArchitectREMOTE 1-year ContractMust be in EST Time Zone
** We cannot work with 3rd party vendor candidates or sponsor/transfer visas for this role **
Requirements:---Knowledgeable in cloud-based AWS technologies, with a firm grasp of AWS platforms and the potential applications that run on them ---Minimum 3+ years of experience in strategy, design, implementation, and support of IaaS and PaaS environments, specifically those leveraging AWS storage, compute, and network technologies. ---Experience in architecting and deploying multi-tiered applications ---Experience in architecting security architectures across infrastructure and applications --- Experience in configuration management using CloudFormation or an equivalent ---Source code management tools such as Azure Dev Ops ---Solid understanding of networking and core Internet Protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and routing in distributed networks ---Experience in designing and implementing application and infrastructure monitoring (CloudWatch etc.) and logging solutions (CloudTrail, Splunk, or equivalent) ---Experience in performance tuning, including the following compute, storage, load balancing and content delivery Networks ---Experience in High Availability and Disaster recovery implementations ---Experience working in, or implementing organizations and operational processes to support cloud environments (DevOps) ---Ability to use wide variety of open source technologies.
Role Description: ---Responsible for determining their IT Architecture, standards, design, and implementation approach for the company's application systems, infrastructure, and network-based cloud system. ---Create, evaluate, and implement plans & design proposals while understanding business strategy, objectives, and solutions. ---Responsible to define the overall solution architecture consistent with company methodology ---Will provide leadership for the customer, project manager, domain architects, domain specialists and application engineers with a goal to advance and deliver solutions. ---Consult and Inform Enterprise Architects and Senior IT Architects to design and deliver solutions ---Assess merits of alternative technical approaches and gain consensus for best approach ---Ensure that the non-functional requirements are satisfied including, but not limited to, security, disaster recovery, availability, and performance ---Validate solution prior to full implementation through modeling or prototyping ---Develop expertise in one of the following disciplines: Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture, Technology Infrastructure Architecture ---Assist in the architecture, design, implementation, and lead AWS cloud configurations (connectivity, network, security, containerization, monitoring) ---Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as code (IaC) ---Research and consult on AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructure and operational solutions with internal and external groups ---Provide guidance on security configurations and risk and compliance procedures (Identity Management, Network Configuration, Data Protection, Segregation of Duties) ---Manage storage, compute efficiency, and optimization activities, including evaluating configuration of compute size, storage solutions, and other service (network services, automation, and load balancing) ---Coordinate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure continuity of solutions ---Advise on best practices for improving operational processes ---Implement KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) - Interpret enterprise class assessments (objectives, data collection, analysis, and reporting against objectives)

• ---Assist during all DR (Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery) activities

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