Aws Architect

Summary

The Senior AWS Cloud Developer designs and implements operational solutions using AWS cloud services. Is responsible for:

• Design and implement scalable, highly available cloud-native solutions based on new business requirements, to replace existing small to mid-size 3rd party provided software or help to improve platform infrastructure management processes and custom solutions
• Working closely with Business Architecture, Security and other Operations teams to complete assignments.
• Working across multiple phases of the workload lifecycle (including test, run, update), performing operations using an Agile methodology and tools
• Working with AWS Platform Operations to support to maintain the platform

Roles and Responsibilities

• Works with various teams to architect and build solutions in the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CloudFormation templates, implement infrastructure automation, create reusable infrastructure components and modules, and ensure infrastructure security best practices
• Write high-quality, maintainable code using languages like Python, Java, or C#, implement microservices architectures using containers and serverless, develop RESTful APIs using API Gateway and Lambda, and integrate various AWS services into applications
• Design and implement database solutions using MSSQL and cloud native database services like DynamoDB
• Design and implement automated deployment pipelines, set up testing environments and automated testing
• Set up comprehensive monitoring using CloudWatch, create custom metrics and dashboards, implement logging strategies, and perform root cause analysis and remediation of production issues
• Performs first-level incident response and assures services resolution for Cloud systems.
• Effectively creates and maintains relevant Cloud systems documentation and user guides.
• Interacts with external technology vendors and internal teams to troubleshoot issues and implement solutions.
• Responds timely to user requests for permission changes, new storage, and expansion requests
• Guide other team members in coding and review their code, establish coding standards and best practices and conduct technical training sessions

You have:

Key Competencies

• In-depth knowledge and extensive hands-on experience with AWS services like VPC, EC2, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Elastic Load Balancer (ALB, NLB), Route 53, Event Bridge, EKS, AWS CodeCommit / CodeBuild / CodeDeploy/CodePipeline, SQS, SNS and others
• AWS B2B Data Interchange experienced preferred
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Python, Java, JavaScript, C#)
• Hands-on experience with Container orchestration (EKS, Docker)
• Database design and management (both SQL and NoSQL)
• In-depth knowledge of:
• High availability and fault tolerance patterns in AWS
• Security best practices implementation in AWS
• RESTful API design and implementation
• Event-driven architecture
• Message queuing and streaming
• Extensive experience in conducting root cause analysis, optimizing performance, debugging complex systems, responding to incidents, monitoring and alerting systems, and analyzing and interpreting logs.

Technical Skillset/Experience

• In-depth knowledge and extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Advanced Understanding of core AWS services, AWS architecture best practices and security postures
• Experience with building and maintaining solutions in multi-tenant, multi-region, public and hybrid AWS Cloud environments
• Proven track record of extensive hands-on experience with application development and architectural solution design for real world business applications
• AWS Associate level certifications for AWS Certified Developer and AWS Solution Architect is a must. AWS Professional level certification such as Solutions Architect Professional (CSAP) is preferred
• Very Good knowledge and hands-on experience using Git to maintain code base
• Familiar with Agile software development principles and best practices
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required, advanced degrees preferred

Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Certified Developer – Associate is a minimum
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification strongly preferred

Work Experience

• 3+ years of experience in solution architecture
• 5+ years of hands on project experience with AWS Cloud
• 8+ years in application development

Professional Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Takes initiative and is willing to take responsibility for their tasks and actions
• Willingness to extend your own knowledge, learning new skills and exploring new services
• Willingness to drive innovation
• Ability to work self-driven while having priority management in mind
• Ability to travel up to 10% (both domestic and international) depending on project demand
• Customer facing work environment
• Active, highly engaged, multi-tasking environment
• Capability to participate in business meetings with various stake holders
• Ensure adherence to quality / security standards defined for the engagement Perform Trend analysis, identify top few incidents and work with respective teams/individual to minimize the incidents