AWS Cloud Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee the technical execution of intricate AWS migration and modernization projects, including assessments and mobilization for the AWS Migration Acceleration Program.

• Spearhead technical discovery and design multi-service, cloud-native architectures on AWS.

• Guide teams of 1–4 engineers and manage technical roadmaps for 2–3 simultaneous projects.

• Take ownership of technical design decisions within the project's scope.

• Resolve technical disputes and manage client scope discussions.

• Represent SnapSoft during client interactions, including sessions with executives and AWS stakeholders.

• Allocate approximately 20% of time on pre-sales, discovery, solution design, and co-selling with AWS account teams in North America.

• Evaluate the technical content of SOWs and project contracts to ensure deliverability.

• Address high-risk technical blockers and escalations, including critical production incidents.

• Adjust delivery methods to meet evolving expectations and maintain project timelines amidst uncertainty.

• Develop architectural guardrails, reusable frameworks, and components.

• Mentor engineers and disseminate knowledge through internal sessions, workshops, whitepapers, and technical evangelism.

• Act as a go-to expert in areas such as MSSQL Server, PostgreSQL, EKS, VMware, data, security, or networking.

• Shape technical offerings and accelerators in alignment with market and AWS trends.

• Stay updated with AWS innovations and contribute to AWS Competency and partner programs.

• Report to an Engineering Manager based in Europe while leading distributed engineering teams in the US and Budapest.

• Collaborate with AI/ML and Application Development teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in infrastructure or cloud engineering, including more than 5 years in designing and delivering AWS solutions.

• At least 5 years of experience in an architect role.

• Demonstrated success in leading a minimum of two large-scale cloud migrations from start to finish.

• Practical experience in database migrations using MSSQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.

• Comprehensive knowledge of core AWS services, including EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, RDS, EFS, EBS, VPC, API Gateway, CloudFront, SNS, SQS, IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, KMS, AWS Private CA, CloudWatch, and AWS Application Migration Service.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, with a preference for Terraform, while also welcoming CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Ansible.

• Hands-on experience in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab, Bitbucket, or similar tools.

• Experience in running containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes or EKS.

• Strong understanding of networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancers, firewalls, VPN, VPC, Route 53, ELB, and CloudFront.

• Solid knowledge of security protocols: IAM, least privilege, access control, endpoint security, and data encryption.

• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.

• Comfortable working within a distributed team with daily interaction across Central European Time.

• Proficient in English.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification is a plus.

• Preferred experience with AWS MAP phases, VMware/on-premises/Azure/GCP migrations, AWS Transform, and AWS Specialty certifications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position available throughout Latin America (Argentina, Brazil).

• Flexible working hours facilitating collaboration with US and European teams.

• High visibility with executive leadership, providing real influence on the evolution of the US delivery organization.

• Opportunity to work on innovative AWS Cloud Migration projects for rapidly growing startups and enterprise clients.

• Occasional business travel for strategic customer engagements.

• A culture that promotes autonomy and accountability.