AWS Cloud Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Lead the technical execution of intricate, high-impact AWS migration and modernization projects, encompassing assessments and mobilization under the AWS Migration Acceleration Program.

• Direct the technical discovery and architect multi-service, cloud-native AWS solutions.

• Technically guide teams comprising 1–4 engineers while managing the technical roadmap for 2–3 concurrent projects.

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

• Address technical disputes and manage client scope discussions.

• Represent SnapSoft in client meetings, including discussions at the executive level and collaborative sessions with AWS stakeholders.

• Allocate approximately 25% of your time to pre-sales activities, which include discovery, solution design, and co-selling alongside AWS account teams in North America.

• Evaluate the technical aspects of SOWs and project contracts, ensuring that the proposed scope is feasible.

• Tackle high-risk technical obstacles and escalations, including urgent production incidents.

• Adapt to shifting delivery expectations while keeping projects on track amidst uncertainty.

• Develop architectural guardrails, reusable frameworks, and components.

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

• Act as a primary expert in one or more areas such as MSSQL Server, PostgreSQL, EKS, VMware, data, security, or networking.

• Contribute to the development of technical offerings and accelerators aligned with market and AWS trends.

• Remain updated on AWS innovations and support SnapSoft's AWS Competency and partner initiatives.

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

• Collaborate with colleagues in the AI/ML and Application Development sectors.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

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

• Hands-on experience in database migration with 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.

• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code; Terraform preferred, with CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Ansible also acceptable.

• Practical experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab, Bitbucket, or similar tools.

• Experience in managing containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes or EKS.

• Solid networking knowledge including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancers, firewalls, VPN, VPC, Route 53, ELB, and CloudFront.

• Strong understanding of security principles: IAM, least privilege, access control, endpoint security, and data encryption.

• Exceptional problem-solving and communication abilities.

• Confidence in engaging with both executives and engineering teams.

• Comfortable working within a distributed team, with several hours of daily overlap with Central European Time.

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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

• Hands-on experience with AWS MAP phases is advantageous.

• Experience with migrations from VMware, on-premises data centers, Azure, or GCP is a plus.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted migration and modernization tools, such as AWS Transform, is beneficial.

• AWS Specialty certifications are a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• A company culture centered on autonomy and accountability.

• Fully remote position available throughout the United States.

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

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

• Engage in innovative AWS Cloud Migration projects for rapidly growing startups and enterprise clients.

• Occasional business travel for strategic customer engagements.