AWS Cloud Architect – US/LATAM

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +3 more locations.

📋 Description

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

• Direct the technical discovery process and design multi-service, cloud-native AWS architectures.

• Technically oversee teams of 1–4 engineers while managing the technical roadmap for 2–3 concurrent engagements.

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

• Address technical disagreements and manage scope discussions with clients.

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

• Dedicate approximately 25% of your time to pre-sales activities such as discovery, solution design, and co-selling with AWS account teams in North America.

• Review technical aspects of SOWs and project contracts to ensure the proposed scope is feasible.

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

• Adapt to evolving delivery expectations and maintain engagement progress amid uncertainty.

• Establish architectural guidelines, reusable frameworks, and components.

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

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

• Contribute to shaping technical offerings and accelerators in accordance with market and AWS trends.

• Stay updated on AWS innovations and actively participate in SnapSoft's AWS Competency and partner initiatives.

• Report to an Engineering Manager based in Europe and lead distributed teams comprising engineers from the US and Budapest.

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

⛳️ Requirements

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

• At least 5 years in an architect role.

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

• Practical experience in database migration with MSSQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.

• Comprehensive understanding 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 proficiency in Infrastructure as Code; Terraform is preferred, but CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Ansible are also accepted.

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

• Experience operating containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes or EKS.

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

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

• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.

• Comfortable interacting with executives and engineering teams.

• Ability to work effectively in a distributed team with a few hours of daily overlap with Central European Time.

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

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

• Practical experience with AWS MAP phases is advantageous.

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

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

• AWS Specialty certifications are a bonus.

🏝️ Benefits

• A company culture that prioritizes autonomy and accountability.

• Fully remote position available anywhere in the United States or LATAM.

• Flexible working hours with opportunities for collaboration across US and European teams.

• High visibility within executive leadership, providing genuine influence over 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 interactions.