What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Cloud Solutions Architect position at ConnectedX, Inc.?
Its a complete W2 Contract and Need consultants local to Plano, TX.
Job Title: AWS Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: Plano, TX Onsite
Duration: 12 Months W2 Contract
Job Summary
Experienced AWS Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure cloud architectures on AWS.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements and translate them into cloud solutions.
- Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Optimize cloud costs and performance through continuous monitoring and improvements.
- Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and compliance standards.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development and operations teams.
- Support migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud.
- Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related issues.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
- 8 years of experience in cloud computing, with strong expertise in AWS.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services such as:
- EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFront
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong knowledge of networking, security, and system design principles.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar).