AWS Solutions Architect

Skill: AWS Solution Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Tech skills:

• AWS Services Expertise – EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFront, IAM.
• Cloud Architecture Design – Microservices, serverless, event-driven systems.
• Networking Knowledge – VPC design, subnets, routing, load balancers, DNS.
• Security Implementation – IAM policies, encryption (KMS), security groups, compliance.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – CloudFormation, Terraform.
• DevOps & CI/CD – CodePipeline, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS).
• Programming/Scripting – Python, Bash, basic Java/Node.js
• Database Management – RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, data modeling.
• Monitoring & Logging – CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray.
• Cost Optimization – AWS pricing models, cost analysis, resource right-sizing

Functional skills:

• Requirement Gathering & Analysis – Understanding business and technical needs.
• Solution Design Thinking – Mapping business problems to cloud solutions.
• Stakeholder Communication – Working with clients, teams, and leadership.
• Project & Delivery Management – Ensuring timely and successful implementations.
• Risk Assessment & Mitigation – Identifying and managing technical risks.
• Documentation Skills – Architecture diagrams, design documents, SOPs.
• Decision Making – Selecting optimal technologies and approaches.
• Problem-Solving – Troubleshooting complex system issues.
• Collaboration & Leadership – Guiding teams and influencing decisions.
• Business Acumen – Aligning cloud solutions with cost, ROI, and business goals

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud architectures using AWS services.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture diagrams (HLD/LLD).
• Select appropriate AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc.) for use cases.
• Plan and execute cloud migrations (lift-and-shift, replatform, refactor).
• Implement security best practices (IAM, encryption, network security, compliance).
• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor performance and optimize systems for cost efficiency and scalability.
• Integrate DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, automation, containerization, Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with stakeholders, provide technical leadership, and troubleshoot issues.