AWS Cloud Platform Architect

Job Family:
IT Architecture/Cloud

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design, implement and manage scalable, secure and resilient cloud architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Design end-to-end AWS cloud infrastructure solutions to support enterprise applications, data platforms, and business critical services. Create high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies.
• Develop migration strategies for transitioning on-premises workloads to AWS. Contribute to cloud strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Oversee deployment of Infrastructure as code (IaC)using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation or CDK. Establish and enhance continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to streamline software deployment and infrastructure updates.
• Ensure observability, monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray or third-party tools. Design architecture that meets security, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable.
• Implement IAM best practices, encryption strategies, and secure networking.
• Partner with developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet mission-critical needs.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends, evaluating and recommending new solutions to enhance our capabilities.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field. Additional Four (4) expedience can be used in lieu of degree.
• Minimum Six (6)years of prior relevant experience in IT infrastructure, with atleast Five (5) years in AWS cloud architecture , DevOps, or infrastructure automation.
• Expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of networking (VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, load balancing).
• Hands on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless architecture.
• Owns policy for access roles, change management, ops workflows, code standards, compliance enforcement, high level infra and tooling decisions, etc.
• Ensures infra budget controls. Owns policy for internal threat monitoring aka "watching the watchers".
• Ownership of AWS services like ControlTower, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Service Catalog, AWS SecurityHub, AWS CloudTrail, Github Organization-Level Admin.
• Expertise in AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, CloudFormation, WorkSpaces, Snowball).
• Strong development background in Python (Boto3), Bash, SQL.
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform, GitLab CI, Puppet, Ansible).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members, as needed to solve complex operational and reliability problems.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (Highly desirable).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty, or other relevant AWS certifications.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1- or via email at All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant's dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.