CLOUD ARCHITECT

Key Responsibilities • Architecture & Governance: Define and implement cloud architecture standards, governance policies, and technical documentation. Ensure adherence to the AWS Well-Architected Framework. • Cloud Migration & Strategy: Lead on-premises to AWS cloud migration strategies, hybrid connectivity designs, and multi-cloud connectivity (such as AWS–GCP). • Resilience & Cost Optimization: Architect high-availability and resilience strategies, align RPO/RTO backup policies, and implement continuous cost-optimization practices. • Data, Analytics & GenAI: Design enterprise-grade data ingestion, data lakes, and analytics platforms, as well as AI/ML applications leveraging GenAI tools. • Stakeholder Advisory & Leadership: Act as a technical advisor to stakeholders, application development teams, and vendors, mentoring teams through complex cloud transformations. • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive automation and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Requirements & Qualifications • Experience: 15+ years of total IT experience, with 8+ years dedicated to designing, building, and governing scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized AWS and hybrid cloud architectures. • Domain Expertise: Demonstrated experience working within regulated financial services sectors. • Certifications (Mandatory/Preferred): Multiple active AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, Advanced Networking, Security, Data Analytics, Database Specialty, Developer Associate) and HashiCorp Terraform Associate. • Technical Stack Proficiencies: • Compute & Containers: EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECR, Auto Scaling • Networking & Storage: VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, S3, EBS, EFS • Security & Governance: IAM, KMS, ACM, HSM, Secrets Manager, WAF, CloudTrail • Data & Analytics: Glue, Athena, Redshift, QuickSight, DMS, MSK • AI/ML: Bedrock, SageMaker Unified Studio • Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Aurora, DynamoDB • Languages & Automation: Python, SQL, Shell Scripting, Terraform, CloudWatch