AWS Architect

We are looking for
AWS Architect for our client in Raritan, NJ

Job Title: AWS Architect

Job Location:
Raritan, NJ

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Pay Range: $60hr – $65hr

• The AWS Architect will design and implement cloud architectures, lead modernization initiatives, define best practices for AWS environments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions.

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional preferred.
• Experience in leading cloud architecture initiatives in mid or large enterprises.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Team leadership and mentoring capability.
• Ability to balance technical depth with business needs.

Experience:

• 8 10 years of overall IT experience.
• Hands-on experience in AWS architecture, solution design, and cloud-native applications.
• Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration including Docker, ECS, EKS, or Fargate.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK/Open Search.
• Experience securing AWS environments using IAM, KMS, and related tools.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement end-to-end cloud architectures using AWS services.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Define architecture blueprints, landing zones, and reference models.
• Ensure compliance with security, IAM, and governance standards.
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers, Dev Ops, and product teams to design microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Establish and enforce CI/CD pipelines and IaC standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Define and monitor SLAs, resiliency strategies, and observability frameworks.
• Work with business stakeholders to align architecture decisions with strategic goals.

Should Have:

• Awareness of compliance standards such as ISO, SOC2, or GDPR.

Skills:

• Proficiency with core AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cloud Front, RDS, Dynamo
  
  DB, SNS/SQS, Step Functions, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, and others.
• Strong knowledge of networking including VPC design, Transit Gateway, Route 53, VPN, and Direct Connect.
• Strong understanding of multi-AZ and multi-region high-availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Security Hub.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Open Search, or similar technologies.

Qualification And

Education:

• Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional preferred.
• Additional AWS certifications in Dev Ops or Security are an advantage.