.AWS Cloud Architect at VDart Inc

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect Location: Raritan NJ 08869(Onsite) Contract Key Responsibilities Lead Enterprise Cloud Architecture: Guide the design and continuous evolution of enterprise cloud architecture across multiple cloud service providers (AWS Azure and Google Cloud) and hybrid on-premises environments. Develop Reference Architectures: Create and maintain detailed reference architectures patterns and blueprints covering compute storage networking security identity data and analytics domains. Translate Business Needs: Convert business requirements into scalable resilient secure and cost-effective cloud solutions aligned with organizational goals. Establish Standards and Governance: Define and enforce governance models standards and best practices for cloud adoption including identity and access management (IAM) networking cost controls and compliance measures. Drive Cloud Migration and Modernization: Lead migration and modernization initiatives (rehosting refactoring re-architecting repurchase) with clear roadmaps milestones and comprehensive risk management strategies. Security and Compliance: Define and enforce security architectures compliance controls data protection policies encryption standards key management and incident response plans. Optimize Cloud Spend: Implement cost governance practices tagging strategies right-sizing automation and lifecycle management to maximize cloud investment value. Architect Automation and CI/CD Pipelines: Design automation workflows Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions (Terraform CloudFormation ARM) and container orchestration (Kubernetes Docker) to enable rapid and repeatable deployments. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with security site reliability data engineering and application teams to ensure reliability observability and optimal system performance. Cloud Service Evaluation: Assess select and manage relationships with cloud service vendors maintaining due diligence and managing associated risks. Technical Leadership and Mentoring: Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers developers and operations teams; communicate architecture decisions and rationale to stakeholders at all organizational levels. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Develop robust architectures for disaster recovery business continuity and backup; design for high availability and fault tolerance. Performance and Monitoring: Establish and uphold performance benchmarks monitoring logging and incident management practices driving continuous improvement initiatives. Required Qualifications Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of hands-on experience with cloud technologies including at least 4 years in an architecture or lead role. Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (AWS Azure or Google Cloud); experience with multiple platforms is advantageous. Strong knowledge of networking (VPC/VNet subnets routing firewalls VPNs/ExpressRoute/Direct Connect) security IAM storage databases and compute services. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation ARM) and automation/scripting (Python PowerShell Bash). Understanding of containers and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes) as well as serverless architectures. Experience with cloud-based data architecture data pipelines and analytics solutions. Ability to translate business requirements into architectural designs and deliverables. Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a proven ability to influence and guide teams and stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional Azure Solutions Architect Expert Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect CCSP/CISSP or TOGAF. Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g. TOGAF Zachman). Experience with hybrid cloud edge computing or data governance initiatives. Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (ISO 27001 SOC 2 GDPR HIPAA as applicable) and risk assessment methodologies. Advanced degree or specialized training in cloud security data architecture or AI/ML infrastructure. Skills & Competencies Technical: Cloud architecture design cost optimization security and compliance IAM networking storage and databases data governance disaster recovery performance optimization and monitoring. Tools & Technologies: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation ARM) CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps) containerization (Kubernetes Docker) cloud-native services and scripting languages. Leadership & Collaboration: Stakeholder management cross-functional team leadership negotiation project management and effective written and verbal communication. Problem Solving: Analytical thinking risk assessment and the ability to decompose complex problems into actionable architectural designs. Experience Level Variants Senior Cloud Architect: Requires 7 years of practical experience with cloud technologies; responsible for broader scope leading architecture reviews and managing multi-cloud programs. Staff/Principal Cloud Architect: Requires 10 years of experience; responsible for defining cloud strategy at the enterprise level and driving organization-wide transformation. Key Skills APIs,Pegasystems,Spring,SOAP,.NET,Hybris,Solution Architecture,Service-Oriented Architecture,Adobe Experience Manager,J2EE,Java,Oracle Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1