Senior AWS Architect

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM.
• 5+ years of in-depth experience with Kubernetes.
• Mastery in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, especially Ansible and Terraform.
• Proven experience in crafting and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in Git or equivalent source code management platforms.
• Profound knowledge in the development, deployment, and monitoring of microservices.
• Advanced expertise in monitoring and telemetry tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, and similar solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in performance telemetry, including analyzing and interpreting metrics, tracing, and logging to improve system performance.
• Deep understanding of container orchestration and related technologies.
• Keen insight into data protection best practices, disaster recovery strategies, and failover mechanisms.
• Strong scripting and automation prowess.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
• AWS, Kubernetes, IaC, and performance monitoring certifications are a plus.
• Stellar communication, teamwork, and documentation capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and deploy sophisticated AWS cloud solutions emphasizing performance, availability, and security.
• Establish, manage, and refine Kubernetes clusters to ensure top-tier performance and resilience.
• Integrate IaC methodologies with tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Design, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines ensuring seamless deployments.
• Foster collaboration with development teams to ensure the flawless integration of microservices-based applications into AWS and Kubernetes.
• Lead in the monitoring, management, and troubleshooting of microservices, ensuring they function optimally and reliably.
• Develop and implement robust monitoring and telemetry systems to track application and infrastructure health using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch.
• Continuously analyze performance metrics and telemetry data to identify optimization areas, ensuring peak application performance.
• Guide best practices, strategies, and innovations in application deployment, infrastructure maintenance, microservices management, and performance telemetry.
• Spearhead the transformation of traditional applications to a microservices architecture.
• Mentor junior architects, fostering an environment of growth and continuous learning.