Enterprise Data Architect

Title: AWS Infrastructure Lead
Location: Walnut Creek, CA || Hybrid
Job type: Contract
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud architectures.
Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
Develop cloud adoption strategies and architecture roadmaps.
Design and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
Ensure cloud security, governance, compliance, and best practices.
Optimize cloud performance, availability, and cost.
Collaborate with development teams to build cloud-native applications.
Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
Implement monitoring, logging, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on cloud technologies.
AWS Services
EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53
RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
Lambda, ECS, EKS
API Gateway
CloudFront
IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
CloudWatch, CloudTrail
Infrastructure & Automation
Terraform / CloudFormation
CI/CD Pipelines
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
Docker, Kubernetes
Security & Networking
VPC Design
Security Groups, NACLs
VPN, Direct Connect
IAM Policies & Role Management
AWS Security Best Practices
Operating Systems
Linux Administration
Windows Server Administration (preferred)
Preferred Skills
Experience with microservices architecture.
Knowledge of DevOps and SRE practices.
Experience in application modernization and containerization.
Exposure to AI/ML services on AWS.
Multi-cloud experience (Azure/GCP) is an added advantage.
Certifications (Preferred)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Work arrangement
Yes