Cloud Architect 158636

KēSTA I.T.•Lansing, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

KēSTA I.T. is actively seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect for an immediate contract engagement with our government client. This hands-on technical role will focus on architecting AWS-based solutions, implementing CI/CD and GitOps automation, and supporting the migration of enterprise applications across multiple cloud deployment models. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code, with the ability to collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, and database teams to deliver secure, production-ready environments.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience designing and operating production workloads on AWS.
Deep expertise with AWS services including Elastic Beanstalk, EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
3+ years of production Kubernetes experience, preferably with Amazon EKS.
Strong experience with Helm, kubectl, ingress controllers, autoscaling, and Kubernetes troubleshooting.
Proven production experience implementing GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux.
Strong Azure DevOps pipeline development experience using YAML-based CI/CD automation.
Advanced Docker experience including multi-stage builds and container hardening.
Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, or CDK.
Experience supporting database environments, including SQL Server and PostgreSQL on RDS.
Linux administration experience across RHEL, Ubuntu, or Amazon Linux environments.
Shell scripting experience using Bash or similar scripting languages.
Strong Git version control and collaborative development practices.
Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills across infrastructure and application layers.
Strong written communication skills for technical documentation and architecture artifacts.

Nice To Haves

AWS Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer certification.
Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
Experience migrating .NET or Java enterprise applications to AWS.
Experience with service mesh, API gateways, and advanced observability tools.
Familiarity with blue/green or canary deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and optimize AWS cloud environments across development, testing, and production.
Architect and deploy cloud solutions using services such as Elastic Beanstalk, EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to support automated application deployment.
Implement GitOps deployment strategies using ArgoCD or Flux for Kubernetes-based workloads.
Develop standardized deployment templates and automation frameworks to support consistent onboarding of application teams.
Configure observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for cloud workloads.
Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and database teams to support migration planning and execution.
Troubleshoot cloud platform issues including application performance, connectivity, container orchestration, and security configurations.
Define deployment promotion strategies, rollback procedures, and release governance across environments.
Produce architecture documentation, technical diagrams, operational runbooks, and implementation standards.
Mentor development teams on cloud-native architecture, deployment patterns, and best practices.