Senior AWS Solution Architect

Random Bit • Charlotte, NC

6d • $130,000 - $150,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior AWS Solution Architect provides leadership and subject-matter expertise to development teams building cloud-native solutions on AWS. The architect uses a thorough understanding of efficient, high-quality AWS application development to design and engineer cloud-native application components. They develop solution prototypes to demonstrate the suitability and interoperability of selected components and establish reusable patterns for development teams. This is an application architecture and development role, not a cloud infrastructure or DevOps architect position. The architect should be able to explain how design alternatives were analyzed and why particular AWS services were selected.

Requirements

• Background in large-system application development and design.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and implementing cloud application components.
• Proficiency with object-oriented design principles and software design patterns.
• Proficiency with object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, and/or JavaScript; Python is preferred.
• AWS development and deployment experience, including experience with Glue, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CodeCommit, EC2, SNS, SQS, KMS, VPC, and IAM.
• Experience with document markups such as JSON and XML, document data stores, and REST API endpoints for data retrieval and updates.
• Experience with container software and application management, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD), Jenkins, and GIT.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and/or Scrum.
• Strong critical-thinking and analytical-reasoning skills.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to comply with federal, state, and organizational policies that safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MarkLogic.
• Public sector experience, preferably in Medicaid or healthcare.
• AWS Solution Architect certification with practical use of the previously mentioned services.
• AWS Developer certification with practical use of the previously mentioned services.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer 100% AWS cloud-native application components.
• Develop solution prototypes to demonstrate the suitability and interoperability of selected components and establish patterns for adoption by development team members.
• Write high-quality, efficient Python and JavaScript code without guidance in the context of solution prototypes.
• Provide ongoing guidance and coaching to development team members.
• Provide AWS cloud-native subject-matter expertise to developers.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback on implementation patterns.
• Capture implementation patterns in development standards and architecture best practices as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior