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Principal AWS Cloud Architect @Sophinea

[Hiring] Principal AWS Cloud Architect @Sophinea

Mar 31, 2025 - Sophinea is hiring a remote Principal AWS Cloud Architect. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: USA.

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Role Description

Sophinea, a leading technology company, is seeking a Principal AWS Architect to drive cloud adoption and IT modernization across enterprise environments. In this role, you will oversee, guide, and mentor a distributed team of developers and architects, providing strategic direction on AWS infrastructure and cloud-native solutions.

  • Define and implement high-level architectures that facilitate enterprise IT transformation
  • Ensure seamless integration of essential infrastructure components
  • Collaborate directly with component and support teams to establish a clear vision for cloud adoption and cloud strategies
  • Evaluate solution-level architectures and recommend best practices for cloud and infrastructure modernization
  • Conduct in-depth analyses of IT requirements and transition planning
  • Develop architectural baselines for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions
  • Formulate integration plans, migration strategies, and modernization roadmaps
  • Research emerging technologies to optimize infrastructure costs, operations, and maintenance

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 10+ years of experience in designing, building, and managing cloud architectures, with a strong focus on AWS
  • Extensive expertise with core AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM, ECS, EKS, and API Gateway
  • 7+ years of deep experience with Kubernetes, including multi-cluster management, scaling strategies, and security best practices
  • Mastery of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Proven track record in architecting, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker
  • Expert-level proficiency in Git and modern source control strategies, including branching models, code reviews, and GitOps workflows
  • Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, including development, deployment, service discovery, and monitoring strategies
  • Advanced expertise in observability, including monitoring, logging, and tracing using Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or similar solutions
  • Strong background in performance engineering, including analyzing system bottlenecks, optimizing cloud resources, and improving system reliability
  • Deep understanding of container orchestration, including security hardening, network policies, and automated scaling
  • Comprehensive knowledge of security best practices, identity and access management, encryption, disaster recovery, and failover strategies
  • Extensive scripting and automation experience with Python, Bash, or Go, including serverless and event-driven architectures
  • Demonstrated leadership in guiding technical teams, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices in cloud architecture and DevOps
  • Relevant certifications preferred, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), and Terraform Associate a plus
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with a strong ability to document architectures, present solutions, and work cross-functionally

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Training & Development
  • Work From Home

Company Description

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Principal AWS Cloud Architect @Sophinea
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Posted Mar 31, 2025
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