AWS Architect

As an AWS Architect, you will be responsible for architecting, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud environments primarily within AWS, with significant experience in AWS and cloud security. This role will involve working with cross-functional teams to build end-to-end cloud solutions while ensuring adherence to security policies and governance frameworks, including Rego-based policy enforcement. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Cloud Architecture & Design: Lead the design and implementation of highly available, scalable, and cost-effective solutions on AWS, with a strong understanding of AWS infrastructure. Design infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions and automate deployments using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar. 

Cloud Security: Develop and implement security best practices for cloud environments, ensuring compliance with standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Proactively assess security risks and vulnerabilities across cloud environments and create mitigation strategies. 

Policy & Governance: Define, implement, and enforce security, compliance, and governance policies using tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent) with Rego policies. Ensure cloud infrastructure and applications adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements. 

Multi-cloud Management: Architect multi-cloud solutions that span both AWS, ensuring seamless integration between platforms and optimal utilization of each. 

Collaboration & Consultation: Work closely with application developers, security teams, and other stakeholders to ensure that cloud-native applications are optimized for security, scalability, and performance. Offer strategic guidance on best practices for cloud architecture and security. 

Optimization & Cost Management: Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-efficiency, monitor cloud resource usage, and provide recommendations on how to reduce costs without compromising performance. 

Mentorship & Training: Provide mentorship to junior architects and engineers, guiding them on cloud architecture best practices, security policies, and the latest cloud technologies. 

Documentation & Reporting: Create detailed documentation for cloud architectures, security configurations, and Rego policy enforcement. Prepare regular reports on system performance, security posture, and compliance status.