AWS Cloud Platform Architect

Job Description: AWS Cloud Platform Architect Experience: 10–14+ Years Role Type: Cloud Architecture / Platform Engineering / DevOps Primary Technology: AWS, Terraform, DevOps, Git, CI/CD, Cloud Networking & Security Rate: $40 USD hr. Location: Argentina (Remote) Only Tier1 Company please   1. Role Overview We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Architect with strong expertise in designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, resilient, and automated cloud platforms on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in AWS cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, cloud networking, security, and DevOps practices. The candidate will be responsible for defining cloud platform architecture, establishing reusable infrastructure automation frameworks, and enabling Agile engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate cloud-native applications. The role requires a combination of architectural understanding, technical hands-on capabilities, and the ability to collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams.   2. Key Responsibilities   A. AWS Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering * Design and implement scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant AWS cloud architectures. * Develop enterprise-grade cloud landing zones and standardized cloud platform blueprints. * Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, ELB/ALB, Route 53, CloudWatch and Auto Scaling. * Design multi-account, multi-region and multi-AZ cloud architectures. * Define cloud infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and reusable platform components. * Drive cloud modernization, containerization, migration, and cloud-native adoption initiatives.   B. Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) * Strong hands-on expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation. * Design and develop reusable Terraform modules and standardized infrastructure templates. * Implement Terraform state management, remote backends, state locking, and environment management. * Establish automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management practices. * Implement infrastructure versioning, code reviews, and policy-as-code practices. * Experience with Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, Atlantis, or similar automation tools is desirable. * Knowledge of Ansible and configuration management tools is an advantage.   C. DevOps, CI/CD & Git * Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments. * Strong understanding of Git-based development workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, merge controls, and code reviews. * Hands-on experience with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure Repos. * Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline or equivalent tools. * Implement GitOps-based deployment and infrastructure management practices. * Integrate automated testing, security scanning, vulnerability checks, and deployment approvals into pipelines. * Promote automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous improvement.   D. Cloud Networking & Connectivity * Strong understanding of AWS networking architecture and enterprise connectivity. * Hands-on experience with VPC design, public/private subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, Internet Gateways and VPC endpoints. * Knowledge of Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, Direct Connect, VPN and hybrid cloud connectivity. * Understanding of DNS, Route 53, load balancing, firewalls, network segmentation and traffic routing. * Ability to troubleshoot network connectivity, latency, routing, and performance-related issues.   E. Cloud Security & Governance * Strong understanding of AWS security architecture and cloud security best practices. * Expertise in IAM, roles, policies, least-privilege access, encryption, KMS and secrets management. * Knowledge of AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, CloudTrail and WAF. * Implement security controls, compliance policies, and cloud governance frameworks. * Experience with DevSecOps, policy-as-code, vulnerability management, and automated security controls. * Understanding of security frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIST is desirable.   F. Agile & Cloud Platform Delivery * Work closely with Agile development teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering stakeholders. * Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical design discussions, and sprint reviews. * Translate business and application requirements into cloud architecture and platform engineering solutions. * Enable self-service infrastructure provisioning and developer productivity. * Drive platform standardization, automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. * Mentor engineering teams and establish cloud architecture and DevOps best practices.   G. Monitoring, Reliability & Optimization * Design cloud monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions. * Experience with AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog or equivalent platforms. * Define high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies. * Drive cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning. * Establish operational readiness, SLOs/SLIs, and reliability engineering practices.   3. Mandatory Technical Skills Skill Area                                     Required Expertise Cloud Platform                            AWS architecture and core AWS services Infrastructure Automation          Terraform, reusable modules, IaC DevOps                                        CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab Source Control                            Git, GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket Networking                                 VPC, Subnets, VPN, Transit Gateway, DNS, Load Balancers Security                                       IAM, KMS, Security Groups, WAF, CloudTrail Containerization                          Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS Agile                                            Scrum, sprint planning, Agile engineering practices Monitoring                                  CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana or Datadog Scripting                                      Python, Bash or Shell scripting   4. Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills * Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD and GitOps. * AWS Control Tower and multi-account governance. * HashiCorp Vault and secrets management. * Ansible and configuration management. * Crossplane and self-service cloud provisioning. * Open Policy Agent (OPA), Kyverno and policy-as-code. * FinOps and AWS cost optimization. * Microservices and cloud-native architecture. * Experience with Azure or multi-cloud environments.   5. Educational Qualifications & Experience * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. * 10–14+ years of overall IT experience, with significant hands-on experience in AWS cloud engineering and architecture. * Minimum 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience. * Strong experience in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code. * Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing enterprise cloud platforms. * Experience working with distributed Agile engineering and DevOps teams.   6. Certification Requirements Mandatory / Strongly Preferred: * AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred) or Associate. * HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003 or current equivalent).   Additional Preferred Certifications: * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional. * AWS Certified Security – Specialty. * AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty. * Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). * Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). Candidates should have at least one current AWS certification and a Terraform certification is strongly preferred.   7. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a hands-on cloud architect who can move beyond designing architecture diagrams and actually implement enterprise-grade AWS platforms.   The candidate should be capable of: * Designing AWS cloud architecture and landing zones. * Automating infrastructure provisioning using Terraform. * Building Git-based CI/CD and GitOps workflows. * Integrating networking and security into cloud platform designs. * Enabling Agile teams through reusable cloud platform capabilities. * Driving reliability, scalability, security, and cost optimization.   Key Expectation: A combination of AWS Cloud Architecture + Terraform + DevOps + Networking + Security + Agile Platform Engineering expertise.