AWS architect

ICONMA, LLC

  • Lake Forest, CA
  • 11 days ago
  • $16.90–$64.29 Per Hour

Highlights

An example is Prototype and validate solutions that enhance our use of Kubernetes and AKS on Azure, focusing on: Workload Balancing & Efficiency: Develop advanced strategies for intelligent workload scheduling, auto-scaling, and resource optimization. Azure - AKS Expertise: AWS – EKS Expertise: Proven expertise in designing and managing complex, scalable solutions on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and AWS EKS.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLake Forest, CA
Salary$16.90–$64.29 Per Hour

Description

Our Client, an IT Services and Consultant company, is looking for an AWS architect for their Lake Forest, CA location.
 
Responsibilities:

  • Collaborative Leadership: Partner directly with COI and execution teams to identify challenges and opportunities for maturing our cloud capabilities. This is a role of influence, not authority.
  • Research & Prototyping: Lead research into emerging technologies and architectural patterns. An example is Prototype and validate solutions that enhance our use of Kubernetes and AKS on Azure, focusing on:
  • Workload Balancing & Efficiency: Develop advanced strategies for intelligent workload scheduling, auto-scaling, and resource optimization.
  • Cost Management: Architect and prove out cost-control models that allow the platform to scale efficiently without compromising performance.
  • Reliability & High Availability: Design and validate architectural patterns that ensure system resilience, fault tolerance, and seamless disaster recovery.
  • System-Level Validation: Work with system test teams to design and implement experiments that validate the interaction between major system components under stress. Your focus will be on creating scenarios that simulate real-world customer use cases to uncover systemic issues before they reach production.
  • Knowledge Transfer and Enablement: Act as a catalyst for skill growth by demonstrating the "art of the possible." Through proofs-of-concept and close collaboration, you will provide the technical credibility and motivation necessary for teams to learn, grow, and adopt new operational paradigms.
 
Requirements:
  • Expert-Level Kubernetes: Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, including the control plane, scheduling, service mesh, network policies, and resource management.
  • Azure - AKS Expertise:
  • AWS – EKS Expertise:
  • Proven expertise in designing and managing complex, scalable solutions on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and AWS EKS. Strong command of the broader Azure and AWS ecosystems.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency with tools like Terraform or Bicep for automating the provisioning and management of complex cloud topologies.
  • CI/CD and GitOps: Strong background in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and implementing GitOps principles for automated and reliable application delivery.
  • Observability: In-depth knowledge of modern observability stacks, including logging, metrics, and tracing (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Open telemetry).
  • Distributed Systems Architecture: A fundamental understanding of the principles and trade-offs involved in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
  • Years of Experience: 10.00 Years of Experience
 
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