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AWS Architect - San Diego, CA

Georgia Tek Systems

  • San Diego, CA
  • 29 days ago

    Highlights

    Key Responsibilities Conduct deep architecture reviews across AWS services (MSK, ECS, CloudWatch, Glue, S3, EC2, Lambda, Connect, Config, CloudTrail, ELB, SQS, MQ). Identify optimization levers: right-sizing, Graviton migration, Spot, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, lifecycle policies, and Intelligent-Tiering.

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    LocationSan Diego, CA

    Description

    Job Title:AWS Architect
    Location: San Diego, CA
    Employment Type: Contract

    Key Responsibilities
    • Conduct deep architecture reviews across AWS services (MSK, ECS, CloudWatch, Glue, S3, EC2, Lambda, Connect, Config, CloudTrail, ELB, SQS, MQ).
    • Identify optimization levers: right-sizing, Graviton migration, Spot, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, lifecycle policies, and Intelligent-Tiering.
    • Evaluate non-production environments for shutdown windows, duplication, and shared-services consolidation.
    • Assess emerging AWS technologies (Graviton, Outposts, Marketplace) for cost-conscious adoption.
    • Produce monthly recommendation reports with quantified savings and implementation roadmaps.

    Required Skills
    • Expert hands-on AWS across compute, storage, networking, data, and observability.
    • Deep knowledge of AWS pricing models, Cost Explorer, Compute Optimizer, Trusted Advisor, and Cost & Usage Report (CUR).
    • Containerization (ECS, Fargate, EKS), serverless (Lambda), streaming (MSK, Kinesis), and ETL (Glue).
    • AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews with emphasis on the cost and performance pillars.
    • Terraform and CloudFormation Infrastructure-as-Code familiarity.

    Qualifications & Certifications
    • 10+ years in cloud engineering or architecture, 6+ years on AWS.
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (required).
    • AWS Specialty certification (Data, Security, or Networking) preferred.

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