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AWS Architect - San Diego, CA

Georgia Tek Systems

San Diego, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architecture, Cost Modeling, Cost Reporting, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Emerging Technology, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Product Pricing, Production Systems, Right-Sizing, Software Engineering, Technology Analysis
LOCATION
San Diego, CA
POSTED
4 days ago
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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