AWS Solution Architect - Docker/Kubernetes (8-10 yrs)

Responsibilities :

- Design and build scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native applications on AWS.

- Work with containerized workloads using ECS, Docker, and Kubernetes (as needed).

- Architected and configured AWS environments, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and IAM roles.

- Optimize AWS services (EC2 S3 RDS, Lambda, API Gateway) for cost and performance.

- Implement AWS security best practices using IAM, ACM, security groups, and NACLs.

- Ensure compliance with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and industry standards.

- Set up encryption mechanisms (KMS, TLS/SSL) and secure networking strategies.

- Design and manage traffic distribution systems, including ALB, NLB, and AWS Global Accelerator.

- Develop multi-region and hybrid cloud strategies, ensuring failover and disaster recovery.

- Optimize network components (Route 53 Direct Connect, VPN) for seamless connectivity.

- Implement CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and IaC tools like Terraform/CloudFormation.

- Automate deployments, monitoring, and infrastructure management using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Config.

- Integrate logging and monitoring tools like Jfrog and Dynatrace.

- Work closely with developers, DevOps engineers, and security teams to ensure smooth deployments.

- Mentored junior engineers and guided AWS best practices.

- Stay up-to-date with AWS innovations, emerging technologies, and security trends.

Requirements :

- 8-10 years of experience with AWS cloud architecture, application development, and cloud security.

- Expertise with Docker, ECS (or EKS), load balancers, VPC, subnets, and IAM.

- Strong networking knowledge (VPNs, routing, AWS networking services).

- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.

- Proficiency in Python for backend development, with some knowledge of frontend technologies.

- Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM policies, encryption, and compliance frameworks.

- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, ELK Stack, or Prometheus.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and experience optimizing cloud performance and costs.