Idexcel Technologies - AWS Cloud Solution Architect - CI/CD Tools (10-20 yrs)

Job Title : AWS Cloud Solutions Architect.

Location : Bangalore (Preferred Bangalore candidate).

Position Type : Full-Time.

Mode : Work from office (No remote/Hybrid).

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing scalable, resilient AWS cloud architectures. You will play a key role in building and maintaining cloud solutions leveraging a wide range of AWS services, ensuring cost-efficiency, security, and business continuity.

Key Responsibilities :

- Architect and deploy cloud-native solutions using AWS services like ECS, Lambda, and API Gateway, while utilizing IaC tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.

- Develop and fine-tune ECS cluster placement strategies for optimized performance and cost-efficiency.

- Design scalable serverless applications with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and API Gateway, ensuring seamless integration and scalability.

- Build real-time streaming architectures with Amazon Kinesis (Kinesis Data Streams, Firehose, Analytics) to support low-latency data processing and analytics.

- Implement secure API authorization using AWS Cognito and IAM and integrate API Gateway with backend servers and services.

- Leverage AWS SSM for automating deployment, managing configurations, and patching, including SSM document creation and automation.

- Design and manage Service Control Policies (SCPs) within AWS Organizations to enforce security and governance in a multi-account environment.

- Utilize CI/CD pipelines and apply deployment strategies (blue-green, rolling, canary) to automate and streamline infrastructure provisioning using IaC.

- Develop and implement robust DR strategies, ensuring high availability and reliability through backup, recovery, and business continuity plans.

- Deep understanding of log management and troubleshooting practices, including monitoring, collecting, and analyzing logs from various AWS services.

- Implement and manage log streaming to Splunk, creating dashboards for real-time log analysis, monitoring, and alerting.

- Continuously monitor and optimize AWS infrastructure for improved performance and cost management.

Qualifications :

- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and deploying AWS solutions at scale.

- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.

- Extensive hands-on experience with ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, SSM, Kinesis, Cognito, IAM, and other core AWS services.

- Strong experience in modern deployment strategies like blue-green, rolling, and canary deployments, along with CI/CD tools (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.

- Solid knowledge of AWS security practices and governance, including implementing AWS Organizations and SCPs.

- Strong understanding of DR strategies, backup solutions, high availability, and business continuity within AWS environments.

- Expertise in log management, troubleshooting, and experience with streaming logs to tools like Splunk and building dashboards for log analysis.

- Proficiency in automation scripting (Python, Bash, etc.) for automating cloud processes and infrastructure management.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer is preferred.

Nice to Have :

- Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus.

- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

- Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud architectures.

- Experience in implementing cybersecurity controls (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST frameworks)