AWS Well Architect (10-20 yrs)

Responsibilities :

- Conduct comprehensive AWS Well Architected Reviews, evaluating applications and infrastructure against all six pillars : Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of AWS architecture, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance standards.

- Drive cost optimization efforts, identifying opportunities for budget reduction without compromising on quality or reliability.

- Establish, document, and enforce cloud architecture standards and practices.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AWS best practices, enhancing system performance, reliability, and security.

- Provide mentorship and guidance on AWS cloud architecture principles to engineering teams.

- Keep up to date with the latest AWS services and feature releases, assessing their potential impact and integration within the existing architecture.

Key Result Areas (KRAs) :

- Successful completion of AWS Well Architected Reviews with actionable recommendations

- Demonstrable cost savings through effective cloud cost management practices

- Reduction in infrastructure-related incidents through enhanced reliability measures

- Improved security posture and compliance with industry standards

- Effective knowledge sharing and mentorship, building AWS expertise across the team

- Increased sustainability of cloud resources through efficient resource management

Technical Skills :

- Proficiency in AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch

- Extensive knowledge of AWS Well Architected Framework and cloud architecture best practices

- Expertise in cost management tools like AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and Reserved Instances

- Strong understanding of security services, including AWS WAF, Shield, KMS, and CloudTrail

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation

- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus)

- Knowledge of compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2