AWS Architect

Hybrid/Local MI Govt AWS Architect (Inperson IV/relocation ok/15+) with EKS/EC2/RDS/VPC/IAM/S3, CloudWatch, Beanstalk, Kubernetes, Helm, kubectl, ingress/ALB/NGINX, HPA, Docker, Secrets Manager experience Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. The contractor will own the technical configuration of AWS services for each migration pattern, design and build Azure DevOps (ADO) pipelines that integrate with ArgoCD or Flux for GitOps-driven deployments to EKS, and partner closely with application teams, the AWS Infrastructure Team, and the DBA team to deliver production-ready environments sprint by sprint. Key Responsibilities AWS Platform Configuration Configure and tune AWS Elastic Beanstalk environments for applications across Dev, Test, and Prod, including platform versions, scaling policies, environment variables, and rolling deployment configuration Stand up and operate Amazon EKS clusters across Dev/Test/Prod for containerized workloads, including node groups, cluster autoscaling, ingress controllers, and namespace strategy Provision and harden EC2/Cloud VM environments, including AMI selection, instance sizing, OS-level configuration, and patching strategy Partner with the DBA team on Amazon RDS setup for SQL Server and PostgreSQL including parameter groups, subnet groups, backup policies, and Multi-AZ configuration Design VPC networking, security groups, IAM roles/policies, KMS keys, and Secrets Manager integration following least-privilege principles Build infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation acceptable) so every environment is reproducible and auditable CI/CD & GitOps Design and build Azure DevOps build and release pipelines tailored to each migration pattern: oEB pattern: source build artifact eb deploy to environment per stage oEKS pattern: Docker build ECR push manifest/Helm chart update GitOps sync via ArgoCD or Flux oEC2 pattern: build AMI bake or aws-deploy blue/green or rolling release oIn-place upgrade pattern: validation, packaging, and controlled deployment to existing servers Implement GitOps using ArgoCD or Flux for EKS workloads pull-based deployments, automated drift detection, app-of-apps or kustomize/helm patterns, multi-cluster or multi-namespace promotion Establish promotion strategy across Dev to Test to Prod with appropriate gates, approvals, and rollback mechanisms Standardize pipeline templates (YAML) so application teams can self-onboard new services consistently Integrate static analysis, container scanning (Trivy/ECR scan), SAST/DAST hooks, and artifact provenance into the pipeline Observability & Reliability Configure CloudWatch logs, metrics, alarms, and dashboards for each workload Define SLOs, alerting thresholds, and incident response runbooks for production cutover events Documentation & Hand-off Produce architecture decision records (ADRs), runbooks, and operational procedures so workloads can be supported by the long-term operations team Maintain a clean, versioned IaC repository as the source of truth for all environments Collaboration Work daily with application development teams, AWS Infrastructure Team, DBA Team, and Tech Leads Pair with developers to debug cloud-specific issues (cold starts, container OOMs, RDS connectivity, IAM denials) Equivalent strong experience in another major CI/CD tool (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) is acceptable if Azure DevOps can be picked up quickly Solid Docker skills multi-stage builds, image hardening, ECR Infrastructure-as-Code in production: Terraform (preferred) or CloudFormation/CDK Database familiarity comfortable working with DBA teams on RDS (SQL Server and PostgreSQL), connection strings, secrets rotation, and migration cutover Linux administration (RHEL/Amazon Linux/Ubuntu) and shell scripting (bash) Source control with Git branching strategies, pull requests, code review discipline Strong written communication must produce clear runbooks, architecture diagrams, and PR descriptions Preferred Qualifications AWS certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional CKA / CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Developer) Experience migrating .NET and Java applications from on-premises to AWS Experience operating COTS products in containerized or cloud environments Experience with service mesh (Istio, App Mesh) or API gateways Exposure to HashiCorp Vault, secrets rotation, and certificate management Familiarity with DataDog, New Relic, or Splunk in addition to native AWS observability Experience with blue/green and canary deployment patterns

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