AWS Cloud Architect

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Sacramento, CA

Duration: 24+ months

Job Description:

AWS Expertise:

• Strong knowledge of networking services, including VPC, EBS, EC2, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), AWS Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, CloudFront, VPN, and Security Groups.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Security services such as AWS Security Hub, Guarduty, Amazon Inspector, AWS IAM, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, AWS Config.
• Expertise in managing and deploying CloudFormation templates and CloudStackSets to implement new technologies in our environment and manage them effectively.
• Managed Windows Server infrastructure across on-premises and AWS EC2 environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and system reliability.
• Administered Microsoft SCCM (Configuration Manager) for OS deployment, software distribution, patch management, compliance reporting, and endpoint configuration.
• Implemented and managed AWS security services including AWS IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, AWS Config, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield to strengthen the organization's cloud security posture.
• Designed and enforced IAM roles, policies, and least-privilege access controls for AWS resources and enterprise applications.

Terraform:

• Proficiency in writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

Documentation Skills:

• Strong ability to create clear and comprehensive documentation for processes, architectures, and configurations.

Programming and Configuration Knowledge:

• Familiarity with Go Language, YAML, JSON, and experience using GitHub and Visual Studio Code effectively.

Hands-On Technical Engineer:

• We need a technical engineer who can implement and execute solutions, not just someone focused on conceptual designs.

Teamwork and Independence:

• We are looking for an engineer who is eager to work as part of a team on large-scale projects.
• The ideal candidate should be capable of collaborating as a team member while also being able to work independently as a silo when required.

Mandatory Qualification:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems development, analysis, programming, or testing.
• Bachelor s Degree in an IT-related or Engineering field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Minimum of 3 years experience analyzing highly complex business, information, and technical problems and deriving an integrated business solution.
• Minimum of 3 years experience architecting systems in AWS.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation across multiple AWS accounts or Serverless Application Model (SAM).

About AgreeYa:
AgreeYa is a global systems integrator delivering a competitive advantage for its customers through software, solutions, and services. Established in 1999, AgreeYa is headquartered in Folsom, California, with a global footprint and a team of more than 1,800+ professionals across offices. AgreeYa works with 550+ organizations ranging from Fortune 100 firms to small and large businesses across industries such as Telecom, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare, Utility & Energy, Technology, Public Sector, Pharma & Biotech, Retail, Client, and others. Please visit us at for more information.
Equal Opportunity:
AgreeYa is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics. Visit our website at to learn about our Career & Culture.