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Akkodis · 13 hours ago

AWS Cloud Solution Architect

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$85/hr - $90/hr

6+ years exp

Akkodis is seeking a Solution Architect (AWS Cloud) for a 6-month contract in Chicago, IL. The role involves working closely with data engineering, product managers, and data science teams to create an Enterprise Data Platform and develop innovative analytical solutions using AWS technologies.

Information Technology & Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Sameer Dubey

Responsibilities

Seeking an experienced Solution Architect who will be an exceptional addition to our growing Data Platform Architecture team

The Solution Architect will work closely with data engineering, data product managers and data science teams to meet data requirements of various initiatives

As a Solution Architect, you will work on the creation of Enterprise Data Platform

As a valued member of Data Platform Architecture team, you will work on shaping and building new analytical solutions to deploy in support of our internal clients

You’ll help to create solutions to drive the next wave of innovation

You’ll recommend tools and capabilities based on your research of the current environment and knowledge of various onpremises, Cloudbased, and hybrid resources

You’ll work with our engineering, architecture, and migration teams to inform strategy and architecture design

This is an opportunity to stay on top of the latest Cloud resources as you lead efforts to prototype using multiple techniques and new technologies

You’ll be able to broaden your skillset into areas like automation, scripting, and containerization while developing critical systems for several of our internal clients

Join our team as we transform the way we manage data and information by taking advantage of Cloud technology

We are looking for highly motivated AWS expert who excited about leveraging his skills and his strategic ideas to improve mission execution, who is passionate about creating an amazing user experience that delights endusers and makes their jobs easier

This candidate builds fantastic relationships across all levels of the organization and is recognized as a problem solver who looks to elevate the work of everyone around them

Provides expert guidance to projects to ensure that their processes and deliverables align with the state architecture

Design and develops enterprise data solutions based on architecture and standards leveraging leading architecture practices and advanced data technologies

Implement solutions for data migration, data delivery and ML pipelines

Implement Identity Access Management Roles and policies

Build resilient, reliable, performant and secure Data Platform and Applications

Work closely with application development and data engineer teams on daytoday tasks along with project planning and implementation

Automate deployments of AWS services and BI Applications

Qualification

AWSData EngineeringData WarehousingCI/CD ToolsScriptingProblem SolvingCommunication

Required

6+ years of experience within the field of application/platform engineering or related technical work including business intelligence, analytics

4+ years of experience with AWS Senior Cloud Data Engineering, management, maintenance, or architecting, implementing best practices and industry standards

Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift or similar

Strong knowledge and established experience with AWS services including but not limited to: S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Kinesis, Data Pipelines, EMR, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and Security Groups

Experience with DB technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, MongoDB, Redis)

Experience with CI/CD tools, pipelines, and scripting for automation. (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline tools, Cloud formation and Terraform)

High degree of knowledge in IAM Roles and Policies

Strong knowledge configuring AWS cloud monitoring and alerts for cloud resource availability

Strong scripting experience using PowerShell and/or Python

High degree of knowledge in PaaS and SaaS application performance

Understand enterprise level application architecture diagrams and IT security requirements

Experience and comfort solving problems in an ambiguous environment where there is constant change

Have the tenacity to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, inspire change, and collaborate with a variety of individuals and organizational partners

Experience designing and building scalable and robust data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions for the business

Effective problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and report simultaneously across different stakeholders

Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical problems and issues

Passionate about programming and learning new technologies

Experience planning and executing on-premises to AWS migrations

BA or BS degree Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields

Strong verbal and oral communication

Preferred

Experience with large scale enterprise streaming services such as Kafka

Experience with Kubernetes and Docker containers or AWS Fargate

Experience implementing applications with both Windows and Linux server OS

Experience with networking, security groups, or policy management in relation to Cloud resources across multiple operating systems, including UNIX, Linux, or Windows

Advance CS degree

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Additional voluntary benefits

An EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Company

Akkodis

Glassdoor3.3

Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.

Zug, Zug, CHE

10001+ employees

https://www.akkodis.com

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