QData Inc · 17 hours ago
AWS Cloud Platform Architect & SRE
Phoenix, AZ
Contract
Onsite
Senior LevelQData Inc is seeking a Cloud Platform Architect to design and evolve enterprise cloud platforms that enable application teams to operate systems reliably at scale. This role focuses on integrating cloud-native architecture, SRE principles, and security-by-design to enhance platform capabilities.
Cyber SecurityData ManagementInformation TechnologyMobile AppsStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Define cloud platform reference architectures on AWS
Design reusable platform services for:
Compute (EKS, ECS, Fargate, Lambda)
Data (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)
Integration (API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS/SNS)
Establish platform roadmaps aligned with business and engineering goals
Drive platform standardization across teams
Embed SRE principles into platform design:
SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets
Architect platforms for:
High availability
Fault tolerance
Auto-scaling and self-healing
Define incident response, observability, and resilience patterns
Reduce operational toil through automation
Design end-to-end observability architecture:
Metrics, logs, traces, and events
Standardize platforms using:
OpenTelemetry
CloudWatch
Datadog / Prometheus / Grafana
Enable SLO-driven alerting and dashboards
Support production readiness reviews
Architect secure platforms using:
IAM least privilege, Zero Trust networking
Encryption in transit & at rest, Integrate secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, Vault)
Ensure platform alignment with regulatory requirements (PCI, SOX, HIPAA as applicable)
Partner with DevSecOps teams on policy enforcement
Collaborate with Cloud Infra teams on:
VPC architecture, Multi-account strategy, Connectivity (Transit Gateway, PrivateLink)
Provide guidance on HA/DR and multi-region strategies, Define boundaries between Infra and Platform responsibilities
Define self-service platform capabilities, Standardize CI/CD patterns for cloud-native workloads
Promote GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices, Improve developer onboarding, documentation, and tooling
Design platform governance models:
Guardrails, Quotas, Policy-as-code, Lead cost optimization strategies for shared platforms
Balance cost, performance, and reliability
Act as technical authority for cloud platform architecture, Influence architects, engineers, SREs, and leadership
Review designs and guide implementation teams, Mentor platform and SRE engineers
Qualification
Required
Strong AWS cloud architecture experience
Platform Engineering expertise
Kubernetes & managed compute platforms
SRE practices & observability
Security-first design mindset
Infrastructure as Code
Production-scale systems experience
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional
Kubernetes (CKA/CKS)
Preferred
Security certifications (optional)
Company
QData Inc
Q Data Incorporation is one of the most progressive organizations in the country providing Information Technology (IT) services in staffing and consulting through out the USA.
Founded in 2008
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase