AWS Senior Cloud Architect

Job Title: AWS Senior Cloud Architect Location: New York,NY Employment Type: Contract Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to lead the design and development of enterprise cloud architectures, governance frameworks, standards, and policies. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS with strong Azure knowledge, enabling the design of scalable, secure, and cost-optimized multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to define cloud strategy and guide implementation. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is strongly preferred. Azure certification is a plus. Key Responsibilities Design scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Develop cloud governance frameworks, standards, and implementation guidelines. Assess application readiness and develop cloud migration strategies. Design hybrid and multi-cloud solutions integrating on-premises infrastructure. Guide engineering teams on cloud architecture, best practices, and implementation. Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions and cloud automation. Build CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps automation initiatives. Implement disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies. Optimize cloud performance, security, and cost. Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, DevOps, and business teams. Required Skills Cloud Platforms AWS (6 10 years) Azure (2 4 years) GCP & OCI (Preferred) AWS Services EC2, Auto Scaling, Batch S3, EBS, Lifecycle Policies, Intelligent Tiering Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, Athena RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB Lambda, Fargate AWS Organizations and multi-account management Azure Services Virtual Machines, Scale Sets Azure Storage Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Event Hubs Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services Infrastructure & Automation Terraform AWS CloudFormation Azure ARM or Pulumi GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline Ansible, Chef, or Puppet Networking & Connectivity VPC Design Azure Virtual Networks Transit Gateway Hub & Spoke Architecture Direct Connect ExpressRoute VPN Application & Network Load Balancers CloudFront, Global Accelerator, Azure Front Door, Cloudflare, Akamai Security & Monitoring IAM, RBAC Security Groups, NACLs AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty Azure Defender for Cloud Key Vault, Secrets Manager Azure Monitor, CloudWatch Splunk, Chronicle SIEM Zero Trust, CIS, NIST, ISO 27001 Performance & FinOps AWS Cost Explorer Cost & Usage Reports Savings Plans Azure Cost Management Azure Advisor CloudWatch Azure Resource Health SolarWinds Required Qualifications Minimum 6 10 years of AWS cloud architecture experience. Strong experience designing enterprise AWS and Azure solutions. Expertise in hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, or Pulumi). Experience building CI/CD pipelines and cloud automation. Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, governance, and FinOps. Experience with container platforms including ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, and OpenShift. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Experience creating architecture diagrams and documentation using Microsoft Visio. Preferred Qualifications AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (Strongly Preferred) Microsoft Azure Certification Experience with GCP or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Experience implementing enterprise cloud governance and migration strategies. Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup, and regulatory compliance best practices.