AWS Cloud Architect (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, ELB, VPC, IAM & Python) for our client in Chennai

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of cloud-native architectures for complex, large-scale enterprise and digital-native workloads.
• Define reference architectures, reusable patterns, and best practices for multi-tier, microservices, and serverless applications.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide recommendations for scalability, resilience, performance, and cost optimization.
• Partner with business stakeholders, solution architects, and engineering teams to align architectures with organizational goals and compliance standards.

Engineering Execution

• We are looking for a candidate with strong hands-on engineering capabilities who can translate architecture into working solutions. This includes:
• Building and deploying cloud-native applications using Java with the Spring Boot framework and related technologies.
• Architecting and implementing GitLab CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable delivery.
• Provisioning and managing AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, and ELB.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning with Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues across applications and infrastructure in both production and non-production environments.
• Collaboration & Governance
• Work with CloudOps, DBA, Security, and application teams to deliver compliant and cost-optimized solutions.
• Ensure designs and implementations meet Singlife's cloud governance and security standards.
• Support the CCoE in driving adoption of best practices and reusable frameworks across projects.
• Contribute to technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and knowledge sharing within the team.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering roles.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS core services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, ELB, VPC, IAM).
• Solid understanding of container-based deployments, orchestration, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Ansible, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure architectures.
• Confidential
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and automation frameworks (GitLab, CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Working knowledge of cloud security, IAM, and encryption practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage executives, architects, and developers.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional.
• Experience with container orchestration (ECS, EKS) and serverless design patterns.
• Knowledge of observability frameworks (CloudWatch, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Prometheus).
• Familiarity with multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud architectures (AWS and OCI).
• Experience working in high-scale, high-availability environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end architecture + engineering projects in enterprise or digital-native organizations.