Motion Recruitment
We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic Cloud Architect to design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role plays a critical part in driving our cloud strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals while leveraging modern cloud technologies and best practices.
As a Cloud Architect, you’ll work cross‑functionally with engineering, security, DevOps, and business teams to architect systems that support our innovation, growth, and operational excellence. You’ll have a mix of hands‑on technical work and high‑level planning responsibilities in a fast‑paced, hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect secure, scalable, and high‑performing cloud solutions using AWS services.
- Evaluate business requirements and translate them into architectural designs and implementation plans.
- Guide cloud infrastructure setup, including networking, compute, storage, security, and automation.
- Develop and enforce cloud architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
- Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate cloud‑native technologies, IaC (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensure systems are built with resiliency, observability, and cost‑efficiency in mind.
- Lead cloud migration strategies and modernization initiatives for legacy systems.
- Support governance, compliance, and security policies in cloud environments.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to developers and IT operations staff on cloud architecture and services.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of IT experience, with at least 3+ years focused on cloud architecture (preferably in AWS).
- Deep hands‑on experience with core AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and more.
- Strong background in system design, distributed systems, networking, and cloud security.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps principles, and container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Preferred
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- Experience with multi‑account/multi‑region AWS environments
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on‑premises integration
- Exposure to monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch, ELK stack)
Perks
- Strategic Role: Influence the direction of cloud architecture and innovation.
- Modern Tech Stack: Work with the latest tools and technologies in a cloud‑first environment.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive team that values curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the benefits of in‑person collaboration with the freedom of remote work.
- Great Benefits: Competitive compensation, health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) match, PTO, and more.
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $167,032.32–$226,686.72
Posted by: Michael Couhig
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