AWS Architect

Job Summary

Joining a high-impact, remote-first team, the full-time Principal AWS Enterprise Architect will design and implement foundational AWS platforms, focusing on infrastructure, security, identity, networking, and compliance for multiple application teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and document AWS foundation and landing zones, including account structures and enforced guardrails
• Establish and automate identity management, integrating IAM Identity Center with corporate IdP (Okta) and enforcing least privilege access patterns
• Architect robust multi-account network topology using Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Shared VPCs, and perimeter security

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise infrastructure/cloud architecture; 7+ years hands-on with AWS at scale
• Proven experience designing and launching at least two AWS landing zones in production
• Deep expertise in AWS Organizations, Control Tower, IAM Identity Center, and security services
• Strong knowledge of handling PII and implementing compliance controls (NIST CSF, SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI)
• Expert-level Terraform skills; familiarity with CDK and CloudFormation