AWS Solutions Architect / Cloud Engineer

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Kentro is hiring an experienced AWS Solutions Architect / Cloud Engineer to support a large federal government contract. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and workflows in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based data storage solutions, such as data lakes and warehouses.
• Optimize data processing and transformation for performance and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure data security, compliance, and governance in cloud systems.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure reliability and availability.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud technologies and best practices.
• Document processes, workflows, and system architecture for future reference.
• Help a diverse range of generative AI-focused initiatives to adopt the right architecture at each part of the customer lifecycle
• Support adoption of a broad range of AWS services to deliver business value and accelerate growth
• Provide technical consultation and support the evolution and roadmap of the AWS platform and services
• Develop unique, compelling, and exciting presentations and demonstrations of new Amazon technologies
• Document best practices and create development resources that can be used by developers
• Build reference architecture, frameworks and toolkits to drive adoption at scale
• Manage complex projects with significant impact

Location: Hybrid in Woodlawn, MD

Salary Range: $135,000-$145,000. Factors influencing pay within this range include geography, market demand, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Requirements

• 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with at least 5 years experience delivering data solutions in the cloud (or equivalent experience)
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Proven experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. (AWS preferred)
• Strong knowledge of data engineering tools such as SSIS, AWS Glue, and other ETL tools in the AWS environment.  (CCaaS data preferred).
• Proficiency in programming languages like SQL with a bonus of Python and Scala.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as Athena, DynamoDB and MSSQL.
• Understanding of data security and compliance standards. (DRLS, 508 compliance, PII, etc.)
• Understanding of and reporting on logs in AWS environment (CloudWatch, ServiceLens, Synthetics, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with end user or developer communities

Preferred Skills:

• AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation)
• AWS Professional level certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred
• Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., Terraform, Python)
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)
• Familiarity with Amazon Lex capabilities, benefits, conversation design, and required deployment skills
• Experience incorporating generative AI into voice or chat bots to answer questions or drive self-service experiences, including mo