Senior AWS Solutions Architect
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 12-months (extendable)
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Architect to lead our client's cloud architecture initiatives in the UAE. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our AWS-based architecture to support business goals and optimize performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the highest standards of cloud solutions, setting the strategic direction for their infrastructure and cloud services.
Requirements:
- Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of complex AWS architectures, ensuring they align with best practices and meet scalability, security, and performance requirements.
- Cloud Strategy Development: Develop and execute cloud strategies that support business objectives while leveraging the full capabilities of AWS services to improve industry competitiveness.
- Security Best Practices: Implement and advocate for security best practices throughout the architecture, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Performance Tuning: Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of cloud applications and services, leveraging AWS tools and analytics to enhance efficiency.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the architecture meets the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation and promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing among team members.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as an AWS Architect or in a similar senior technical role, with a strong portfolio of successful AWS projects.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, RDS, CloudFormation, and more, with relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional).
- Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and serverless computing.
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD methodologies, and tools for automation and orchestration (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A proactive approach to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in cloud computing and architecture best practices.
If you are passionate about data engineering, AI, and innovation, and you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!
