AWS Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect (AWS / DevOps)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Location: Norfolk, VA

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

About Us

Endurance IT Services provides Managed IT Services, Cybersecurity Solutions, and IT Consulting to help businesses stay secure and productive. We also offer IT Staffing for Direct-Hire, Contract-to-Hire, and Contract roles, as well as internal full-time positions.

Some opportunities may not be exclusive and may evolve as we work with clients—but our priority remains the same: helping candidates find the right job that aligns with their skills and career aspirations.

Position Overview

The Cloud Architect plays a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and high‑performance cloud-native solutions across AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . This technical leader enables enterprise clients through future-ready architectures that support modern application development, including React-based front ends and .NET back ends .

The ideal candidate will drive cloud strategy, governance, and innovation while ensuring alignment with security standards, cost optimization, and business objectives across multi-cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enterprise cloud solutions leveraging AWS and GCP services to ensure scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
  
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Ansible.
  
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate React.js front-end applications and .NET Core back-end services into cloud-native architectures.
  
• Define and enforce cloud governance , security policies, and compliance standards across multi-cloud deployments.
  
• Optimize application performance and reliability using monitoring tools, automation, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies.
  
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship on cloud architecture best practices to engineering and operations teams.
  
• Conduct cloud architecture reviews, ensuring designs align with business strategy and industry standards.
  

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of key AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC) and GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, IAM).
  
• Strong experience with CI/CD architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and IaC automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
  
• Proficiency in React.js for UI development and .NET Core for back-end service development.
  
• Strong understanding of IAM, encryption, VPN technologies, and secure API integrations.
  
• Ability to design distributed systems, event-driven workflows, and microservices-based architectures.