Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Mastech Digital provides digital and mainstream technology staff as well as Digital Transformation Services for all American Corporations. We are currently seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect for our client in the IT Staffing and Consulting domain. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth. This is a Contract to Hire position, and the client is looking for someone to start immediately.

Duration: 24 Months Contract to Hire

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Salary: $120,000/Annually

Role: Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Primary Skills: AWS, Cloud Architecture/Infrastructure

Role Description: The Senior AWS Cloud Architect must have 10+ years of experience

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead architectural reviews to identify single points of failure and propose multi-region/multi-zone resiliency improvements.

- Partner with SRE and infrastructure teams to assess applications for failover and recovery strategies.

- Develop strategies enabling failover independent of the AWS control plane.

- Provide actionable recommendations and road maps for product teams.

- Collaborate with AWS partners and engage with ADP’s Chaos Engineering program to validate resiliency patterns.

Required Skills & Experience:

- 10+ years in cloud architecture/infrastructure with a primary focus on AWS.

- Deep knowledge of AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, Lambda, IAM, networking, CloudFormation/Terraform).

- Proven experience architecting for resiliency, failover, and disaster recovery in enterprise-scale environments.

- Strong background in distributed systems and multi-region architectures.

- Excellent communication and advisory skills in large, regulated enterprise settings.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in reliability/chaos engineering or disaster recovery planning.

- Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework and resilient design patterns.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or equivalent expertise).

- Prior consulting/advisory experience across multiple product teams.

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Experience: Minimum 10+ years of experience

Relocation: This position will not cover relocation expenses

Travel: No

Local Preferred: Yes

Note: Must be able to work on a W2 basis (No C2C)

Recruiter Name: Faraz Alavi

Recruiter Phone: 412.524.3762

Benefits:

We have various coverages and additional benefits to choose from:

- Medical, Dental (Including Ortho) & Vision Insurance (Option to Enroll).

- Paid Leaves (Wherever applicable).

- Life & Disability Coverage (Upon eligibility).

- 401K Option, Education Assistance Program and more.

Mastech Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.