AWS Developer/ Administrator - Information Systems Architect

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Work Location: Role is 100% remote - due to Governor's orders, this position may become fully onsite with no notice. Candidates should be available to relocation to SC to start the onsite right away if required.

Candidate location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates who are comfortable working EST hours. Must be able to relocate if required.

Additional details: After hours or weekends hours may be required.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

The project supports the design, development, administration, and ongoing operation of AWS-hosted applications, infrastructure, and services. The AWS Developer / Administrator will be responsible for supporting cloud-native and hybrid workloads, ensuring secure and compliant operations, and enabling scalable solutions across multiple AWS services.

The role will support production and non-production environments and must ensure alignment with applicable security standards, architectural guidelines, and operational best practices.

Position Title: Information Systems Architect - Consultant

Position Description

The AWS Developer / Administrator will provide technical expertise for the design, development, deployment, administration, and support of Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments. This role works closely with cloud engineering, application development, security, and operations teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable cloud solutions.

The candidate will support AWS infrastructure, application services, integrations, and automation efforts, while ensuring operational stability, performance, and compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

Major responsibilities of this position include the following:

Design, deploy, and administer AWS environments following best practices

Support AWS account structure, IAM roles, policies, and least-privilege access

Develop and maintain solutions using AWS services including (but not limited to):

Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing

Amazon VPC, subnets, routing, and security controls

Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, and data lifecycle policies

AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and serverless architectures

Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config

Develop and support Amazon Connect contact center environments, including: Contact flows, queues, routing profiles, and prompts

Integrations with AWS Lambda, APIs, and external systems

Call recording, analytics, and troubleshooting

Design and integrate AI-enabled solutions using Amazon Bedrock where applicable

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Terraform, or equivalent tools

Monitor system performance, availability, and cost optimization opportunities

Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues

Support CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows

Collaborate with security teams to implement encryption, logging, monitoring, and compliance controls

Maintain documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams

Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to team members

Participate in scheduled maintenance, upgrades, and after-hours support as required

Required Skills

In order of importance:

6+ years of overall IT experience supporting enterprise systems

3+ years of hands-on AWS experience in development and/or administration

3+ years of experience with AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and Lambda)

3+ years of experience with Amazon Connect and/or contact center technologies

3+ years of experience integrating APIs, serverless functions, and cloud-native services

3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation

3+ years of experience with security best practices, logging, and monitoring in AWS

3+ years of scripting experience (Python, Bash, or equivalent)

Preferred Skills

In order of importance:

Experience with AI/ML integrations and prompt engineering

Experience with hybrid cloud or third-party integrations

Cost optimization and FinOps experience

Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services and Hybrid Cloud Architectures

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional OR AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305)

Additional Skills:

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to mentor junior engineers

Strong documentation and operational discipline

ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Connect

Amazon Bedrock

AWS Lambda

AWS CloudFormation / Terraform

CloudWatch / CloudTrail

API Gateway

CI/CD tools (AWS-native or third-party)

Git-based version control systems