AWS Data Architect

Role1: AWS – Platform Architect Work Location & Reporting Address: Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (Onsite-Hybrid. Candidate should be willing to attend a face-to-face interview with the client)Contract duration: 12+ MonthsMinimum Years of Experience:8+ years Interview Process: Virtual and face-to-faceOnly USC or GC Holders on W2 (No 1099/C2C)Must Have Skills: ⦁ AWS ⦁ DevOps ⦁ Python ⦁ AI ⦁ Kafka Detailed Job Description: ⦁ Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred, CloudFormation acceptable) ⦁ Experience with production monitoring, alerting, and incident response at scale ⦁ Experience with cost monitoring and optimization in AWS environments ⦁ Experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferred) ⦁ Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge) ⦁ Proficiency with Linux-based operating systems and shell scripting ⦁ Experience managing and mentoring engineering teams ⦁ Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions and triage production issues without escalation ⦁ Understanding of data pipeline architectures (batch and streaming) and common failure modes ⦁ Understanding of networking fundamentals: DNS, CIDR, NAT, VPC endpoints, firewalls, security groups ⦁ Proficiency in Python (or a comparable general-purpose language) for building automation, tooling, and applications ⦁ Solid software engineering fundamentals: Git-based workflows, code review, modular and reusable design, dependency management, and writing maintainable, documented code ⦁ Experience writing automated tests (unit/integration) for application and infrastructure code, and integrating those tests into CI/CD ⦁ Ability to write integration code against REST APIs and cloud SDKs (e.g., AWS SDK / boto3) Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute: ⦁ AWS, DevOps practices, Python development, and Kafka-based streaming solutions. ⦁ Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Infrastructure as Code IaC. Design and manage eventdriven architectures leveraging Apache Kafka ⦁ Implement containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes. Ensure platform compliance, governance, and security best practicesRole2: AWS – Data Architect Work Location & Reporting Address: Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (Onsite-Hybrid. Client needs candidates willing to attend face-to-face interview)Contract duration: 12+ Month Minimum Years of Experience:8+ years Interview Process: Virtual and face-to-faceOnly USC or GC Holders on W2 (No 1099/C2C) Must Have Skills:⦁ ETL⦁ SQL⦁ AWS Nice to Have Skills:⦁ BigData⦁ Python⦁ Scala Detailed Job Description:⦁ Expertise in data engineering languages such as Scala (preferred) or Java, with proficiency in Python⦁ Experience with BigData tools, particularly Spark, and familiarity with Hadoop ecosystems⦁ Proficiency in building and managing ETL pipelines⦁ Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, including services such as S3, Lambda, Redshift, and EMR⦁ Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL, and familiarity with NoSQL databases⦁ Knowledge of data architecture, data warehousing, and data marts⦁ Experience in implementing monitoring solutions and deployment pipelines for data applications⦁ Ability to work with distributed systems and manage data storage solutions⦁ Demonstrated ability and desire to continually expand skill set, and learn from and teach others Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute:⦁ Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETLELT pipelines for processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.⦁ Create and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models.⦁ Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, architects, and application teams to understand data requirements.