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Effectual

Cloud Architect

Effectual

Cloud Architect at Effectual leading AWS project delivery teams. Collaborating with Engagement Managers to provide high-quality technical solutions.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $135,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleAWSChefCloudEC2JavaNode.jsPuppetPythonSDLCTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Championing technical excellence by:
  • Driving the implementation of leading practice architecture for assigned clients.
  • Architecting and building solutions in AWS (e.g., Landing Zones, container platforms, application hosting environments, data storage solutions, etc.) using various AWS services like Control Tower, EKS/ECS, S3, Transit Gateway, EC2, etc.
  • Conducting cost-benefit and risk-reward analyses
  • Designing solutions, development and deployment plans, and high-level solution validation processes for execution by delivery teams
  • Being accountable for the overall technical success of client projects
  • Working with technology management to refine project management processes to continually improve technical delivery efficacy.
  • Assisting in prioritizing and sequencing infrastructure projects, supporting project work breakdown activities, helping to remove roadblocks, and collaboratively resolving disagreements related to solution design.
  • Fostering continual learning and collaboration by:
  • Serving as a mentor to team members around leading practices
  • Educating clients on solution rationale and leading practices
  • Building consensus amongst all technical stakeholders
  • Supporting rigorous project governance and execution through:
  • Meeting with team members daily to review progress.
  • Challenging team members on technical solution approaches and holding them accountable for implementation success.
  • Submitting time on assigned projects, daily.
  • Supporting project delivery team members by:
  • Always operating with transparency
  • Being responsive to requests from team members for information
  • Communicating working preferences and understanding the working preferences of others to help develop a high-performing team that operates with respect, effectiveness, and efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of continual, prior experience working as a Solution Architect consisting, in parallel, of at least:
  • 3+ years architecting AWS infrastructure.
  • 3+ years building AWS infrastructure, including at least:
  • 1+ year of infrastructure as code experience (Terraform preferred)
  • 1+ year of DevOps toolchain experience (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, AWS Code* Suite)
  • At least one (1) AWS Professional certification
  • Strong working knowledge of leading AWS cloud security practices
  • Proficient in developing Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform / AWS CloudFormation)
  • Proficient in coding configuration management tooling (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
  • Proficient in at least one or more programming / scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node, etc.)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies
  • Ability to work with multiple clients, in parallel.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Exceptional communication and time management

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurances,
  • Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances,
  • 401k with Company match
  • Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
  • Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)
  • These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time.

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Hard Skills & Tools
AWS architectureinfrastructure as codeTerraformDevOps toolchainconfiguration managementAnsibleChefPuppetprogramming languagesAgile methodologies
Soft Skills
communicationtime managementmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingtransparencyaccountabilityattention to detailconsensus buildingproject governance
Certifications
AWS Professional certification