[Job-29384] AWS Cloud Architect, Brazil
- Ciandt
- Remote Brazil
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to support a large-scale cloud migration program for a global digital technology organization operating in the communications and cloud-enabled services space. This role will be instrumental in defining, designing, and executing the migration of complex workloads into AWS, ensuring scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency from the ground up.The architect will work closely with engineering teams, infrastructure stakeholders, and business leaders to modernize legacy systems, design cloud-native architectures, and establish strong foundational patterns for long-term platform evolution. The role requires advanced English proficiency to collaborate with distributed teams across multiple regions.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end cloud architecture design for AWS migration initiatives, including workload assessment, target architecture definition, and migration strategy
- Design scalable and resilient AWS-based architectures aligned with best practices for high availability, fault tolerance, and performance
- Define and implement core AWS service usage patterns across compute, storage, networking, integration, and security domains
- Architect and optimize data layer solutions with strong emphasis on NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and related AWS data services
- Design enterprise-grade networking architectures including VPC design, routing strategies, hybrid connectivity, and segmentation models
- Define and implement IAM structures including identity federation, role-based access control, and least privilege principles
- Support the migration of legacy applications and data platforms into cloud-native or hybrid AWS architectures
- Collaborate with security and DevOps teams to ensure secure-by-design and automated infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Define cloud governance models including landing zones, multi-account strategies, and policy enforcement mechanisms (SCPs, guardrails)
- Optimize architectures for cost efficiency, scalability, and operational simplicity
- Provide technical leadership during discovery, assessment, and migration execution phases
- Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical architecture decisions
- Contribute to cloud modernization strategy and long-term platform roadmap
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture or infrastructure engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including IAM, networking (VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect), compute (EC2, ECS, Lambda), storage (S3), and security services (KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch)
- Proven experience designing NoSQL data architectures, especially Amazon DynamoDB
- Experience with large-scale cloud migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor)
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, hybrid architectures, and distributed systems
- Experience designing IAM governance and enterprise access control models
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Understanding of high availability, scalability, and resilient system design
- Exposure to financial services architecture patterns and regulatory environments
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional preferred)
- Advanced English communication skills
Nice to Have
- Experience in large enterprise cloud transformation programs
- Background in financial services, fintech, or regulated industries
- Experience with observability stacks (CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
- Familiarity with container platforms such as Amazon EKS and Kubernetes networking
- Experience with cost optimization and FinOps practices in AWS environments
- Exposure to multi-account landing zone frameworks and enterprise governance models
