AWS Architect

Note:

The application focus area is 60% on Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Containers (Docker).

Good to have skills include Python, Kubernetes, Angular/React, Kafka, DB - SQL/No SQL, Big Data, and Gen AI.

The focus areas are 10-15% on data, 10-15% on infrastructure, and 10-15% on DevOps.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement AWS cloud solutions that meet client requirements.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams.

Ensure the architecture is scalable, reliable, and secure.

Stay updated with the latest AWS services and technologies.

Qualifications:

Strong experience as an AWS Architect with a deep understanding of AWS services.

AWS focus area includes 60% around Application (primary), 10-15% on data, 10-15% on infrastructure, and 10-15% on DevOps.

Good to have experience with the Well-Architected Framework, Application Development/Modernization in AWS, Cost Optimization, and Landing Zone Setup.

AWS Services include ECS, EKS, Lambda, Cognito, S3, SNS/SQS, DynamoDB/Document DB, RDS, EMR, API Gateway, and IAM.

Good to have experience with EC2, AWS Org, VPC, ELB, Route 53, EBS, EFS, Terraform, CloudWatch, Direct Connect, CloudFront, Elasti Cache, Step Functions, Kinesis, Batch, Glue, and Athena.

Application focus area includes Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Containers (Docker).

Good to have skills include Python, Kubernetes, Angular/React, Kafka, DB - SQL/No SQL, Big Data, and Gen AI.

AWS Solutions Architect Certification is good to have.

Ability to design and manage enterprise-wide scalable solutions.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients and teams.

A proactive individual who takes full responsibility for their work.

General Information:

Leverage expertise in a technology area, such as Big Data Cluster, and be responsible for Architecture for small to mid-size projects.

Design and develop the framework and be the technical owner for a project in one technology area.

Guide and review technical delivery by internal teams.

Resolve design issues and deliver/own design for complex modules for projects, including architecture enhancements, small-sized development, and maintenance projects.

Review design and code, ensuring adoption of industry best practices.

Typical performance measures include:

Number of reusable components/processes developed.

Number of times components/processes are reused.

Delivery efficiency (Adherence to Client defined principles).

Contribution to technology capability development, such as Training, Webinars, and Blogs.

Customer feedback on overall technical quality (zero technology-related escalations).

Number of white papers/document assets contributed to.

Relevant technology certifications.

Number of proposals contributed to in Business Development, as applicable.

Feedback from Project Team/Program Management on project support.

Performance Areas:

Solution Definition & Design:

Define architecture for small/mid-sized projects.

Design the technical framework and implement it.

Identify and design complex sub-components/modules in collaboration with the project team, architects, and client SMEs.

Present detailed design documents to relevant stakeholders and seek feedback.

Undertake project-specific Proof of Concept activities to validate technical feasibility with guidance from the Application Architect.

Implement the best-optimized solution and resolve performance issues.

Support the team in the design of functional modules and review deliverables.

Conduct code reviews.

Requirement Gathering and Analysis:

Understand the functional and non-functional requirements.

Collect non-functional requirements, such as response time, throughput numbers, and user load, through discussions with SMEs and business users.

Identify technical aspects as part of story definition, especially at an architecture/component level.

Project Management Support:

Share technical inputs from Agile/project planning perspective with SCRUM Master/Project Manager.

Help SCRUM Masters/Project Managers understand technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Help developers overcome technical challenges.

Technology Consulting:

Analyze the technology landscape, processes, and tools based on project objectives.

Business and Technical Research:

Understand application architecture and its criticality to analyze and assess tools (internal/external) on specific parameters.

Support Architect/Sr. Architect in drafting recommendations based on findings from Proof of Concept.

Analyze and identify new developments in existing technologies, such as methodologies, frameworks, and accelerators.

Document new developments, such as reports, white papers, and national/international publications, to build team capabilities.

Project Estimation:

Provide support for project estimations for business proposals and support sprint-level/component-level estimates.

Articulate estimation methodology and module-level estimations for more standard projects with a focus on effort estimation alone.

Proposal Development:

Contribute to proposal development for small to medium-sized projects from a technology/architecture perspective.

Knowledge Management & Capability Development:

Conduct technical training and webinars to impart knowledge to relevant application development/project teams.

Create collaterals, such as case studies, business value documents, and summaries.

Post in blogs and interviews to share expertise.

Gain industry-standard certifications on technology and architecture consulting.

Contribute to the knowledge repository and tools.

Create reference architecture models, reusable design patterns, and mine reusable components from the project.

Partner with Client Gamma to create curriculum and assessments, and conduct training.

Create KT Packages for new team members.

Testing Support:

Suggest unit test automation strategies using appropriate frameworks.

Process Improvements / Delivery Excellence:

Identify avenues to improve project delivery parameters, such as productivity, efficiency, process, and security, by leveraging tools and automation.

Understand various technical tools used in the project, including third-party and home-grown, to improve efficiency and productivity.

Audit:

Conduct cross-project technical audits and reviews across multiple accounts, as required, to check adherence to architecture, design, and coding best practices.

Skill Examples:

Use domain/industry knowledge to understand business requirements and create POCs to meet those requirements under guidance.

Use technology knowledge to analyze technology based on client-specific requirements, analyze existing implementations, and guide developers in implementing design into working software.

Use knowledge of architecture concepts and principles to provide inputs for building component solutions and deploy the solution as per the architecture under guidance.

Use knowledge of design patterns, tools, and principles to create low-level design under guidance from the Architect and review low-level design created by the team.

Use knowledge of software development process tools & techniques to increase productivity and develop efficient code.

Use knowledge of project management tools and techniques to provide inputs in project management activities and raise concerns within own area of work in a timely manner.

Use project governance framework to facilitate communication with stakeholders and project metrics to help them understand their relevance.

Use estimation and resource planning knowledge to estimate and plan resources for specific modules/small projects with detailed requirements in place.

Use knowledge management tools & techniques to participate in the knowledge management process and contribute to the knowledge management repository.

Use knowledge of technical standards, documentation & templates to understand and interpret documents.

Use requirement gathering and analysis knowledge to analyze functional and non-functional requirements, raise clarifications, create requirement documents, and provide inputs/solutions based on project size.

Knowledge Examples:

Domain/Industry Knowledge: Basic knowledge of standard business processes within the relevant industry vertical and customer business domain.

Technology Knowledge: Working knowledge of sub-portions in a technology area related to own work, such as Java/JEE 5+, Microsoft technologies, or Mainframe/legacy; sub-set of frameworks, such as Struts, JSF, Hibernate, Spring; sufficient to implement end-to-end application; low-level details such as data structures and algorithms within one technology stack.

Architecture Concepts and Principles: Basic knowledge of standard architectural principles, models, patterns, and perspectives; integration architecture; non-functional requirements; data architecture; deployment architecture; and architecture governance.

Design Patterns, Tools, and Principles: Working knowledge of design patterns, principles, and tools.

Software Development Process Tools & Techniques: Specialized knowledge of SDLC processes (Agile and Traditional), SDLC methodology, programming principles, and best practices.

Project Management Tools and Techniques: Basic knowledge of project management processes, tools, and capacity planning.

Project Management: Basic understanding of project governance structure, project metrics like effort and defect, and quality metrics.

Estimation and Resource Planning: Working knowledge of estimation and resource planning techniques and Client -specific estimation templates.

Knowledge Management Tools & Techniques: Basic knowledge of industry knowledge management tools and techniques.

Technical Standards, Documentation & Templates: Basic knowledge of document templates and standards.

Requirement Gathering and Analysis: Demonstrates working knowledge of requirements gathering, analysis tools, and requirements management.

Education: Bachelors Degree

Certification: AWS Solutions Architect Certification

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