Infrastructure Architect - Amazon EKS

Key Responsibilities

Design high-level and detailed solution architectures for platform services, integrations, automation, and operational tooling.
Lead end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives from requirements gathering through to implementation and operational handover.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to ensure successful platform adoption and integration.
Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient platform solutions.
Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to project teams and stakeholders.
Champion cloud-native design principles, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and platform engineering best practices.
Support integration across enterprise systems, SaaS platforms, identity services, monitoring solutions, and security controls.
Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Work closely with vendors, managed service providers, and offshore delivery teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Proven experience designing and implementing Kubernetes platforms, ideally using Amazon EKS.
Strong background delivering enterprise-scale cloud platforms and integrations.
Extensive infrastructure architecture experience across:
- Storage and Backup
- Server Operating Environments
- Network Security and Firewalls
- Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Microsoft Technologies
- Security Controls and Governance
Experience leading technology transformation initiatives and driving adoption of modern engineering practices.
Strong hands-on experience with automation technologies and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
Experience working within multi-vendor environments, including managed service providers and offshore delivery teams.

Experience with platform engineering practices and developer self-service platforms.
Knowledge of cloud security, observability, and enterprise integration patterns.
AWS certifications and Kubernetes certifications highly regarded.

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