Solution Architect
Singapore
About Atlas Nextwave
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About the role
We partnering with a client to look for a Solution Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud architectures for enterprise and public-sector environments. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with architectural governance, mentoring, and strategic influence.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to architect complex AWS-based solutions, leveraging modern cloud-native patterns, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across AWS services, HashiCorp technologies, container platforms, and automation frameworks, with the ability to translate business requirements into robust, future-proof architectures.
Roles and responsibilities
- Architect and deliver end-to-end AWS solutions that meet requirements for scalability, high availability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Lead the design and deployment of cloud-native and microservices-based architectures using Kubernetes (EKS) and serverless services such as AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
- Design and govern networking and security architectures, including VPC design, IAM, WAF, GuardDuty, and hybrid connectivity (e.g., Direct Connect).
- Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise, including workspace design, policy enforcement, and lifecycle management.
- Design and operate highly available HashiCorp Vault clusters for secrets management, PKI, and secure service-to-service authentication.
- Champion DevOps and DevSecOps best practices through CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using tools such as CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, and Prometheus.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define solution roadmaps, migration strategies, and proof-of-concepts.
- Conduct architecture and code reviews, enforce security standards, and drive automation of testing and security controls.
- Mentor junior architects and engineers, and present architectural decisions and solutions to senior stakeholders and executives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design, with deep hands-on expertise in AWS.
- Strong knowledge of AWS networking, security, and data services, including VPC peering, Direct Connect, S3, Glue, Athena, EMR, and Redshift.
- Proven experience with the HashiCorp ecosystem, particularly Terraform Enterprise and Vault in clustered, production environments.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), containerization (Docker), and deployment tooling (Helm).
- Solid understanding of observability and monitoring stacks such as ELK, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Strong DevOps/DevSecOps background, including GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and automation using Python or Bash.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to align technical solutions to business objectives and deliver in agile environments.
Good to have - Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
- AWS Certified Security Specialty
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform and Vault
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Application
If you are interested in this position, please apply directly on the platform with your latest CV. We will review your application and revert back promptly.
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