AWS Solution Architect

Must-Have Skills

Strong hands-on AWS Cloud experience across compute, storage, networking, and serverless architectures.
Strong understanding of full-cycle software development, microservices, APIs, and scalable architecture patterns.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, data pipelines, and data-storage architecture.
Good understanding of network and infrastructure concepts, including OSI model, hybrid network topology, DNS, and load balancing.
Strong knowledge of cloud security and compliance, including KMS/SSL encryption, IAM, VPC/network isolation, and vulnerability mitigation.
Experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
Ability to translate complex business objectives into practical, scalable, and cost-effective technical solutions.
Strong architectural decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate trade-offs between cost, speed, security, scalability, and technical debt.
Experience creating and maintaining Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), system diagrams, and Proof of Concepts (PoCs).
Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and ArchiMate.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification.
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both executive leadership and engineering teams.
Nice-to-Have Skills

Prior experience architecting Finance applications.
Experience within the Automotive Finance domain would be highly preferred.
Skills

Mandatory Skills : Architectural diagrams, Architecture Patterns and Styles, Architecture Principle Design, Capacity Planning, Estimation