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**Job Summary:**  
We are looking for a highly skilled **AWS Cloud Architect** to lead the migration of our infrastructure from DigitalOcean to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on expertise in designing scalable cloud architectures using AWS services like **ECS/Fargate**, **Lambda (Cloud Functions)**, **Amazon S3**, **MongoDB hosting (Atlas or self-managed)**, **multi-server deployments**, and **CI/CD** pipelines. The goal is to ensure a **zero-downtime migration** while improving performance, reliability, and maintainability.

## Tasks

**Key Responsibilities:**  

*   Assess current infrastructure hosted on DigitalOcean and create a detailed migration plan to AWS.
*   Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure AWS architecture.
*   Migrate backend servers, APIs, databases (MongoDB), and static assets with zero interruption to live applications.
*   Use AWS Fargate or ECS for containerized workloads and efficient orchestration.
*   Set up and configure AWS Lambda functions where needed.
*   Migrate and optimize storage using Amazon S3 and other AWS storage solutions.
*   Configure VPC, subnets, security groups, and IAM roles for secured access.
*   Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting using AWS CloudWatch and relevant tools.
*   Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and rollback strategies.
*   Coordinate with developers and DevOps team for smooth handover post-migration.
*   Provide documentation, performance benchmarks, and ongoing support for infrastructure.

## Requirements

**Required Skills:**  

*   **Expertise in AWS Services**: ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFormation or Terraform.
*   **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** experience (Terraform preferred).
*   Strong experience with **Docker** and containerization strategies.
*   Experience managing and migrating **MongoDB** (Atlas or self-hosted).
*   Proven experience in **zero-downtime migrations** of production environments.
*   Strong knowledge of **networking, DNS**, and load balancing in cloud environments.
*   Experience with **CI/CD pipelines** (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.)
*   Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
*   Excellent communication and documentation skills.  


**Preferred Qualifications:**  

*   AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional)
*   Experience with DigitalOcean (for smooth auditing of existing infra)
*   Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog, NewRelic, or similar.

## Benefits

**_What do we bring to the table? Our benefits:_**

*   We are an international team, ambitious and full of power.  
No formality, but a relaxed, young and fun team culture
*   Improvement and learning is key! We offer workshops and coaching tailored to your personal interests, along with books, podcasts & much more to help you develop
*   Open communication & flat hierarchies
*   Competitive salary, paid vacations, team events and much more

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Job Summary: We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Cloud Architect to lead the migration of our infrastructure from DigitalOcean to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on expertise in designing scalable cloud architectures using AWS services like ECS/Fargate, Lambda (Cloud Functions), Amazon S3, MongoDB hosting (Atlas or self-managed), multi-server deployments, and CI/CD pipelines. The goal is to ensure a zero-downtime migration while improving performance, reliability, and maintainability.
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
Key Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Assess current infrastructure hosted on DigitalOcean and create a detailed migration plan to AWS.</li>
<li>Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure AWS architecture.</li>
<li>Migrate backend servers, APIs, databases (MongoDB), and static assets with zero interruption to live applications.</li>
<li>Use AWS Fargate or ECS for containerized workloads and efficient orchestration.</li>
<li>Set up and configure AWS Lambda functions where needed.</li>
<li>Migrate and optimize storage using Amazon S3 and other AWS storage solutions.</li>
<li>Configure VPC, subnets, security groups, and IAM roles for secured access.</li>
<li>Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting using AWS CloudWatch and relevant tools.</li>
<li>Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and rollback strategies.</li>
<li>Coordinate with developers and DevOps team for smooth handover post-migration.</li>
<li>Provide documentation, performance benchmarks, and ongoing support for infrastructure.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
Required Skills: 
<ul>
<li>Expertise in AWS Services: ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFormation or Terraform.</li>
<li>Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience (Terraform preferred).</li>
<li>Strong experience with Docker and containerization strategies.</li>
<li>Experience managing and migrating MongoDB (Atlas or self-hosted).</li>
<li>Proven experience in zero-downtime migrations of production environments.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of networking, DNS, and load balancing in cloud environments.</li>
<li>Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.)</li>
<li>Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and documentation skills.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional)</li>
<li>Experience with DigitalOcean (for smooth auditing of existing infra)</li>
<li>Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog, NewRelic, or similar.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
What do we bring to the table? Our benefits:
<ul>
<li>We are an international team, ambitious and full of power. No formality, but a relaxed, young and fun team culture</li>
<li>Improvement and learning is key! We offer workshops and coaching tailored to your personal interests, along with books, podcasts &amp; much more to help you develop</li>
<li>Open communication &amp; flat hierarchies</li>
<li>Competitive salary, paid vacations, team events and much more</li>
</ul>

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