AWS Cloud / SDV Solutions Architect

Compensation & Location

Location: Raymond, OH (4 days per week on-site)

Pay Range: $55.00 – $62.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, and internal equity)

Schedule: Full-time, contract; long-term opportunity

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 401k, Continuing and on-demand education

📍 Must be willing to work in Raymond, OH

✅ Sponsorship is available for this role

‼️ ONLY W2 – NO CORP to CORP – NO 3rd Parties

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud / SDV Solutions Architect to support cloud architecture, deployment, and ongoing technical enablement for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) and engineering applications within a large enterprise environment.

This role will design and support AWS-hosted environments, review application and deployment architectures, administer Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, and provide technical leadership for engineering applications throughout the solution lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings strong AWS cloud architecture experience, hands-on container platform knowledge, and experience working across engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vendor, and governance teams to deliver secure, scalable, and supportable enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support AWS-hosted environments and applications supporting SDV and engineering initiatives

• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS compute, networking, storage, security, and container resources

• Administer Kubernetes and OpenShift environments, including worker nodes and supporting cloud infrastructure

• Monitor cloud environment health and troubleshoot performance, availability, security, and infrastructure issues

• Identify opportunities for cloud performance, reliability, security, and cost optimization

• Review application architectures, code, and deployment designs for scalability, security, reliability, and supportability

• Create architecture documentation, deployment diagrams, technical assessments, and Architecture Review materials

• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, governance, and vendor teams to validate solution designs and obtain approvals

• Identify technical risks and recommend architectural improvements

• Support onboarding, deployment, and operation of Software Defined Vehicle development and validation platforms

• Evaluate new SDV technologies and support technical feasibility assessments and deployment planning

• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native engineering practices

• Provide architecture and technical consultation for IBM ELM and other engineering application platforms

• Support application onboarding, upgrades, integrations, and operational readiness

• Evaluate vendor solutions and recommend appropriate deployment, architecture, and support approaches

• Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for engineering and SDV platforms

What You'll Be Working On

• Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) applications and platforms

• AWS cloud architecture and infrastructure

• Engineering application environments

• Kubernetes and OpenShift container platforms

• Application architecture reviews

• Cloud deployment and operational support

• IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)

• DevOps and CI/CD enablement

• Cloud-native automation

• Engineering application onboarding and integrations

• Architecture governance and technical documentation

• SDV development and validation environments

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience designing, deploying, and supporting solutions within AWS

• Hands-on experience provisioning and managing AWS compute, networking, storage, and security services

• Experience administering Kubernetes and/or OpenShift environments

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, scalability, reliability, availability, and security principles

• Experience reviewing application architectures and deployment designs

• Experience creating architecture diagrams, technical assessments, and solution documentation

• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native development practices

• Experience supporting enterprise application deployments, integrations, upgrades, and operational readiness

• Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills

• Experience working across engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, governance, and vendor teams

• Ability to identify technical risks and recommend architectural improvements

• Experience supporting complex enterprise engineering or development platforms

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platforms or automotive engineering environments

• Experience with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)

• Automotive industry experience

• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and vendor solutions

• Experience with cloud cost optimization and operational governance