About the role

Client: US fintech (payments platform) · Location: remote, LATAM, US Eastern overlap · Level: senior / principal · Engagement: full-time contractor
You will own the AWS architecture of a regulated payments platform: multi-account structure, network, security baseline and cost.
What you will do

Design and evolve the multi-account landing zone (Organizations, Control Tower, IAM Identity Center)

Define reference architectures for services on EKS, Lambda, RDS/Aurora and MSK

Lead multi-region resilience and disaster recovery design with tested RTO and RPO targets

Set security standards: network segmentation, KMS key strategy, secrets management

Run architecture reviews and Well-Architected assessments with engineering teams

Drive FinOps: tagging, budgets, savings plans and right-sizing

What you bring

8+ years in infrastructure or cloud engineering, 4+ architecting on AWS

Infrastructure as code at scale with Terraform or CDK

Experience in PCI DSS or SOC 2 environments

Deep networking knowledge (VPC, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink)

Ability to write clear design documents and defend trade-offs in English

Nice to have

AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Security Specialty

Previous SRE or platform engineering role

Experience with core banking or card-processing integrations

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Technology & IT Remote Collaboration Aws Solutions Architect Technology Senior level

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Tell us about work you have done that is close to the AWS Solutions Architect role.
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How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
What does a normal working week look like for this role?

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I am interested in the AWS Solutions Architect role because I can bring practical experience in Remote Collaboration, Aws and Solutions, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes ITMates needs from this hire.

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