Senior Cloud Solutions Architect (AWS)

Position: Sr. AWS Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: 100% REMOTE
Employment mode: Contract to hire

ETX is a prerequisite for LSF (Load Sharing Facility) and requires a site-to-site VPN to be operational before it can function.

Dependency Chain: VPN > ETX > LSF

Resource Requirements:

• VPN gateway or AWS Site-to-Site VPN connections in each relevant region
• Sufficient bandwidth on the VPN for ETX communication overhead
• Network ACLs and security groups are configured to permit ETX traffic flows
• ETX services are configured over the VPN tunnel
• LSF then leverages ETX for job scheduling and resource management

• Cloud Network Architecture Design and implementation of AWS Site-to-Site VPN, VPC peering, Transit Gateway, routing tables, and firewall/NACL rules
• Enterprise Integration / Middleware ETX installation, configuration, and integration over VPN tunnels; ensuring reliable message exchange between on-premises and cloud environments
• HPC / Batch Computing IBM Spectrum LSF deployment, cluster configuration, job scheduling policies, and integration with ETX for workload orchestration
• Security & Compliance IAM policies, encryption in transit (IPSec), network segmentation, and audit logging across VPN and ETX layers
• Infrastructure Automation (IaC) CloudFormation / Terraform for repeatable VPN and networking provisioning across multi-region deployments
• EVS (Elastic VMware Service) EVS provides VMware Cloud Foundation on AWS, enabling lift-and-shift of VMware-based workloads to AWS without re-platforming.

Resource Requirements:

• EVS cluster provisioning in target AWS regions
• vCenter, ESXi host, and vSAN configuration within the EVS environment
• Network connectivity between EVS and native AWS services (VPC integration, ENI attachments)
• VM migration tooling (HCX or equivalent) for workload mobility from on-premises VMware to EVS
• Licensing alignment for VMware components

Professional Services Core Skillsets:

• VMware Administration / vSphere Engineering vCenter management, ESXi host configuration, vSAN storage policies, VM lifecycle management, and DRS/HA cluster tuning
• AWS EVS / VMware Cloud Specialization EVS cluster deployment, SDDC configuration, integration with AWS native services (S3, EBS, VPC), and hybrid connectivity design
• Migration & Workload Mobility VMware HCX deployment and configuration, bulk VM migration planning, cutover orchestration, and rollback procedures
• Cloud Network Architecture EVS networking (NSX or VPC-based), connectivity to native AWS VPCs, DNS integration, and cross-region traffic routing
• Security & Identity vCenter RBAC, integration with AWS IAM, NSX micro-segmentation, and compliance controls for VMware workloads on AWS
• Infrastructure Automation (IaC) Automated provisioning of EVS environments using Terraform, CloudFormation, or VMware Aria Automation

Professional Services Core Skillsets:

• NetApp / ONTAP Storage Engineering FSx for ONTAP provisioning, volume and SVM management, snapshot policies, tiering policies, ONTAP CLI/REST API operations, and performance tuning
• AWS Storage Architecture FSx for ONTAP sizing and deployment, throughput capacity planning, integration with VPCs, and cost optimization (capacity pool vs. SSD tier)
• Data Migration & Replication SnapMirror configuration for cross-region replication, NetApp XCP or robocopy for bulk data migration, cutover planning, and data validation
• Cloud Network Architecture: VPC subnet design, security groups for NFS/SMB/iSCSI protocols, cross-region VPC peering for replication traffic, and DNS configuration for file system endpoints
• Linux / Windows Systems Engineering NFS mount configuration on Linux, SMB share mapping on Windows, multi-protocol access testing, and client-side performance tuning
• Backup, DR & Data Protection AWS Backup integration with FSx for ONTAP, snapshot scheduling, cross-region DR strategy, and RTO/RPO validation
• Security & Compliance Encryption at rest (KMS), encryption in transit, IAM policies for FSx access, ONTAP export policies, and data governance