AWS Solution Architect
Spectraforce
Waukegan, Illinois
6 hours ago
Job Description
Role: AWS Solution Architect
Location: Waukegan, IL - Hybrid
Duration: 8+ Months
Required Skills:
AWS
TIBCO
Job Description / Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure Design & Implementation:
• Design, provision, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, Route 53, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Define and implement infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Establish networking, security, and governance standards aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
Kubernetes Platform Engineering
• Deploy, configure, and operate Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) clusters in production.
• Manage containerization strategies and support the migration of workloads to Kubernetes.
• Implement Kubernetes best practices: namespace management, RBAC, pod security policies, autoscaling (HPA/VPA/Cluster Autoscaler), and resource quotas.
• Integrate observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch Container Insights, Fluentd/Fluent Bit).
• Maintain Helm charts and manage deployments through GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD or Flux).
TIBCO On-Prem to Cloud Migration
• Conduct discovery and assessment of the existing TIBCO on-premises infrastructure — including TIBCO Business Works, EMS, and/or Spotfire components
• Collaborate with application and integration teams to map data flows, dependencies, and integration patterns.
• Identify cloud-native or managed alternatives for TIBCO components where relevant (e.g., Amazon MQ, MSK, Event Bridge).
Must-Have Skills & Experience:
• 10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and managing AWS infrastructure in production environments.
• Strong Kubernetes expertise: 3+ years managing EKS or self-managed clusters in production.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code: Terraform (preferred) or CloudFormation.
• Experience with Linux systems administration and shell scripting (Bash/Python).
• Solid understanding of networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway).
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Helm, container registries).
• Ability to investigate and reverse-engineer existing middleware architectures with minimal documentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with architecture, development, and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with TIBCO products: BusinessWorks, EMS (Enterprise Message Service), Spotfire, or TIBCO Cloud.
• Experience migrating or decommissioning on-premises middleware to cloud-native solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native messaging/integration services: Amazon MQ, MSK (Kafka), SQS/SNS, EventBridge.
• Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (Istio, AWS App Mesh).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD).
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 55.00/hr.
Location: Waukegan, IL - Hybrid
Duration: 8+ Months
Required Skills:
AWS
TIBCO
Job Description / Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure Design & Implementation:
• Design, provision, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, Route 53, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Define and implement infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Establish networking, security, and governance standards aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
Kubernetes Platform Engineering
• Deploy, configure, and operate Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) clusters in production.
• Manage containerization strategies and support the migration of workloads to Kubernetes.
• Implement Kubernetes best practices: namespace management, RBAC, pod security policies, autoscaling (HPA/VPA/Cluster Autoscaler), and resource quotas.
• Integrate observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch Container Insights, Fluentd/Fluent Bit).
• Maintain Helm charts and manage deployments through GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD or Flux).
TIBCO On-Prem to Cloud Migration
• Conduct discovery and assessment of the existing TIBCO on-premises infrastructure — including TIBCO Business Works, EMS, and/or Spotfire components
• Collaborate with application and integration teams to map data flows, dependencies, and integration patterns.
• Identify cloud-native or managed alternatives for TIBCO components where relevant (e.g., Amazon MQ, MSK, Event Bridge).
Must-Have Skills & Experience:
• 10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and managing AWS infrastructure in production environments.
• Strong Kubernetes expertise: 3+ years managing EKS or self-managed clusters in production.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code: Terraform (preferred) or CloudFormation.
• Experience with Linux systems administration and shell scripting (Bash/Python).
• Solid understanding of networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway).
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Helm, container registries).
• Ability to investigate and reverse-engineer existing middleware architectures with minimal documentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with architecture, development, and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with TIBCO products: BusinessWorks, EMS (Enterprise Message Service), Spotfire, or TIBCO Cloud.
• Experience migrating or decommissioning on-premises middleware to cloud-native solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-native messaging/integration services: Amazon MQ, MSK (Kafka), SQS/SNS, EventBridge.
• Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (Istio, AWS App Mesh).
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD).
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 55.00/hr.