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Gravity IT Resources lists this Sr. Solutions Architect – AWS opportunity in cincinnati, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Title: Sr. Solutions Architect – AWS
Job Type: Contract | Contract to hire
Job Location: Cincinnati, OH – REMOTE
Job Eligibility: US Citizen
We are seeking a hands-on AWS Architect on behalf of our fortune 500 client. This individual will havedeep experience building, configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting AWS infrastructure in production environments.
This is not a strategy-only or governance-focused architect role. The ideal candidate has personally implemented AWS solutions, worked extensively with Kubernetes/EKS, and can explain architecture decisions and technical configurations in step-by-step detail.
Required Technical Skills
AWS EC2
VPC, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs
Route 53, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling
Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN
IAM, IAM Roles, IAM Policies
Kubernetes / Amazon EKS (Critical)
Built and administered EKS clusters
Configured Nodes, Pods, Deployments, Services
Kubernetes networking and troubleshooting
IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA)
Kubernetes RBAC and permissions
Production support and incident resolution
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
CloudFormation
Automated infrastructure deployments
Automation & Serverless
Lambda
EventBridge
Step Functions
Systems Manager (SSM)
Migration & Modernization
AWS Migrations (MGN, DMS, CloudEndure preferred)
Discovery, planning, execution, cutover, and support
Must have led implementation, not just assessment activities
AI (Preferred)
Amazon Bedrock
RAG architectures
Amazon Q
OpenSearch / Vector Databases
What the Hiring Team Will Test
Candidates must be able to explain in detail:
How to build an EKS cluster with 3 worker nodes
How Pods are configured
How permissions are assigned in AWS and EKS
How IAM authorization works
How to troubleshoot EKS and networking issues
How to resolve overlapping VPC/CIDR problems
How they personally implemented AWS solutions
Real production incidents they have resolved
Ideal Backgrounds
Best Fit Titles
Senior AWS Platform Engineer
Lead AWS Engineer
Principal Cloud Engineer
Kubernetes Engineer
Senior Platform Engineer
AWS Infrastructure Architect
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Cloud Platform Architect
DevOps Architect
Less Ideal
Enterprise Architect
Pre-Sales Architect
Cloud Strategy Architect
Governance Architect
Consulting Architect (unless recently hands‑on)
Key Hiring Criteria
The ideal candidate should be able to say:
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“I built the EKS cluster.”
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“I configured the IAM roles and permissions.”
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“I wrote the Terraform.”
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“I deployed and managed the pods.”
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“I troubleshot the networking issue.”
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“I led the migration through implementation and cutover.”
Not:
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“I designed the architecture.”
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“I led discovery workshops.”
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“I aligned stakeholders.”
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“I built the roadmap.”
The strongest candidates will be engineers who became architects , not architects who have moved away from hands‑on technical work.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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Worksite address
cincinnati, OH, 45208, US
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