AWS Solution architect

Core AWS Services

• Compute: EC2, Auto Scaling, Lambda, ECS, EKS
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, FSx
• Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift
• Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, Direct Connect, VPN
• Security: IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Shield, WAF
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, X Ray

Architecture & Tools

• Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform
• CI/CD: CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Operating Systems: Linux/Windows
• Programming/Scripting: Python, Java, Node.js, Bash (one or more)

Roles & Responsibilities

• An AWS Solutions Architect (SA) at Amazon works closely with customers to design, architect, and implement scalable, secure, and cost effective solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• The role combines deep technical expertise with customer-facing communication, helping organizations adopt and optimize cloud architectures.
• Generic Managerial Skills, If any
• Design and lead implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Translate business and application requirements into well-architected AWS architectures and development roadmaps.
• Guide development teams on cloud-native patterns, microservices, serverless, and container-based solutions.
• Define and enforce best practices for security, networking, automation, and IAC.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, reliability, and cost using AWS monitoring and governance tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support cloud modernization, migration, and continuous improvement initiatives.