Job Description
Important Information
Location: Costa Rica
Work Mode: Hybrid
Job Summary
As a Senior AWS Architect (19843), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.
Responsibilities and Duties
Design and lead migration architectures to transition workloads from VMware environments to AWS Outposts and Red Hat OpenShift platforms, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives.
Conduct discovery, dependency mapping, and readiness assessments to define migration strategies and phased execution plans.
Define target state architectures including networking, security, storage, and compliance while governing migration waves and sequencing activities.
Oversee Infrastructure as Code implementations using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring automated, scalable, and repeatable deployments across hybrid environments.
Qualifications and Skills
8 to 15 years of experience in solution architecture with strong focus on VMware and AWS ecosystems.
Deep expertise in VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation, including workload discovery and dependency analysis.
Proven experience designing hybrid architectures leveraging AWS Outposts and container platforms such as OpenShift.
Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, and security best practices for enterprise environments.
Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and configuration management using Ansible.
Experience with automation pipelines, YAML configurations, and CI or CD driven deployment models.
Familiarity with migration factory models, wave based migrations, and structured transformation programs.
Ability to design rehosting or replatforming strategies including network conversion and workload optimization.
Strong governance mindset with experience aligning architecture to Statements of Work and enterprise standards.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to collaborate with program teams, SMEs, and client leadership.
About Encora
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.
At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.
