AWS Platform Engineering Architect

AWS Platform Engineering Architect-66309

Function

Cloud & Data Engineering

Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

Job Summary:**

Hitachi, Ltd. is seeking an experienced AWS Platform Engineering Architect to design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure AWS cloud platforms. This role is crucial for driving our cloud strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and enabling the efficient delivery of cloud-native applications.

Job Responsibilities:**

* Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of highly available, scalable, and secure AWS cloud infrastructure and platforms.
* Define and enforce cloud best practices, standards, and governance policies for AWS environments.
* Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
* Automate deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks for AWS resources and services.
* Collaborate with development teams to ensure successful application deployments and integrations on AWS.
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.
* Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization for AWS resources.
* Implement and manage security controls, compliance requirements, and disaster recovery strategies within AWS.
* Stay current with emerging AWS services, technologies, and industry trends, and recommend their adoption where appropriate.
* Troubleshoot complex AWS infrastructure issues and provide timely resolutions.

Job Qualifications:**

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
* 10+ years of experience in IT with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
* Deep expertise in core AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, EKS/ECS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, and Route 53.
* Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
* Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation and operational tasks.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline).
* Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, Load Balancing) and security best practices in cloud environments.
* Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS).
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional certification is highly preferred.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

About us

We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Experience Level

Senior Level