Solution Architect, AWS

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Encova Insurance is seeking a Solution Architect, AWS for our Columbus, Ohio location. In this role, you will have the option to work a flexible hybrid schedule with time in office as requested for meetings and projects.

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Encova is only able to employ associates who reside and work within specific U.S. states. Our current policies are based on the laws in states in which we are registered for payroll. Our current footprint includes:

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities:

Design Future State Architecture:

• Develop and define the future state cloud architecture that aligns with Encova's business goals and cloud-first strategy
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions on AWS that support the organization's long-term vision.
• Leverage AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, and others to architect end-to-end cloud solutions.

Design and Improve Disaster Recovery (DR) Posture:

• Lead the design of disaster recovery (DR) strategies and solutions, ensuring that Encova's critical workloads are protected and resilient in the event of disruptions.
• Architect cloud-based DR solutions using AWS services to meet business continuity and recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).
• Develop a comprehensive DR plan for moving on-premises systems to the cloud, including replication, failover strategies, and automated recovery processes.
• Design and test DR processes to ensure the systems can quickly recover from failures with minimal impact on business operations.
• Collaborate with business continuity teams to ensure that the DR strategy aligns with regulatory, compliance, and organizational risk management requirements.

Lead the Cloud Migration Journey:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive cloud migration strategy for moving Encova's on-premises applications, workloads, and data to AWS.
• Define a roadmap for migrating workloads to AWS
• Work with cross-functional teams to prioritize workloads and manage the execution of the cloud migration plan.

Design Secure and Compliant Solutions:

• Work with security teams to incorporate best practices for cloud security, including identity and access management, encryption, and threat detection.
• Implement Zero Trust security architecture principles to protect cloud environments.

Collaborate with Stakeholders:

• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable cloud solutions.
• Act as the main point of contact for architecture and design discussions across various teams, including DevOps, security, infrastructure, and business units.
• Provide guidance and support to teams throughout the cloud transformation journey, helping to troubleshoot and resolve complex architectural challenges.

Optimize and Future-Proof Solutions:

• Design for cost optimization by evaluating AWS services and architectures for efficiency, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities for automation, including infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance, to drive operational efficiencies.
• Stay current with emerging AWS services, industry trends, and best practices, and ensure solutions are designed with future scalability in mind.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, required.
• 8+ years of experience in designing and architecting IT solutions, with a strong focus on cloud-based solutions.
• Proven experience in AWS cloud architecture and services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and others.
• Experience with cloud migration methodologies and tools.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to design solutions for complex business needs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams and with business stakeholders.
• Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional) are highly preferred.

This position has been evaluated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Encova Insurance makes every effort to reasonably accommodate disabilities to permit performance of the essential functions and candidates who need such accommodation are encouraged to seek it. This description reflects the nature and level of work performed by associates in this position. It is not an all-inclusive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required. It provides an accurate overview of the work and skills needed to perform this position. Because job content may change from time to time, Encova Insurance reserves the right to add and/or delete functions from this job as it deems necessary for business reasons.

Ready to join our team?
At Encova Insurance, we firmly believe that our associates drive our company's success by delivering unrivaled service to our customers. With success in mind, we make an ongoing effort to provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities.

Join us to discover a work experience where your diverse ideas will be met with enthusiasm - where you can learn and grow to your fullest potential.

What you can expect from us
Join our family of industry leaders, and let us reward you with a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package that includes but is not limited to: a 401(k), wellness programs, bonus incentive plans and flexible schedules, with an early close of the office every Friday. Additionally, Encova aspires to be an outstanding corporate citizen in all the markets we serve; we encourage and support associate participation in community initiatives through our foundations.

Encova Insurance is an EOE/E-Verify employer.