AWS Solutions Architect Job at American IT Systems, Minneapolis, MN

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  • American IT Systems
  • Minneapolis, MN

Job Description

Role: AWS Solutions Architect

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Role Summary:

We are looking for an AWS Solutions Architect with strong Data Architecture/Engineering expertise who can operate in a client-facing consulting role .

This role requires a rare blend of 3 core capabilities :

1. Client Engagement & Consulting

2. Deep Data Architecture / Engineering Expertise

3. Strong Problem-Solving & Techno-functional Thinking

The ideal candidate is someone who has grown within consulting/service organizations , understands how to translate business problems into scalable data solutions , and is still close enough to technology to guide hands-on teams .

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Engagement & Consulting

Act as a trusted advisor to banking clients (business + technology stakeholders)

Lead:

  • Discovery workshops
  • Use case identification
  • Solution discussions and architectural reviews
  • Translate business problems (risk, fraud, customer analytics, reporting) into data-driven solutions
  • Drive stakeholder alignment across business, data, and engineering teams

2. Data Architecture & Engineering Leadership

  • Design and own end-to-end data architectures on AWS , including:
  • Data lakes / lakehouse architectures
  • Batch + real-time pipelines
  • Data ingestion, processing, and consumption layers
  • Define data models, governance frameworks, and architecture blueprints

Provide hands-on guidance on:

  • ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Streaming (Kafka / Kinesis)
  • Analytics platforms (Redshift / Snowflake / Databricks)

3. AWS Cloud Architecture

  • Architect scalable and secure AWS environments using:
  • S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, EMR
  • Lambda, ECS/EKS, Step Functions
  • API Gateway, EventBridge, Kinesis

Ensure adherence to:

  • AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • Banking compliance (RBI / PCI-DSS / data security)

4. Problem Solving & Solutioning

  • Break down ambiguous business problems into structured solutions
  • Drive solution design with trade-off analysis (cost, performance, scalability)

Support:

  • Data modernization initiatives
  • Legacy-to-cloud transformations
  • Real-time analytics and reporting solutions

5. Delivery & Team Leadership

  • Mentor and guide data engineers, cloud engineers, and analysts
  • Ensure high-quality architecture implementation
  • Collaborate with offshore/onshore teams for delivery success

Drive best practices in:

  • Data engineering
  • DevOps & automation
  • Testing and observability

Required Skills

Core Technical

Strong hands-on experience in:

  • Data Engineering (Spark, SQL, Python)
  • Data pipelines & ETL frameworks

Deep expertise in AWS data stack:

  • Glue, Redshift, S3, EMR, Athena
  • Kinesis / Kafka for streaming

Experience with:

  • Modern data platforms (Databricks / Snowflake preferred)

Architecture

Proven ability to:

  • Design scalable data architectures
  • Define data flows, models, and integration patterns
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Batch vs real-time processing
  • Data governance & quality frameworks

Consulting & Client Skills

Experience in client-facing roles (consulting/services firms preferred)

Strong ability to:

  • Lead discussions with business + tech stakeholders
  • Convert requirements into solution designs
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills

Banking / Financial Domain (Preferred)

Exposure to:

  • Risk, fraud, payments, reporting, regulatory systems

Understanding of:

Data compliance and security in banking

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