The State of South Carolina is looking for an Information Systems Architect - Project Lead
Why is this position open: This position is open to support ongoing cloud modernization efforts, operational continuity, and expansion of AWS-based services following the completion of a prior contract term.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The project supports the design, development, administration, and ongoing operation of
AWS-hosted applications, infrastructure, and services. The AWS Developer /
Administrator will be responsible for supporting cloud-native and hybrid workloads,
ensuring secure and compliant operations, and enabling scalable solutions across
multiple AWS services.
The role will support production and non-production environments and must ensure
alignment with applicable security standards, architectural guidelines, and operational
best practices.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The AWS Developer / Administrator will provide technical expertise for the design,
development, deployment, administration, and support of Amazon Web Services
(AWS) environments. This role works closely with cloud engineering, application
development, security, and operations teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable
cloud solutions.
The candidate will support AWS infrastructure, application services, integrations, and
automation efforts, while ensuring operational stability, performance, and compliance
with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Major responsibilities of this position include the following:
" Design, deploy, and administer AWS environments following best practices
" Support AWS account structure, IAM roles, policies, and least-privilege access
" Develop and maintain solutions using AWS services including (but not limited to):
" Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing
" Amazon VPC, subnets, routing, and security controls
" Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, and data lifecycle policies
" AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and serverless architectures
" Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config
" Develop and support Amazon Connect contact center environments, including: Contact
flows, queues, routing profiles, and prompts
" Integrations with AWS Lambda, APIs, and external systems
" Call recording, analytics, and troubleshooting
" Design and integrate AI-enabled solutions using Amazon Bedrock where applicable
" Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Terraform, or
equivalent tools
" Monitor system performance, availability, and cost optimization opportunities
" Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues
" Support CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows
" Collaborate with security teams to implement encryption, logging, monitoring, and
compliance controls
" Maintain documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams
" Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to team members
" Participate in scheduled maintenance, upgrades, and after-hours support as required
REQUIRED SKILLS
In order of importance:
" 6+ years of overall IT experience
supporting enterprise systems
" 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience in
development and/or administration
" 3+ years of experience with AWS core
services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and
Lambda)
" 3+ years of experience with Amazon
Connect and/or contact center
technologies
" 3+ years of experience integrating APIs,
serverless functions, and cloud-native
services
" 3+ years of experience with
Infrastructure as Code and automation
" 3+ years of experience with security best
practices, logging, and monitoring in
AWS
" 3+ years of scripting experience (Python,
Bash, or equivalent)
PREFERRED SKILLS
In order of importance:
" Experience with AI/ML
integrations and prompt engineering
" Experience with hybrid cloud or
third-party integrations
" Cost optimization and FinOps
experience
" Experience with Microsoft Azure
Cloud Services and Hybrid Cloud
Architectures
REQUIRED
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect -
Professional OR AWS Certified DevOps
Engineer - Professional
PREFERRED
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions
Architect (AZ-305)
Additional Skills:
" Strong written and verbal
communication skills
" Ability to mentor junior engineers
" Strong documentation and operational
discipline
ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS
" Amazon Web Services (AWS)
" Amazon Connect
" Amazon Bedrock
" AWS Lambda
" AWS CloudFormation / Terraform
" CloudWatch / CloudTrail
" API Gateway
" CI/CD tools (AWS-native or third-
party)
" Git-based version control systems
