AWS Principal Architect - Telecommunications (AIOps / AI/ML) Location: Greenwood Village (Hybrid - 4 days onsite/week) Duration: Contract Client: Leading Telecommunications Company Interview: Mandatory onsite final round Expertise in AWS cloud architecture, AI/ML & AIOps (Bedrock, Neptune, SageMaker), telecom network systems, microservices/cloud-native design, DevSecOps/MLOps, and large-scale high-availability system architecture with strong leadership experience. We are seeking an experienced AWS Principal Architect to lead the design and implementation of AI-driven (AIOps) network operations solutions for a large-scale telecommunications environment. This role focuses on building intelligent, automated, and highly reliable systems using advanced AWS AI/ML services, agentic AI, and cloud-native architectures. Must be local to Denver, CO area
- Hybrid role (4 days onsite) - no remote option
- Face-to-face final interview required
Required
- 12+ years of experience in AWS cloud architecture
- 7+ years leading engineering/architecture teams
- Strong expertise in:
- AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, Terraform)
- AI/ML & AIOps frameworks
- Amazon Bedrock, Neptune, SageMaker
- Experience with:
- Telecommunications networks, protocols, and operations
- Real-time data processing and large-scale distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of:
- DevSecOps, CI/CD, MLOps
- High availability, reliability engineering, and performance tuning
Preferred
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
- Experience in telecom platform modernization
- Knowledge of ITIL / ITSM frameworks
- Experience with network automation & observability tools
- Thought leadership (publications, frameworks, innovation initiatives)