Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• 10+ years of core experience in cloud architecture, application architecture, or infrastructure design, with strong focus on AWS.
• Hands-on experience designing solutions using AWS core services (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch).
• Experience with application modernization, cloud migration, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong understanding of security, networking, and non-functional requirements in enterprise environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with containers (EKS), serverless architectures, and event-driven designs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (CloudFormation / Terraform).
• Exposure to Data, Analytics, or AI workloads on AWS.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
• Industry experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.
• AWS certifications such as Data Analytics, Machine Learning, or Solutions Architect.
Roles & Responsibilities
AWS Solution Architecture & Design
• Design end-to-end AWS solutions covering cloud foundation, networking, identity, security, compute, storage, and application platforms.
• Define architecture patterns for cloud migration, application modernization (microservices, containers, serverless), and platform engineering.
• Ensure alignment with AWS Well-Architected Framework, security best practices, and enterprise governance standards.
• Produce solution artifacts including architecture diagrams, design documents, and non-functional requirement mappings.
Pre-Sales & Deal Support
• Partner with Sales and Growth teams to shape AWS solution strategies for proposals, RFIs, and large pursuits.
• Contribute to effort estimation, assumptions, risk identification, and mitigation strategies.
• Support client presentations, technical deep dives, and executive solution walkthroughs.
Delivery & Architecture Governance
• Provide architectural oversight during delivery to ensure solutions adhere to approved designs and AWS best practices.
• Guide delivery teams on implementation patterns, security controls, automation, and operational readiness.
• Support transition from solution design to steady-state operations, including runbooks, observability, and resilience planning.
Cloud Operations & Optimization
• Design for availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, performance, and scalability on AWS.
• Support FinOps and cost-optimization strategies, including right-sizing, tagging, and usage monitoring.
• Guide observability and monitoring designs using AWS native tools and partner ecosystems.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
• Collaborate with Data & AI, Security, Network, and Application teams to deliver integrated AWS solutions.
• Contribute to reference architectures, accelerators, reusable assets, and best-practice documentation.
• Stay current on AWS services, certifications, and emerging cloud-native patterns.
Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000 a year
