Senior Migration Architect - AWS Cloud

Job description

We are seeking a **Senior Migration Architect - AWS Cloud** to lead end-to-end cloud transformation initiatives, design scalable AWS-based solutions and drive large-scale migration programs. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in AWS architecture, governance and cloud-native technologies while engaging with clients and mentoring high-performing teams. **Responsibilities** - Drive end-to-end cloud migration strategy including assessment, planning, execution and post-migration optimization - Design and implement AWS Landing Zones, multi-account environments and governance frameworks ensuring security and scalability - Represent the organization in client engagements including architecture workshops, executive discussions and technical decision-making - Define architecture artifacts such as high-level designs, migration blueprints, feature breakdown structures and estimations - Collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud-native and AI-enabled architectures - Lead and mentor teams of 6+ members while ensuring delivery aligned with timelines, quality and budget constraints - Contribute to RFP responses, solution proposals and evaluate vendor solutions ensuring alignment with AWS best practices **Requirements** - 13-20 years of overall experience in software engineering - Expertise in AWS Cloud architecture with core services such as EC2, S3 and VPC - Proficiency in ELB/ALB, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation and CloudWatch - Background in designing and implementing AWS Landing Zones, Control Tower and multi-account governance including SCPs and IAM policies - Hands-on experience in large-scale cloud migration programs using AWS Migration Factory, AWS SMS or Application Migration Service - Knowledge of AWS networking and security architecture including Transit Gateway, NACLs, Security Groups and AWS Network Firewall - Skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK along with scripting experience in Python, Bash or similar - Understanding of automation-first architecture, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in AWS environments - Familiarity with cloud-native architectures including microservices, containers and serverless technologies such as EKS, ECS and Lambda **Nice to have** - Exposure to GenAI concepts - Familiarity with AWS Bedrock or SageMaker - Capability to integrate AI capabilities into cloud-native solutions