AWS Architect

Job Overview:
We are seeking a Senior AWS Solution Architect with a strong foundation in application development and enterprise cloud architecture. The ideal candidate will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS solutions while driving cloud strategy, innovation, and team capability building. This role blends deep hands-on AWS expertise with a strong understanding of modern application architectures, DevOps practices, and client engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the AWS architectural roadmap and strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Define and implement best practices for AWS architecture design, deployment, and operations.
• Design highly available, scalable, and cost-effective AWS solutions meeting business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, development, and business units, to align AWS solutions with organizational goals.
• Analyse complex technical issues, provide recommendations, and lead the resolution efforts for AWS-related challenges.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, reports, and presentations for stakeholders.
• Build capabilities, offerings, service accelerators and differentiators.
• Build a go-to-market strategy that highlights our cloud offerings that best support our customers' challenges.
• Innovation and Thought leadership, bringing out white papers, blogs, presentations, and collaterals.
• Responsible for delivering solutions architecture for major clients.
• Client Relationship Management (both pre-sales & post-sales).
• Be client CIO/CTO's trusted advisor.
• Pre-sales / post-sales (play an active role in winning business).
• Build and grow relationships with AWS and alliance partners to expand our relationship, offerings, and revenues.
• Build relationships with key client decision makers and influences in partnership with sales and marketing.
• Deliver superior value and conduct project reviews.
• Enable teams to deliver better value in projects.
• Coaching, Mentoring and Provide team a clear direction.

Should be hands on:

• Takes ownership for building AWS capability in the organization by effective coaching and mentoring to move others to a higher level of working.
• Improve architecture skills across all team members.
• Ensure team members are happy through continuous engagement.
• Help in career progression of the team.

Skills & Experience:

• Expertise in designing high-level, enterprise grade solution architecture.
• Ability to manage estimates, tasks, escalations, risks/issues.
• Ability to clearly articulate concepts to people with varying technical background.
• AWS Certified Solution Architect - professional, certification.