Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Governance:
Define and implement cloud architecture standards, governance policies, and technical documentation. Ensure adherence to the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Cloud Migration & Strategy:
Lead on-premises to AWS cloud migration strategies, hybrid connectivity designs, and multi-cloud connectivity (such as AWS–GCP).
Resilience & Cost Optimization:
Architect high-availability and resilience strategies, align RPO/RTO backup policies, and implement continuous cost-optimization practices.
Data, Analytics & GenAI:
Design enterprise-grade data ingestion, data lakes, and analytics platforms, as well as AI/ML applications leveraging GenAI tools.
Stakeholder Advisory & Leadership:
Act as a technical advisor to stakeholders, application development teams, and vendors, mentoring teams through complex cloud transformations.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
Drive automation and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
Requirements & Qualifications
Experience:
15+ years of total IT experience, with
8+ years
dedicated to designing, building, and governing scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized AWS and hybrid cloud architectures.
Domain Expertise:
Demonstrated experience working within regulated financial services sectors.
Certifications (Mandatory/Preferred):
Multiple active AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, Advanced Networking, Security, Data Analytics, Database Specialty, Developer Associate) and HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
Technical Stack Proficiencies:
Compute & Containers:
EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECR, Auto Scaling
Networking & Storage:
VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, S3, EBS, EFS
Security & Governance:
IAM, KMS, ACM, HSM, Secrets Manager, WAF, CloudTrail
Data & Analytics:
Glue, Athena, Redshift, QuickSight, DMS, MSK
AI/ML:
Bedrock, SageMaker Unified Studio
Databases:
PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Aurora, DynamoDB
Languages & Automation:
Python, SQL, Shell Scripting, Terraform, CloudWatch