Principal Solutions Architect, Modernization & Transformation, Migration & Modernization

About the role

As an Application Modernization Solution Architect at AWS, you will help customers maximize the benefits of the cloud through application modernization. You will work with enterprise account teams and customers to accelerate their cloud adoption journey, focusing on migrating and modernizing applications, including large-scale data center migrations, SAP, Oracle, VMware, and custom application refactoring.

You will act as a trusted advisor, working alongside AWS teams to help customers transform existing workloads by designing modern target architectures optimized for business agility, innovation, performance, resiliency, and cost. Your role involves understanding customer business drivers and existing application architectures, delivering technical assessments, and designing scalable cloud architectures. You will also collaborate with Business Development, Professional Services, Customer Solutions Managers (CSMs), and the Partner team to ensure successful customer progression through programs like the AWS Migration Acceleration Program.

This is a senior role in the Solutions Architecture organization at AWS, providing a unique opportunity to lead transformational change in large enterprise customers on their cloud journey.

Responsibilities

• Create, articulate, and position an innovative and compelling value proposition to help customer executives realize the benefits of migrating to AWS.
• Define and execute technical migration and modernization strategies by collaborating with AWS technical teams, including Solutions Architects, CSMs, Technical Account Managers, Professional Services consultants, and Managed Service Partners.
• Deliver modern architectures such as microservices and event-driven architectures using managed services and cloud-native capabilities.
• Engage with customer development, infrastructure, security, and IT operations teams to identify repeatable patterns and architectures for cloud migration.
• Drive the co-development of new go-to-market approaches and opportunities with the Geo business lead.
• Contribute to AWS internal and customer-facing publications, such as white papers and blogs, to scale your knowledge.
• Identify platform improvements and influence future iterations of the AWS platform and the Migration Acceleration Program.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team to identify, develop, and close deals.
• Engage with C-level customer executives to inspire, define, and execute enterprise cloud migration strategies, demonstrating thought leadership and a "can-do" approach.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in specific technology domain areas such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data, and analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent.
• Experience developing technology solutions and evangelizing end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing.
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including at the C-level, through training, workshops, and publications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent.
• Knowledge of large-scale automation and workflow management or equivalent.
• Strong presentation and whiteboarding skills, with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers.
• Experience architecting, migrating, transforming, or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud.
• Experience in cloud architecture and CXO-level engagement.

About the team

AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications. Our team fosters an inclusive culture where curiosity and connection thrive. Employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion, and our inclusion events build stronger, more collaborative teams. We prioritize continual innovation, driven by bold ideas and fresh perspectives.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and options for supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• USA, GA, Atlanta: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, IL, Chicago: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Boston: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Dallas: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $182,800.00 - $247,300.00 USD annually

Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.