Senior AWS Cloud Architect/Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, publish, and maintain application and integration architecture standards.
• Create reusable modernization patterns (microservices, APIs, event-driven, containerization).
• Contribute to reference architectures and ensure consistency across engineering teams.
• Support solution architects and delivery teams in applying approved standards.
• Design modernization paths for legacy applications: rehost, replatform, refactor, retire.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid solutions primarily on Azure (AKS, Functions, APIM, PaaS).
• Work handson with engineering teams during design, PoCs, and early build phases.
• Guide workload decomposition, domain boundaries, service design, and modernization roadmaps.
• Build and evolve Azure landing zone components and cloud governance configurations.
• Define infrastructure, integration, API, and data patterns for cloud adoption.
• Support hybrid cloud integrations with Azure, AWS, and GCP where applicable.
• Evaluate new cloud capabilities (AI, observability, DevSecOps, automation tools).
• Perform architecture-led assessments using frameworks such as TIME or 6R.
• Identify consolidation, migration, and retirement opportunities to reduce redundancy.
• Partner with ServiceNow APM/CMDB to ensure accurate application inventory and lifecycle data.
• Develop architecture metrics and dashboards supporting modernization progress.
• Maintain application-level technical debt insights across the portfolio.
• Partner with product teams to prioritize remediation aligned with risk, business value, and modernization sequencing.
• Provide guidance on remediation strategies, patterns, and target-state architecture alignment.
• Contribute to IaC templates using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, or Pulumi.
• Support CI/CD pipeline architecture using GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins.
• Partner with DevOps teams to apply automation and configuration management practices (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Apply cloud security best practices and integrate IAM/RBAC, network security, and Key Vault usage into designs.
• Ensure alignment with CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, and MTA security requirements.
• Support cloud cost optimization efforts using Azure Advisor and FinOps guidelines.
• Work closely with DevOps, Networking, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Finance, and Procurement teams.
• Translate complex modernization concepts into clear, actionable guidance for business and technical stakeholders.
• Participate in strategic planning, cloud strategy working sessions, and solution design workshops.

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Schedule

Hybrid 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote