AWS Architect

Summary:

• Proven experience in architecting end to end cloud solution from ground up for the enterprise. Experience and credentials on AWS architecting
• Expertise in the AWS public cloud; added experience in Azure is preferred.
• Experience of data center infrastructure, networking and other data center technologies is an advantage.
• Certified in the public cloud (AWS or Azure) and combination of Snowflake – with enough on AWS from a data perspective.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end project lifecycle methodologies (mainly agile).
• Strong technical experience. This may be broad experience with the ability to apply it across a variety of customer and business scenarios.
• Financial acumen to support the development of business cases and to inform key design decisions.
• Ability to balance long-term direction and necessary short-term goals.
• Good communication skills with the ability to provide technical guidance to peers and project colleagues.
• Strong personal impact and influence
• AWS Certification is a must.
• Good stakeholder and relationship management
• Conceptualize and define the Cloud solution, process and controls for the organization including control tower, landing zone etc.
• Define cloud governance framework to standardize cloud governance practices with cloud native policies, technology, and compliance elements.
• Take lead in the development of cloud solution roadmaps and architectures in alignment with the enterprise and group cloud architecture.
• Review and ensure delivery team is following established cloud governance practices.
• Lead the cloud migration roadmap to move on-prem application migration to cloud considering cost, architecture, operating model considerations.
• Create Cloud solutions and design for projects to meet required standards for technology and ensure they meet our ambitions for availability, security, resilience, and performance.
• Work with product owners, architects, platform teams and other project colleagues to agree trade-offs between, long-term and short-term goals.
• Responsible for the integrity of the end-to-end cloud solution, including transition states used to achieve the target state.
• Shape and estimate IT initiatives and feature team sprints, ensuring that component parts deliver against business outcomes.