AWS Architect || Edison,NJ Job Edison area,New Jersey USA,IT/Tech

AWS Cloud Architect

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect with a strong consulting and customer-facing background to lead large-scale cloud transformation initiatives. The architect will work closely with enterprise customers, AWS stakeholders, and delivery teams to design, govern, and implement secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions on AWS.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in cloud architecture, migration, modernization, Dev Ops, security, and operational excellence while driving business outcomes through strategic cloud adoption.

Key Responsibilities include:

Cloud Strategy Advisory
Lead cloud transformation and modernization programs for enterprise customers
Assess existing application and infrastructure landscapes and define cloud adoption strategies
Conduct architecture workshops, discovery sessions, and executive-level discussions
Develop target-state cloud architectures aligned with business and technology objectives
Drive AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews and remediation plans
Solution Architecture
Design end-to-end AWS solutions covering:

Compute EC2 Lambda ECS EKS
Networking VPC Transit Gateway Route 53 Direct Connect
Storage S3 EFS FSx
Database Services RDS Aurora DynamoDB Redshift
Integration services API Gateway Event Bridge SQS SNS
Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-enabled solutions
Define multi-account AWS Landing Zone architectures
Cloud Migration Modernization
Lead application, database, and infrastructure migration initiatives
Develop migration strategies using AWS Migration Hub Application Migration Service MGN and Database Migration Service DMS
Drive modernization initiatives including:

Microservices architecture
Containerization
Serverless transformation
Event-driven architectures

Security Governance
Implement AWS security best practices
Design IAM KMS Secrets Manager Guard Duty Security Hub and WAF solutions
Ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and governance requirements
Define guardrails and governance frameworks using AWS Control Tower and Organizations
Dev Ops Automation
Architect CICD pipelines using AWS native and enterprise Dev Ops tools
Enable Infrastructure as Code using:

Terraform
AWS Cloud Formation
CDK

Drive automation for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operations
Stakeholder Management
Engage with customer CXOs Enterprise Architects Program Managers and Engineering teams
Present architecture solutions, migration approaches, and business value propositions
Lead architecture reviews and obtain signoffs from customer stakeholders
Delivery Leadership
Provide technical leadership to implementation teams
Mentor cloud engineers and architects
Review solution designs and ensure adherence to architectural standards
Support presales pursuits, solution proposals, and effort estimations

Soft Skills:

Excellent client-facing and consulting skills

Strong stakeholder management abilities

Executive communication and presentation skills

Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Ability to lead globally distributed teams

Ideal Profile for AWS Pro Serve:

Former AWS Professional Services consultant/architect or equivalent

Experience leading enterprise cloud transformations valued at multimillion-dollar engagements

Deep understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework Migration Acceleration Program MAP Landing Zone Accelerator and enterprise governance models

Proven experience working directly with C-level stakeholders and large global enterprises

Mandatory

Skills:

AWS Cloud Architecture

AWS Architect || Edison, NJ