Director – Senior AWS Cloud Architect

About the Role

We are seeking a technically deep  Director – Senior AWS Cloud Architect  for our AWS Cloud & Infrastructure Transformation practice. Person should be a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience driving large-scale cloud transformation engagements across enterprise clients. Should have played a role of a trusted advisor to CXOs, lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams and leading go-to-market initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

-Architecture & Technical Leadership

Design and own end-to-end AWS cloud architectures for enterprise-grade, highly available, and secure environments spanning compute, storage, networking, databases, serverless, containers, AI/ML, analytics, and more.
Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives including replatforming, re-architecting, and migration of complex legacy workloads to AWS.
Define and govern cloud architecture standards, patterns, reference architectures, and best practices across engagements.
Provide technical oversight on OS-level configurations, network topology design (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, WAF, Cloud Front), and hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity.

-Cloud Migration & Modernization

Lead and oversee large-scale cloud migration programs (lift-and-shift, replatforming, refactoring) using frameworks such as AWS MAP (Migration Acceleration Program).
Drive application and infrastructure modernization using containerization (EKS, ECS), serverless (Lambda, Fargate), and microservices architectures.
Own migration wave planning, dependency mapping, cutover strategies, and hypercare support.

-Dev Ops & Platform Engineering

Architect and oversee implementation of enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native and third-party tool chains (Code Pipeline, Code Build, Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions).
Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption using Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, and CDK.
Champion Dev Sec Ops  practices including automated security scanning, policy-as-code, and compliance guardrails.

-Fin Ops & Cloud Economics

Expertise in Fin Ops strategy and governance across client engagements — cost visibility, allocation, optimization, and accountability.
Conduct and present cloud TCO and ROI analyses, savings plans, reserved instance strategies, right-sizing, and waste elimination frameworks.
Partner with client finance and procurement teams to build cloud financial models and ongoing cost management frameworks.

-Estimations & Proposal Development

Own technical estimation frameworks for cloud transformation programs — effort models, resourcing.
Lead and contribute to RFP/RFI responses, technical proposals, SOWs, and client-facing presentations for pre-sales pursuits.
Collaborate with the sales and alliances team to shape AWS partnership-led opportunities.

-Client & Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary technical point of contact and trusted advisor for C-suite and VP-level client stakeholders.
Lead executive workshops, cloud strategy roadmap sessions.
Navigate complex client environments, manage escalations, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical delivery.

-Team Leadership & People Development

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud architects, engineers, and consultants across multiple concurrent engagements.
Establish a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.
Drive capability building — certifications, knowledge sharing, CoP (Community of Practice) participation, and internal IP development.
Partner with HR and practice leadership on hiring, performance management, and career development.
Pre-Sales & Business Development
Play a hands-on role in pre-sales pursuits — from client discovery and solutioning to proposal defense and contract closure.
Identify new business opportunities within existing client accounts and contribute to practice revenue targets.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

15+ years of overall IT experience with a minimum of 10+ years in AWS cloud architecture and delivery.
Demonstrated track record of leading large-scale cloud transformation programs from strategy through execution.
Prior experience in a Big 4, global SI, or top-tier technology…