Cloud Solutions Architect; AWS
Listed on 2026-10-28
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, AWS, IT Project Manager
The AWS Cloud Solutions Architect is a senior technical lead who supervises AWS migration and transformation projects and makes sure the work the delivery teams produce is right sets technical direction reviews and signs off designs and deliverables and steps in when teams meet technical problems they cannot resolve on their own You will work with delivery engineers project managers client stakeholders AWS and third-party vendors and hold the work to AWS best practice and the client s security and quality requirements.
Rolesand responsibilities
Migration oversight
Lead and oversee cloud migration activities across projects tracking technical progress against scope plan and project objectives Review migration assessments wave plans and the migration approach chosen for each workload rehost replatform refactor and the other 7 Rs Review cutover rollback and hypercare plans before each migration wave and confirm technical readiness for go-live Monitor technical risks and issues during execution and agree mitigation actions with the delivery teams
Design and deliverable reviewReview and approve solution designs HLDs and LLDs architecture diagrams and technical standards produced by the delivery teams Review project deliverables such as landing zone designs migration runbooks test plans operational handover documents and as-built documentation for quality completeness and compliance with agreed requirements Define review checklists acceptance criteria and quality gates for technical deliverables and track review findings through to closure Check that designs follow the AWS Well-Architected Framework across security reliability performance cost and operations Confirm that security and regulatory controls are covered in designs and evidenced in deliverables
Technical guidanceProvide architectural guidance and AWS best practices to delivery teams throughout the migration and transformation lifecycle Advise on key technical decisions account structure and landing zone network and hybrid connectivity identity backup and disaster recovery and tooling Coach engineers and solution leads through design reviews and share lessons learned and reusable patterns across projects
Stakeholder and vendor collaborationWork with project teams client stakeholders AWS and third-party vendors to resolve technical challenges and blockers Represent the technical position in steering and status meetings and explain design trade-offs and risks to technical and non-technical audiences Act as the escalation point for technical disagreements and decisions on the projects you supervise
Required- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Information Technology or a related field 7 years of experience in cloud architecture infrastructure or IT consulting with at least 4 years on AWS AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Experience overseeing or leading the technical delivery of enterprise migrations to AWS Proven experience reviewing and approving solution designs and technical deliverables Broad knowledge of AWS services across compute storage databases networking identity and security enough to judge the quality of a design Good understanding of migration methods and tooling and of landing zone concepts Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code and CI CD practices enough to review how delivery teams apply them Experience managing technical risks and working with vendors and client stakeholders Strong written and spoken English and the ability to write clear actionable review feedback Arabic language skills
- AWS Specialty certifications Security Advanced Networking or AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer Professional Knowledge of Saudi regulatory frameworks NCA ECC CCC SAMA CSF PDPL Experience…
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