Sr. Solutions Architect Migration and Modernisation, AWS

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud service provider in Dubai is seeking a Migration & Modernization Specialist Solutions Architect to manage customer relationships and guide them through cloud migration. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud computing and SAP systems. Responsibilities include advising on security and performance while leading large projects. This role offers the chance to create innovative cloud-native solutions and provide technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 8 years of specific technology domain experience.
• 3 years of design or implementation experience.
• 10 years of development or consulting experience in IT.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical relationships for large-scale migration projects.
• Make recommendations on security, cost, and performance.
• Create best-practice technical content and architectures.

Skills

Cloud computing

SAP systems knowledge

Security recommendations

Networking experience

Data & analytics

Job description

As a Migration & Modernization Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS you’ll build technical relationships with customers of all sizes and develop solutions to accelerate their cloud migration journey. You will operate as their trusted advisor ensuring they get the most out of the cloud at every stage of their journey. You will engage with senior customer leaders and technical stakeholders to help them achieve increased agility and significant business value by leading their migration to AWS.

You’ll manage the overall technical relationship between AWS and our customers, making recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency to accelerate their large-scale migration projects. Internally you will be the voice of the customer, sharing their needs and wants to inform the roadmap of AWS features. Externally the Migration & Modernisation Specialist Solutions Architect works with senior enterprises helping them to effectively lead their migration assessment, readiness, and strategy.

In this role your creativity will link technology to tangible solutions with the opportunity to define cloud‑native reference architectures for a variety of use cases. You will participate in the creation and sharing of best‑practice technical content and new reference architectures (e.g., white papers, code samples, blog posts) and evangelise and educate about AWS technology (e.g., through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).

Can you work equally well with executives and technologists, leading high‑visibility, high‑impact IT transformation projects that are technically broad and deep? Do you understand the technical challenges of enterprise‑level cloud migration projects? Come and build the future with us!

Key job responsibilities

You’ll manage the overall technical relationship between AWS and our customers, making recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency to accelerate their large-scale migration projects. Internally you will be the voice of the customer, sharing their needs and wants to inform the roadmap of AWS features. Externally the Migration & Modernisation Specialist Solutions Architect works with senior enterprises helping them to effectively lead their migration assessment, readiness, and strategy.

In this role your creativity will link technology to tangible solutions with the opportunity to define cloud‑native reference architectures for a variety of use cases. You will participate in the creation and sharing of best‑practice technical content and new reference architectures (e.g., white papers, code samples, blog posts) and evangelise and educate about AWS technology (e.g., through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).

Required Experience

• 8 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 3 years of design, implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• 5 years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Knowledge of SAP systems (e.g., SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects, etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs
• Experience working with end‑user or developer communities
• Experience managing relationships with SAP customers and partners
• Experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud ERP and Cloud ERP Private
• Experience in SAP clean core design concepts, including design and build using non‑SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI and data & analytics

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