Lead Solution Architect – AWS Cloud Migration

KJR; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

KJR is seeking two experienced Lead Solution Architects to lead a major cloud transformation in a security-focused environment. The role focuses on establishing a new AWS landing zone and migrating a container-based environment to AWS, aligned with long-term architecture.

You will provide technical leadership across solution design, cloud engineering, migration planning, security, integration and operational readiness, with emphasis on governance and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Lead Solution Architect or Senior Cloud Solution Architect delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong hands-on architectural knowledge of AWS cloud platforms, including landing zone design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience designing cloud migration solutions involving containerised applications.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Experience designing cloud networking, connectivity, identity and access management solutions.
• Understanding of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, cloud storage and data persistence architecture.
• Experience incorporating cloud security, monitoring, logging, backup and recovery capabilities into architecture designs.
• Ability to produce detailed architecture documentation and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead technical design decisions and provide architecture governance across complex delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end solution architecture for AWS cloud landing zone establishment and workload migration.
• Develop detailed cloud platform and workload architecture designs aligned with business, technical and security requirements.
• Design and oversee Kubernetes/Amazon EKS architecture, including containerised workload migration.
• Define networking, connectivity, identity and access management architecture.
• Design database, storage and persistence solutions involving PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Incorporate security controls, monitoring, logging, backup and disaster recovery requirements into solution designs.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout cloud engineering, integration, testing and production deployment.
• Support security accreditation, architecture reviews and technical governance activities.
• Ensure solutions meet operational support, resilience, scalability and maintainability requirements.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers, security specialists, delivery teams and stakeholders to support successful implementation and operational handover.

Skills

Lead Solution Architect

Senior Cloud Solution Architect

AWS cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

Cloud security

Architecture governance

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS IAM

Job description

KJR is seeking two experienced Lead Solution Architects (SFIA Level 6) to support a significant cloud transformation and migration initiative within a complex, security-focused environment.

The project involves designing and establishing a new AWS cloud landing zone and migrating an existing Ubuntu/container-based application environment to AWS, while ensuring alignment with the organisation's longer-term technology architecture.

The successful candidates will provide technical architecture leadership across solution design, cloud engineering, migration planning, security, integration and operational readiness.

Location: Canberra, ACT

Positions Available: 2

Security Clearance: NV1 required

Engagement: Contract

About the Opportunity

KJR is seeking two experienced Lead Solution Architects (SFIA Level 6) to support a significant cloud transformation and migration initiative within a complex, security-focused environment.

The project involves designing and establishing a new AWS cloud landing zone and migrating an existing Ubuntu/container-based application environment to AWS, while ensuring alignment with the organisation's longer-term technology architecture.

The successful candidates will provide technical architecture leadership across solution design, cloud engineering, migration planning, security, integration and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end solution architecture for AWS cloud landing zone establishment and workload migration.
• Develop detailed cloud platform and workload architecture designs aligned with business, technical and security requirements.
• Design and oversee Kubernetes/Amazon EKS architecture, including containerised workload migration.
• Define networking, connectivity, identity and access management architecture.
• Design database, storage and persistence solutions involving PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Incorporate security controls, monitoring, logging, backup and disaster recovery requirements into solution designs.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout cloud engineering, integration, testing and production deployment.
• Support security accreditation, architecture reviews and technical governance activities.
• Ensure solutions meet operational support, resilience, scalability and maintainability requirements.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers, security specialists, delivery teams and stakeholders to support successful implementation and operational handover.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience as a Lead Solution Architect or Senior Cloud Solution Architect delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong hands-on architectural knowledge of AWS cloud platforms, including landing zone design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience designing cloud migration solutions involving containerised applications.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Experience designing cloud networking, connectivity, identity and access management solutions.
• Understanding of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, cloud storage and data persistence architecture.
• Experience incorporating cloud security, monitoring, logging, backup and recovery capabilities into architecture designs.
• Ability to produce detailed architecture documentation and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead technical design decisions and provide architecture governance across complex delivery environments.

Highly Desirable

• Experience migrating Ubuntu/Linux-based applications into AWS.
• Experience supporting security accreditation and production-readiness processes.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience delivering cloud solutions in Australian Government or other security-sensitive environments.
• Familiarity with SFIA Level 6 responsibilities, including technical leadership, architecture governance and stakeholder engagement.

Why Join KJR?

At KJR, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to a technically challenging cloud transformation program, working alongside experienced engineering, architecture and security professionals.

This role offers the opportunity to influence architecture decisions from initial design through to production deployment and operational handover.