AWS Transformation Architect – Associate Director

Accenture UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced AWS-focused architect to lead end-to-end transformation and migration initiatives for major UK and EMEA clients. You will shape AWS-native, agentic AI solutions and define modernisation roadmaps across complex environments.

You will collaborate with sales, delivery, security, data/AI teams and industry SMEs, translating architecture into measurable business outcomes and strong commercial propositions. Hybrid role in London/UK.

Qualifications

• Strong record in architecting, solutioning and selling AWS-centric transformation and migration solutions for enterprise clients.
• Deep AWS architecture skills across landing zones, networking, IAM, security, compute, containers, serverless, storage, databases, observability and operations.
• Experience with large application migration and modernisation programs, including VMware, data-centre exit, application portfolio assessment and wave planning.
• Practical knowledge of AWS AI services, especially Amazon Bedrock, agent design, RAG/Knowledge Bases, guardrails, model evaluation and production AI operating models.
• Ability to create commercial solutions: business case, delivery estimate, phased roadmap, assumptions, risks and value narrative.
• Strong consulting presence, communication and leadership skills; comfortable working with CIO/CTO/CDO, finance and operations stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS solution strategy for large cloud opportunities, ensuring architecture, technology choices, delivery model, commercials and transformation roadmap are coherent.
• Lead current-state assessments across applications, infrastructure, VMware estates, data platforms, integration, security and operations to define the target AWS pathway.
• Design AWS cloud foundations using landing zone, network, IAM, security, observability, resilience and FinOps patterns appropriate for regulated enterprise use.
• Define modernisation patterns using AWS Transform, Migration Hub, Application Migration Service, AWS Database Migration Service, containers, serverless, managed databases and platform automation.
• Design production-ready AI/agentic solutions using Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore services, Knowledge Bases, vector/RAG patterns, Amazon Q/Quick where applicable, SageMaker AI, model evaluation and guardrails.
• Create estimates for assessment, migration, modernisation, platform build, AI/agent build, transition and run.
• Lead solution-planning teams including architects, SMEs, transition, delivery, security and commercial specialists.
• Support partner engagement with AWS, including funding, credits, MAP/modernisation programs, well-architected reviews and lighthouse opportunities.

Skills

AWS architecture

Solution design

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud transformation

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

AgentCore

SageMaker

Job description

Accenture seeks an experienced AWS-focused architect to lead end-to-end transformation and migration initiatives for major UK and EMEA clients. You will shape AWS-native, agentic AI solutions and define modernisation roadmaps across complex environments.

You will collaborate with sales, delivery, security, data/AI teams and industry SMEs, translating architecture into measurable business outcomes and strong commercial propositions. Hybrid role in London/UK.