RIS AWS (Agentic AI) Solution Architect Associate Director

WeAreTechWomen; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced AWS-focused transformation architect to lead end-to-end solutioning for large UK/EMEA clients in London. You will shape production-ready AI/agentic solutions and drive modernisation across VMware, data platforms, security and platform engineering.

You will collaborate with sales, delivery, security and industry SMEs to build differentiated propositions and present business cases to CIO/CTO/CDO and finance stakeholders, ensuring measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong track record architecting and selling AWS transformation/migration for enterprise clients.
• Deep AWS skills: landing zones, networking, IAM, security, compute, containers, serverless, storage, databases, observability, ops.
• Experience with large migration/modernisation programs incl. VMware, data-center exit, portfolio assessment and wave planning.
• Practical knowledge of AWS AI services incl. Bedrock, agent design, RAG/KBs, guardrails, model eval and production AI.
• Ability to create commercial solutions: business case, delivery estimates, phased roadmap, assumptions, risks and value narrative.
• Strong consulting presence and leadership; comfortable with CIO/CTO/CDO and finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS solution strategy for large cloud opportunities, including architecture, delivery model and transformation roadmap.
• Lead current-state assessments across applications, infrastructure and data platforms to define target AWS pathway.
• Design AWS cloud foundations with landing zones, network, IAM, security, observability and FinOps patterns for regulated environments.
• Define modernisation patterns using AWS tools and services, containers, serverless and platform automation.
• Design production-ready AI/agentic solutions using Bedrock, AgentCore, KBs, RAG patterns and guardrails.
• Create estimates for assessment, migration, modernisation, platform build and run.
• Lead solution-planning teams with architects, SMEs, delivery, security and commercial specialists.
• Support partner engagement with AWS, including funding, MAP/modernisation programs and lighthouse opportunities.

Skills

AWS architecture

Solution design

Executive communication

Enterprise migration

Business case

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

AgentCore

AWS Transform

Kiro

SageMaker

Job description

Job Description

The Work:

• Lead end-to-end solutioning for AWS transformation, migration, modernisation, data and AI opportunities across major UK and EMEA clients.
• Shape AWS-native agentic AI solutions that move clients from proof of concept to production, using Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, agents, RAG, guardrails, orchestration, observability and operational controls.
• Architect complex cloud journeys including VMware/data-center exit, mainframe and .NET modernisation, SAP on AWS, data lakes, analytics, platform engineering, security and managed run.
• Develop commercially credible business cases, proposal narratives, estimates, delivery models, assumptions and risk positions.
• Collaborate closely with sales, account teams, AWS field teams, delivery, security, data/AI and industry SMEs to build differentiated propositions.
• Act as an AWS evangelist with C-suite and senior technology stakeholders, connecting technical architecture to measurable business outcome.

Main 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.

Qualification

Here’s What You Need:

• 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-center 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.

Bonus Points

• If You Have AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and/or Specialty certifications in security, networking, data analytics, machine learning or DevOps.
• Experience with AgentCore, AWS Transform, Kiro, DevOps/Security Agent concepts, Amazon Nova, SageMaker AI or multi-agent collaboration patterns.
• Experience shaping public sector, defence, regulated financial services, sovereign cloud or national infrastructure opportunities.
• Evidence of deal wins, reusable assets, co-innovation with AWS or delivery leadership across complex transformation programs.

Locations

London

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