RIS AWS (Agentic AI) Solution Architect Senior Manager

Accenture PLC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Work Lead to drive end-to-end AWS transformation, migration, and modernisation for major UK and EMEA clients. Shape AI-enabled, AWS-native solutions using Bedrock, AgentCore, and RAG patterns while coordinating across sales, delivery, and security teams.

Lead architecture decisions and establish production-grade, compliant cloud foundations. The role requires strong AWS expertise, experience with large-Scale migrations, and the ability to articulate commercial

Qualifications

• Strong track record architecting AWS-centric transformation and migration solutions for enterprise clients.
• Experience selling and delivering large-scale cloud modernization programs.
• Familiarity with AWS AI services (Bedrock, SageMaker) and multi-agent architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS solution strategy for large cloud opportunities, aligning architecture, delivery, commercials and roadmap.
• Lead current-state assessments across applications, infrastructure and data platforms to define the target AWS pathway.
• Design cloud foundations (landing zone, IAM, security, observability) and modernisation patterns.
• Collaborate with sales, AWS field, delivery, security and SMEs to build differentiated propositions.

Skills

AWS architecture

Solution selling

Cloud transformation

FinOps

Security

Networking

VMware

SageMaker

Data analytics

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

AgentCore

Knowledge Bases

RAG

Guardrails

AWS Transform

Migration Service

Q/Quick

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‑centre 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 outcomes. 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.

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‑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. 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.

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