Senior AWS Cloud Architect - Large-Scale On-Prem Migration

Engage People Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is undergoing a major cloud transformation and seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead design, governance and migration strategy for a mass lift-and-shift project moving 1000 apps and 150 servers to AWS.

You will shape how the business builds and runs in the cloud, ensuring security, compliance (GDPR, NIST), and scalability, while running design workshops with engineering teams to resolve complex delivery challenges.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cloud architecture experience, with a focus on AWS and large migrations.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) certification is required; other cloud certs are a bonus.
• Strong knowledge of security and compliance frameworks in regulated environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible).
• Deep knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, encryption, and secure connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AWS cloud architectures using best practice frameworks and landing zones.
• Map on-prem dependencies to enable smooth migrations with low risk.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and security standards (GDPR, NIST, DORA).
• Lead design workshops with engineering teams and stakeholders to tackle delivery challenges.
• Identify risks early and implement remediation plans to keep projects on track.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

Cloud Migrations

Security & Compliance

Stakeholder Workshops

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is undergoing a major cloud transformation and seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead design, governance and migration strategy for a mass lift-and-shift project moving 1000 apps and 150 servers to AWS.

You will shape how the business builds and runs in the cloud, ensuring security, compliance (GDPR, NIST), and scalability, while running design workshops with engineering teams to resolve complex delivery challenges.