Aws Certified Solutions Architect

Future Gate Hr Solutions; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Gate Hr Solutions seeks an experienced AWS professional to build, scale, and lead the AWS practice. You will drive cloud strategy, delivery excellence, talent development, and win new business through presales and solution consulting.

You will lead capability development, guide client engagements, and shape governance and operational excellence across AWS engagements. Strong leadership and broad AWS expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on AWS experience across core services, security, and cost optimization.
• Proven ability to define AWS service offerings and grow an AWS practice.
• Strong leadership to mentor engineers and lead capability development.
• Experience in presales, solutioning, and client-facing leadership.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks and modern cloud patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS practice building and strategy, including offerings and accelerators.
• Develop competencies, learning paths, and capability development for teams.
• Engage clients as cloud solution expert, guiding scalable, secure architectures.
• Participate in presales, RFPs, and solutioning with value propositions.
• Establish governance, FinOps practices, and delivery excellence KPIs.

Skills

AWS Core Services

Cloud Architecture

DevOps/IaC

Security & FinOps

Presales & Solution Consulting

Leadership & Mentoring

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

We are looking for an experienced AWS professional who can build, scale, and lead the AWS practice within the organization. The role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, capability building, client-facing leadership, and presales support.

The ideal candidate will drive cloud strategy (AWS), delivery excellence, talent development, and play a key role in winning new business through presales and solution consulting.

Key Responsibilities

1. AWS Practice Building & Strategy

• Define and execute the roadmap to establish and grow the AWS practice.
• Develop AWS service offerings, accelerators, reusable templates, and best practices.
• Identify market opportunities and emerging AWS services to strengthen the practice.
• Build partnerships and maintain alignment with AWS teams and programs.

2. Capability Development

• Create competency frameworks, skill matrices, and learning paths for cloud engineers.
• Mentor and upskill internal teams in AWS technologies, architecture, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Lead internal PoCs, workshops, certifications, and capability enhancement initiatives.

3. Client Engagement & Delivery Excellence

• Act as cloud solution and architecture expert during client meetings, discovery sessions, and requirement discussions.
• Provide leadership in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS solutions.
• Guide project teams to ensure successful delivery and adherence to AWS best practices.
• Build strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor for cloud transformation.

4. Presales & Solutioning

• Participate in RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and technical pitches.
• Prepare solution architectures, BoQs, effort estimates, and value propositions.
• Work closely with sales teams to position AWS offerings and support deal closures.
• Conduct client demos, workshops, and technical presentations.

5. Governance & Operational Excellence

• Define policies for security, governance, tagging, FinOps, and resource optimization.
• Establish cloud delivery frameworks and standardized templates.
• Track KPIs for cloud adoption, performance, and practice growth.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong handson knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience in cloud architecture, migration, modernization, DevOps, automation, and infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Understanding of security, compliance, networking, and cost optimization.
• Deep understanding of architectural principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one of the architectural frameworks, such as TOGAF, Zachman, or FEAF.
• Experience in designing and implementing application architectures using microservices, 3-tier, and other relevant architectural patterns
• Experience in designing and implementing data architectures, including data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration solutions on AWS.
• Experience in designing and implementing business architectures and Aligning IT strategy with business goals, ensuring that cloud solutions support business objectives and drive innovation.
• Led the implementation and deployment of cloud solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices, standard and well-architected framework.
• Proficiency in at least one or more of the programming languages, such as Java, .NET, or Python.
• Experience with frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, or similar.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven experience building or scaling an AWS practice.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coach engineers.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
• Experience in presales, solutioning, and leading technical discussions with CXOs.

Certifications

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional (preferred)
• AWS DevOps Engineer / Security Specialist (added advantage)

Key Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mindset and ownership-driven approach
• Strong communication and consulting skills
• Ability to work with ambiguity and create clarity
• Passion for cloud innovation and continuous learning