RIS AWS Lead Architect Associate Director

8113 ASOL- Bangalore 7 SEZ Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AWS technical authority to design, validate, and position AWS-led cloud & AI solutions for transformations. Lead mid–large pursuits, define client architecture, and drive practice growth by tracking AWS services, partner requirements, and delivery patterns.

With 18+ years in IT and 3+ years in cloud/pre-sales, you will mentor architects, collaborate with AWS teams, and develop propositional artifacts to win deals.

Qualifications

• Must possess extensive AWS expertise and solution design experience.
• Experience designing end-to-end AWS architecture for large deals.
• Proven ability to lead pre-sales and engage CTOs/partners.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS architecture and technical narrative for deals ($3M–$20M).
• Design end-to-end AWS solutions across compute, storage, security, analytics.
• Architect AI/ML using Bedrock, SageMaker, and Q; lead modernization with containers and serverless.
• Apply Well-Architected Framework across all pillars; build data lakes and pipelines.
• Mentor architects and develop reusable accelerators; collaborate with partners.

Skills

AWS breadth & depth

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices & containers

AI/ML on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker)

Java/Spring Boot

Python (AI/ML)

Node.js

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (mandatory)

Tools

CDK

Terraform

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Outposts

VMware

MGN

Job description

Project Role Description:

Act as the AWS technical authority within the Cloud & AI Practice, designing, validating, and positioning AWS-led solutions across cloud transformation, modernization, and AI/ML. Independently lead mid–large pursuits, define client AWS architecture, and support practice growth by tracking AWS services, partner requirements, and delivery patterns.

Must have Skills:

• AWS (breadth & depth)
• Cloud-native architecture
• Microservices & containers
• AI/ML on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker)
• Java/Spring Boot
• Python (AI/ML)
• Node.js

Good to Have Skills:

• AWS AI/ML (Bedrock, SageMaker)
• FinOps
• Migration

Key Responsibilities:

1. Own AWS architecture and technical narrative for deals ($3M–$20M).
2. Design end-to‑end AWS solutions across compute, network, storage, DB, security, analytics, AI/ML aligned to client needs.
3. Architect AWS AI/ML using Bedrock (RAG, agents), SageMaker (MLOps, training/inference), and Amazon Q.
4. Lead modernization using containers (ECS/EKS), serverless (Lambda, Step Functions), APIs (API Gateway/AppSync), and event‑driven architectures (MSK/Kinesis).
5. Apply AWS Well‑Architected Framework (all 6 pillars) in solutions.
6. Build data & analytics architectures: data lakes (S3/Lake Formation), pipelines (Glue, EMR, Kinesis), and databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch).
7. Support AWS Partner Network growth via competencies, case studies, GTM.
8. Develop proposal artefacts (solutions, diagrams, RFP content, cost models).
9. Conduct discovery workshops and Well‑Architected Reviews.
10. Mentor architects and build reusable accelerators/assets.
11. Collaborate with AWS teams for co‑sell and funding (MAP, ISV Accelerate).

Technical Experience:

Strong AWS expertise (EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, VPC, Direct Connect, databases) with solution design and cost optimization. Experience with AWS AI/ML (Bedrock, SageMaker, Amazon Q) integrated with enterprise workflows and frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex). Proficiency in modernization patterns: containers, serverless, APIs, event‑driven systems using IaC (CDK, Terraform) and CI/CD (GitOps). Knowledge of data platforms: S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, Kinesis, MSK, Redshift, OpenSearch. Understanding of AWS security & governance: IAM, Organizations, Control Tower, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Zero Trust; plus hybrid/migration tools (Outposts, VMware, MGN, DMS).

Professional Attributes:

Credible AWS authority engaging architects, CTOs, and partner forums. Strong pre‑sales ownership for mid‑to‑large pursuits. Clear communicator translating complex architectures into business‑friendly outputs. Commercially aware of cost, delivery, and client maturity. Collaborative across teams and AWS stakeholders. Continuously updated with AWS roadmap and innovations.

Experience & Qualifications:

18+ years IT experience; 3+ years as Solution/Cloud/Pre‑sales Architect.

AWS experience across domains (modernization, data, AI/ML, security, migration).

Experience supporting $3M–$20M AWS deals; familiarity with co‑sell/MAP preferred.

Hands‑on ability to design, validate, and prototype solutions.

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (mandatory); additional certifications preferred.

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