S&c Gn - Ts&t - Digital Foundations - Cloud - Aws - Manager

Accenture; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an AWS Cloud Architect – Manager to oversee cloud architecture workstreams within large advisory programs. You will design cloud security architectures, oversee multi-account environments, and engage with senior technology stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 9–14 years of experience, relevant degrees, and certifications. This role is crucial for delivering innovative solutions and enhancing cloud capabilities for clients in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 9–14 years of relevant experience in consulting and cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with AWS multi-account designs and security frameworks.
• Experience leading FinOps workstreams and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS cloud architecture workstreams in advisory programs.
• Design cloud security architecture and IAM governance models.
• Support business development through proposals and client presentations.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Cloud security architecture

FinOps

Infrastructure as code

Observability architecture

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Master’s degree (MBA, MSc in Cloud Computing)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Google Cloud Professional Architect

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

AWS Cost Explorer

Job description

AWS Cloud Architect – Manager

Practice Overview

Technology Consulting – Cloud Infrastructure & Ecosystem Advisory

Location

Gurugram / Mumbai / Bangalore / Pune / Kolkata

Travel

Expected travel could be anywhere between 0% to 100%.

Why Technology Consulting

The Technology Consulting business within Global Network invents the future for clients by providing guidance, design thinking and innovative solutions for technological transformation. As technology rapidly evolves, having an innovation advisor who can create or implement new vision to solve the client’s toughest business problems is essential.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Lead AWS cloud architecture workstreams within large advisory and transformation programs, owning the design and delivery of architecture outcomes end-to-end. Act as the primary day-to-day architecture advisor to client VP and Director-level technology stakeholders, running design sessions, facilitating decisions, and maintaining a decision log.

Own detailed design of AWS multi‑account environments including Landing Zone configurations, Control Tower guardrails, and AWS Organizations policies.

Design cloud security architecture, developing Zero Trust network designs, IAM and access governance models, encryption frameworks, and policy-as-code implementations using AWS-native security services.

Lead FinOps workstreams, building financial governance frameworks, multi-year cost models, chargeback/showback mechanisms, and identifying rightsizing and commitment optimisation opportunities using AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Trusted Advisor.

Own IaC and platform engineering architecture, defining standards and patterns using CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform, and designing governance models for consistent, auditable delivery.

Design observability architectures using CloudWatch, X‑Ray, and third‑party platforms such as Datadog and Dynatrace.

Contribute across adjacent areas: design infrastructure enabling AI and agentic workloads using SageMaker, Bedrock, AgentCore, and Amazon Q; provide cloud architecture inputs to Tech Modernization engagements; apply resilience patterns; advise on ecosystem decisions covering ISV/MSP selection and vendor models.

Support business development through proposal contributions, cloud architecture solutioning, client presentations, and identifying follow‑on engagement opportunities. Contribute to reusable assets, reference architectures, and viewpoints that strengthen the practice.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Master’s degree (MBA, MSc in Cloud Computing, or equivalent) preferred.
• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Associate, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑305), Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.

Experience

9–14 years of relevant experience in consulting, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise technology organizations. At least 4 years leading cloud architecture workstreams within enterprise advisory or transformation programs, with direct ownership of architecture design and client stakeholder management at VP and Director level.

Hands‑on experience designing and delivering AWS multi‑account environments, Landing Zone configurations, Control Tower guardrails, AWS Organizations structures, VPC and networking designs, and workload placement strategies.

Strong experience designing cloud security architecture for client environments, developing Zero Trust designs, IAM and access governance models, encryption frameworks, and policy‑as‑code implementations.

Experience leading FinOps workstreams, building financial governance frameworks, multi‑year cost models, chargeback/showback mechanisms, and rightsizing and commitment optimisation.

Experience contributing cloud architecture inputs to adjacent workstreams, supporting Tech Modernization and Technology Resiliency engagements.

Experience supporting business development, contributing to proposals, solutioning, client presentations, and identifying follow‑on opportunities.

Key Competencies & Skills

Functional Competencies

• Strong communication and synthesis, engaging VP and Director-level technology leaders on strategy, design trade‑offs, and roadmaps.
• Architecture strategy and roadmap development, assessing current cloud estates, identifying gaps, defining target‑state designs, and building pragmatic transformation roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Structured problem‑solving under ambiguity, framing challenges, evaluating trade‑offs across cost, performance, security, and resilience, and producing actionable recommendations.
• Financial and commercial acumen, building business cases, evaluating hyperscaler models, quantifying FinOps value levers, and supporting investment decisions.
• Business development support, contributing to proposals, solutioning, client presentations, and identifying follow‑on opportunities.

Technical Competencies

• AWS cloud architecture, strong knowledge of AWS multi‑account design, Landing Zone, Control Tower, VPC networking, compute, storage, databases, and AWS security services.
• Cloud security architecture, designing Zero Trust networks, IAM, access governance, encryption, and policy‑as‑code with AWS-native services.
• Cloud FinOps, building governance frameworks, multi‑year cost models, chargeback/showback, AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, Trusted Advisor.
• Infrastructure as code and platform engineering using CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform, defining standards and governance patterns.
• Observability architecture using CloudWatch, X‑Ray, Datadog, Dynatrace across infrastructure, network, application layers.
• Containers and cloud‑native patterns: Kubernetes (EKS, ECS), microservices, serverless, developer platform design.
• AI and agentic AI infrastructure: SageMaker, Bedrock, AgentCore, Amazon Q, designing AI‑ready landing zones and GPU environments.
• Ecosystem advisory: AWS partner ecosystem, ISV/MSP evaluation, EDP models; advising vendor selection and commercial trade‑offs.

Equal Opportunities

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.