Senior Solution Architect

SHI Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SHI Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced AWS Senior Solutions Architect to lead pre-sales, solution design, and technical consulting engagements for public sector clients.

You will craft cloud and hybrid solutions on AWS and Azure, develop reference architectures, and ensure secure, cost-effective deployments with governance. The role collaborates with government bodies, PSUs, utilities, and education sectors to deliver scalable modernization programs and PoCs.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in solutions architecture or pre-sales.
• Experience designing cloud, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience with public sector and government procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud and hybrid cloud solutions on AWS and Azure.
• Develop reference architectures for public sector digital transformation initiatives.
• Architect highly available, secure, and disaster recovery-enabled environments.
• Design landing zones, multi-account cloud environments, and governance frameworks.
• Develop backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Engage with government departments, PSUs, utilities, and enterprise customers.
• Conduct technical workshops, architecture discussions, and solution presentations.
• Prepare technical proposals, solution documents, and BoM.
• Support PoCs, demonstrations, and customer evaluations.

Skills

Excellent presentation and communica

Stakeholder management

Documentation writing

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

AWS

Azure

VMware vSphere

Nutanix

Hybrid Cloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

AWS Senior Solutions Architect

Job Description

AWS Senior Solutions Architect

Position: Senior Solutions Architect – AWS Cloud

Experience: 6+ Years

Location: Hyderabad

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to lead pre-sales, solution design, and technical consulting engagements for Public Sector customers. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in cloud technologies, data center modernization, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, backup, and migration solutions. The role requires working closely with government departments, public sector undertakings (PSUs), utilities, education, healthcare, and smart city organizations to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture

• Design end-to-end cloud and hybrid cloud solutions on AWS and Azure
• Develop reference architectures for public sector digital transformation initiatives.
• Architect highly available, secure, and disaster recovery-enabled environments.
• Design landing zones, multi-account cloud environments, and governance frameworks.
• Develop backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.

Pre-Sales & Customer Engagement

• Engage with government departments, PSUs, utilities, and enterprise customers.
• Understand customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Conduct technical workshops, architecture discussions, and solution presentations.
• Prepare technical proposals, solution documents, and bill of materials (BoM).
• Support proof of concepts (PoCs), demonstrations, and customer evaluations.

Public Sector & RFP Management

• Review RFPs, RFIs, and tenders.
• Prepare technical compliance matrices and solution responses.
• Collaborate with OEMs and internal teams for competitive proposals.
• Ensure compliance with government standards and procurement requirements.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Design AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments. AWS Primary
• Plan cloud migration strategies and modernization roadmaps.
• Architect networking, security, identity, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Optimize cloud costs and recommend licensing strategies.

Security & Compliance

• Design Zero Trust and defense-in-depth security architectures.
• Recommend IAM, encryption, SIEM, SOAR, endpoint security, and data protection solutions.
• Ensure compliance with government and industry regulations.

Collaboration

• Work closely with sales, delivery, OEM partners, and project management teams.
• Support solution implementation and transition to delivery teams.

Requirements

Job Requirements

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

• AWS (Advanced)
• Microsoft Azure Moderate
• VMware Basic
• Hybrid Cloud Solutions

Infrastructure

• VMware vSphere
• Hyper-V
• Nutanix
• Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)
• Windows Server
• Active Directory

Storage & Backup

• NetApp ONTAP
• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
• Azure NetApp Files
• Veritas NetBackup Basic
• Veeam Backup & Replication Basic
• Commvault Basic

Disaster Recovery

• AWS Disaster Recovery
• Azure Site Recovery Basic
• Business Continuity Planning
• Backup & Recovery Design

Networking

• VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute
• Transit Gateway
• Load Balancers
• DNS
• Firewalls (Fortinet, Palo Alto, Check Point) Basic

Security

• IAM
• KMS
• SIEM
• SOAR
• DLP
• WAF
• GuardDuty
• Security Hub
• Vulnerability Management

Containers & DevOps (Preferred)

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Amazon EKS
• Azure AKS
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• GitHub
• CI/CD

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Soft Skills

• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer engagement.
• writing documentation expertise.