AWS Cloud Solution Architect

Robotics Prcocess Automation, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead the design and execution of the Data Center Exit program. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in infrastructure and cloud architecture, with at least 8 years of hands-on AWS experience. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, designing cloud solutions, and managing security and compliance practices. This position offers a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams focused on migrating applications and infrastructure to the AWS Cloud.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture.
• 8+ years of hands-on AWS Cloud architecture experience.
• Proven experience leading large-scale data center migration programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, planning, and execution of the Data Center Exit program.
• Conduct Migration Portfolio and Readiness Assessments.
• Design scalable and secure AWS cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS services

Networking

Security compliance

Automation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

CloudWatch

Job description

The AWS Cloud Architect will lead the design, planning, and execution of the Data Center Exit (DC Exit) program. This role focuses on migrating on-premises infrastructure, applications, and services to AWS Cloud while ensuring performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and compliance with enterprise standards. The architect will partner with cross-functional teams including application owners, infrastructure engineers, and security teams to define and deliver the end-state cloud architecture.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Planning

• Conduct Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA) and Migration Readiness Assessment (CAF) across business, governance, security, and operations.
• Define 7R application dispositions, build dependency maps, and create migration wave plans with TCO and risk analysis.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud solutions to replace on-prem data center infrastructure.
• Develop target-state architecture, migration blueprints, and reference architectures aligned with AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Select appropriate AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudFormation, IAM) for various workloads.

Migration & Execution

• Lead migration assessments, application dependency mapping, and wave planning.
• Collaborate with migration teams to execute lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or re-architecting strategies.
• Oversee workload migration validation, performance tuning, and post-migration optimization.

Governance & Security

• Implement cloud governance, compliance, and cost-management practices.
• Ensure security controls (IAM, KMS, VPC security, GuardDuty, etc.) meet enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Define tagging standards, automation templates, and operational guardrails.
• Partner with application teams, networking, and operations to ensure a seamless transition from on-prem to AWS.
• Mentor teams on cloud-native practices, automation and DevOps adoption.
• Provide executive reporting on progress, risks, and mitigation strategies for the DC Exit initiative.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture.

8+ years of hands‑on AWS Cloud architecture experience, including VPC design, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform, and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Config).

Proven experience leading large‑scale data center migration or exit programs.

Strong understanding of networking, security, automation (CI/CD, IaC), and hybrid cloud connectivity.

Experience with migration tools (CloudEndure, AWS Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service).

Strong knowledge of networking, security, and compliance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (preferred) or Associate.

Familiarity with multi‑account strategy and AWS Control Tower.

Experience in cost optimization and FinOps practices.

Exposure to modernization (containers, serverless, microservices) and DevOps practices.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.