Cloud Migration & Modernization Architect

Amazon Web Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect focused on Infrastructure Migration and Modernization to partner with customers in designing migration strategies that move workloads to AWS and optimize hybrid architectures.

You will combine deep technical know-how with business acumen to guide customers through migration phases, reduce risk, and drive measurable business outcomes while contributing to thought leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology domains (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 3+ years design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 10+ years IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end migration and modernization solutions by analyzing customer portfolios and architecting cost-optimized paths to AWS.
• Serve as trusted technical advisor to stakeholders from developers to executives, aligning cloud strategies with business objectives.
• Lead technical solution discussions and identify high-risk options, engaging the right specialists when needed.
• Author and deliver thought leadership content such as whitepapers, reference architectures, and presentations.
• Collaborate with sales, professional services, and engineering to progress engagements and accelerate adoption.

Skills

Cloud computing

Infrastructure design

Software development

IT development experience

Tools

AWS

Reference architectures

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect focused on Infrastructure Migration and Modernization to partner with customers in designing migration strategies that move workloads to AWS and optimize hybrid architectures.

You will combine deep technical know-how with business acumen to guide customers through migration phases, reduce risk, and drive measurable business outcomes while contributing to thought leadership and cross-team collaboration.