Senior AWS Cloud Architect - Migration & Modernization

Synechron; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global offices

Paid annual leave

Maternity & paternity leave

Insurance plan (medical, dental,Vision

Retirement savings plans

Education policy

Commuter benefits

Udemy for Business access

Coaching opportunities

Cutting edge projects

Diverse global culture

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a Senior Cloud Solution Architect to lead the AWS migration program, defining the target-state architecture, migration patterns, and governance to ensure security, scalability, and regulatory compliance across the enterprise.

You will collaborate with business and technology leaders, validate designs, and oversee migration, testing, cutover, and decommissioning, leveraging FinLabs and related initiatives to deliver modern cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise architecture and software engineering experience.
• 8+ years designing and implementing cloud-based solutions.
• Experience leading large-scale cloud migration and modernization programs.
• Deep expertise in AWS services, cloud-native architectures, infrastructure automation, resiliency, security, and disaster recovery.
• Experience working within highly regulated financial services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior technology and business leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the target-state architecture.
• Lead application assessment and migration strategy development.
• Establish architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails.
• Provide technical oversight for migration, testing, cutover, and decommissioning activities.
• Identify and mitigate architectural, operational, and security risks.
• Support governance, design reviews, and executive-level decision making.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Software engineering

Cloud architecture

AWS

Cloud migration

Security & DR

Stakeholder management

Job description

Synechron is seeking a Senior Cloud Solution Architect to lead the AWS migration program, defining the target-state architecture, migration patterns, and governance to ensure security, scalability, and regulatory compliance across the enterprise.

You will collaborate with business and technology leaders, validate designs, and oversee migration, testing, cutover, and decommissioning, leveraging FinLabs and related initiatives to deliver modern cloud solutions.