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

Opportunity to work abroad

Paid annual leave (10 days)

Maternity & paternity leave

Comprehensive insurance (medical/dent/

Retirement savings

Education benefits

Udemy for Business access

Coaching with FinLabs/CoE

Training opportunities

Projects with leading banks

Diverse, global culture

Job summary

Synechron, a global technology and consulting firm, seeks a Senior Cloud Solution Architect to lead the AWS migration and define the target-state architecture for modernization programs.

You will validate designs, address application, infrastructure, security, and operational requirements, and guide migration efforts across business lines. NY-based role with competitive compensation and regional benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of enterprise architecture and software engineering experience.
• 8+ years designing and implementing cloud-based solutions.
• Demonstrated 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 migration

AWS

Security

Disaster recovery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Cloud automation tools

Job description

Synechron, a global technology and consulting firm, seeks a Senior Cloud Solution Architect to lead the AWS migration and define the target-state architecture for modernization programs.

You will validate designs, address application, infrastructure, security, and operational requirements, and guide migration efforts across business lines. NY-based role with competitive compensation and regional benefits.