Senior Migration & Modernization Solutions Architect

Amazon; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Senior Migration & Modernization Specialist Solutions Architect to drive enterprise migrations to AWS, focusing on storage, app modernization, and data-center exits. You will interact with senior customers and AWS teams to design scalable migration architectures and guide complex exit programs across large enterprises.

The role demands deep technical expertise in storage, VMware, databases, and infrastructure-as-code, with leadership in migration patterns and best practices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technology domain experience (e.g., software, cloud, systems engineering).
• 3+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications and infrastructure.
• 6+ years in IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer infrastructure challenges into migration strategies leveraging AWS.
• Define and execute large-scale migration architectures for storage, applications, and infra.
• Engage with senior engineers, architects, and executives to influence migration decisions.
• Advise on trade-offs, risks, and long-term optimization of migration programs.
• Lead field enablement materials and collaborate with partners and ISVs on migration solutions.
• Contribute to AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and public speaking.

Skills

Infra architecture

Database architecture

Networking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon seeks a Senior Migration & Modernization Specialist Solutions Architect to drive enterprise migrations to AWS, focusing on storage, app modernization, and data-center exits. You will interact with senior customers and AWS teams to design scalable migration architectures and guide complex exit programs across large enterprises.

The role demands deep technical expertise in storage, VMware, databases, and infrastructure-as-code, with leadership in migration patterns and best practices.