Sr. Cloud Architect

Momento USA LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Momento USA LLC seeks a Sr. Cloud Architect to lead VMware-based datacenter migrations to AWS from Charlotte in a hybrid model.

You will shape cloud architecture, migration strategy, governance, and execution while guiding architects, engineers, and stakeholders throughout the transformation. You will drive AI-assisted migration with Claude LLM and AWS AI services, design landing zone patterns, IaC with Terraform, and modernization efforts including containerization on ECS/EKS.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, governance and security.
• Proven leadership across architects, engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Discovery & assessment of infra and apps for AWS migration readiness.
• Define target landing zone and migration roadmaps with cost models.
• Lead AI-driven migration via Agentic platforms and automation tools.
• Oversee modernization, including containerization and ECS/EKS.
• Establish IaC standards with Terraform and integrate CI/CD tooling.
• Advise executives and governance boards; mentor teams.

Skills

AWS Discovery

Assessment

VMWare Migration

Landing Zone

Terraform

Matilda Discovery

Jenkins

AWS Bedrock

Claude LLM

Tools

Matilda Discovery

AWS Discovery

Device42

Terraform

Jenkins

Claude LLM

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Role: Sr. Cloud Architect

Local: Charlotte, NC Hybrid 2 days a month onsite

Duration: 6+Months

Top skills for this role:

AWS Discovery, Assessment, VMWare Migration, Landing Zone, Terraform, Matilda Discovery, Jenkins, AWS Bedrock, Claude LLM

Role Summary

Lead the end-to-end migration of VMware-based datacenter workloads to AWS using Agentic AI-driven migration solutions. Define cloud architecture, migration strategy, governance standards, and technical execution while providing leadership to architects, engineers, and stakeholders throughout the transformation program.

Key Responsibilities

1. Discovery & Assessment:

• Lead infrastructure and application discovery using tools such as Matilda, AWS Discovery, Device42, or similar platforms.
• Assess servers, applications, databases, storage, and network dependencies for AWS migration readiness.
• Analyze infrastructure inventory, utilization, business criticality, risks, and remediation requirements.
• Perform migration strategy assessment using the AWS 6R framework (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Re-Architect, Retire, Retain).

2. AWS Architecture & Migration Strategy:

• Define target AWS landing zone architecture aligned with enterprise security, networking, and governance standards.
• Develop migration roadmaps, migration waves, sizing recommendations, and cost models.
• Design AWS infrastructure solutions leveraging services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, FSx, EFS, Route 53, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, API Gateway, and Lambda.
• Ensure architecture decisions support scalability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.

3. Agentic AI-Driven Migration Enablement:

• Lead migration execution using Agentic AI platforms powered by Claude and AWS AI services.
• Design and implement AI agents, skills, workflows, and automation tools to accelerate migration activities.
• Utilize AI-driven dependency analysis and business prioritization to optimize migration wave planning.
• Drive automated migration validation, testing, cutover, and post-migration verification activities.

4. Migration Execution & Modernization:

• Provide technical leadership for VMware workload migration using AWS MGN and related migration services.
• Lead modernization initiatives including containerization and migration to ECS or EKS where appropriate.
• Oversee Windows and Linux upgrades, security hardening, patching, and compliance remediation for migrated workloads.
• Resolve complex migration challenges and ensure successful workload transition to AWS.

5. Cloud Engineering Standards:

• Define and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards using Terraform.
• Establish cloud architecture patterns, reusable modules, migration standards, and deployment best practices.
• Integrate CI/CD, automation, and configuration management tools to support cloud operations.

6. Governance & Leadership:

• Act as trusted advisor to client executives, technical leadership, and Architecture Review Boards.
• Lead architecture governance, technical reviews, risk management, and migration decision-making.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, network, security, and business stakeholders.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams across cloud, network, security, and platform domains.

Note: Momento USA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.