Senior Cloud Architect - Cloud Infrastructure & Migrations, Aws Professional Services - Public Sector

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · VIC, Australia +1 · Solutions Architect

This role is for a Senior Cloud Architect within AWS Professional Services, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing AWS cloud solutions for public sector clients. The role involves deep understanding of AWS services, architecting complex solutions, and guiding customers through their cloud adoption journey, including migrations and modernization. It requires expertise in areas like Cloud Foundations, Large-Scale Migrations, Complex Networking, or Storage Management. A key requirement is the ability to obtain Australian Government security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
  2. Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery
  3. Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose effective modernization strategies
  4. Acting as a trusted advisor to customers on industry trends and emerging technologies
  5. Sharing knowledge within the organization through mentoring, training, and creating reusable artifacts

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of technical specialist, design and architecture experience
  • Deep understanding of AWS products and services
  • Proficiency in architecting complex, scalable, and secure solutions
  • Experience in at least one of: Cloud Foundations (Landing Zone, Control Tower), Large-Scale Migrations, Complex Networking, or Storage Management/Optimization
  • Ability to gather requirements, assess infrastructure, and propose migration/modernization strategies
  • Experience leading implementation processes, ensuring best practices, optimizing performance, and managing risks
  • Experience with database modernization initiatives
  • Experience architecting modern, cloud-native solutions (containers, microservices, serverless)
  • Experience designing and implementing database migration strategies and optimization solutions
  • Experience enabling customer DevOps transformation through CI/CD practices
  • Ability to obtain Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience with hundreds to thousands of workloads/servers or complex application portfolio migrations
  • Experience with backup and archiving strategies
  • Experience with Generative AI Innovation Center

What the JD emphasized

  • Must hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance