AWS Cloud Solution Architect

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Illinois (USA) Position: AWS Cloud Solution Architect Location - Chicago, Illinois (Remote) Interview rounds - 2 Duration: 26 Week Project Role Overview The AWS Cloud Architect will lead the design, planning, and execution of the Data Center Exit (DC Exit) program. This role focuses on migrating on-premises infrastructure, applications, and services to AWS Cloud while ensuring performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and compliance with enterprise standards. The architect will partner with cross-functional teams—including application owners, infrastructure engineers, and security teams—to define and deliver the end-state cloud architecture. Key Responsibilities • Assessment & Planning: o Conduct Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA) and Migration Readiness Assessment (CAF) across business, governance, security, and operations. o Define 7R application dispositions, build dependency maps, and create migration wave plans with TCO and risk analysis. • Cloud Architecture & Design o Design scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud solutions to replace on-prem data center infrastructure. o Develop target-state architecture, migration blueprints, and reference architectures aligned with AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework. o Select appropriate AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudFormation, IAM) for various workloads. • Migration & Execution o Lead migration assessments, application dependency mapping, and wave planning. o Collaborate with migration teams to execute lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or re-architecting strategies. o Oversee workload migration validation, performance tuning, and post-migration optimization. • Governance & Security o Implement cloud governance, compliance, and cost-management practices. o Ensure security controls (IAM, KMS, VPC security, GuardDuty, etc.) meet enterprise and regulatory standards. o Define tagging standards, automation templates, and operational guardrails. • Collaboration & Leadership o Partner with application teams, networking, and operations to ensure a seamless transition from on-prem to AWS. o Mentor teams on cloud-native practices, automation, and DevOps adoption. o Provide executive reporting on progress, risks, and mitigation strategies for the DC Exit initiative. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). • 12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture. • 8+ years of hands-on AWS Cloud architecture experience, including VPC design, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform, and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Config). • Proven experience leading large-scale data center migration or exit programs. • Strong understanding of networking, security, automation (CI/CD, IaC), and hybrid cloud connectivity. • Experience with migration tools (CloudEndure, AWS Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service). • Strong knowledge of networking, security, and compliance frameworks. Preferred Qualifications • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred) or Associate. • Familiarity with multi-account strategy and AWS Control Tower. • Experience in cost optimization and FinOps practices. • Exposure to modernization (containers, serverless, microservices) and DevOps practices. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. This offer from "Navitas Partners, LLC" has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 72% flex score. Apply tot his job