Cloud Migration Architect – AWS

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. Lead AWS MAP Assess and Mobilize engagements from discovery through executive and technical recommendations .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AWS architecture and migration strategies, with a strong focus on producing actionable roadmaps, validating architecture, and leading complex engagements. Proficient in developing secure, resilient AWS environments while ensuring compliance with public-sector standards.

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS MAP Assess Engagement LeadershipMigration Strategy DevelopmentInfrastructure As CodePublic-Sector Compliance Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Cloud ArchitectureApplication MigrationPortfolio AssessmentCost AnalysisSecurity ComplianceHybrid NetworkingBackup And RecoveryTechnical WritingTroubleshootingEstimation

Soft Skills

LeadershipFacilitationCommunicationPresentationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AWSAWS GovCloudVMwareRelational DatabasesMonitoring ToolsMigration ToolsIdentity ManagementCloud EconomicsFinOpsDependency Mapping

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS Professional Or Specialty Certifications

Industry Keywords

NISTFedRAMPFISMAStateRAMPCJISHIPAAPCI DSSPublic-Trust RequirementsRegulated-Industry ExperienceConsulting Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSLinuxVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead AWS MAP Assess and Mobilize engagements from discovery through executive and technical recommendations
Evaluate business goals, organizational readiness, application portfolios, infrastructure, dependencies, security, compliance, cost, licensing, and migration risk
Validate discovery data and recommend workload dispositions, migration groups, pilots, waves, and business-case inputs
Design secure, resilient, cost-conscious AWS and AWS GovCloud target architectures and landing zones
Define multi-account, identity, network, security, observability, backup, recovery, governance, automation, hybrid connectivity, and operating-model requirements
Produce architecture diagrams and decision records documenting alternatives, constraints, tradeoffs, assumptions, and risks
Create actionable roadmaps with workstreams, owners, milestones, dependencies, estimates, and acceptance criteria
Develop migration and modernization strategies, workload patterns, wave plans, testing, cutover, rollback, and validation approaches
Plan and support pilots validating architecture, connectivity, security, tooling, and operational assumptions
Produce implementation-ready handoff packages and guide delivery teams through designs, sequencing, risks, and acceptance requirements
Review estimates and implementation plans; serve as architecture authority for high-risk decisions and readiness reviews
Build or validate AWS proof-of-concept environments and infrastructure as code
Test account structures, identity, connectivity, DNS, security, logging, monitoring, backup, recovery, and migration tooling
Troubleshoot complex design and migration-planning issues, review partner work, and create reusable patterns and standards
Qualify MAP opportunities and define proposal and statement-of-work scope, assumptions, staffing, schedules, deliverables, and acceptance criteria
Coordinate with customers, AWS, distributors, and specialist partners while maintaining accurate, auditable program documentation
Build repeatable methods, templates, architecture patterns, quality standards, and handoff procedures
Peer-review delivery artifacts, preserve evidence and decisions, ensure partner transparency and knowledge transfer, and mentor internal engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification
Eight or more years in infrastructure or cloud architecture, systems engineering, application migration, professional services, or related technical delivery, including five or more recent years of hands-on AWS experience
Proven leadership of AWS MAP Assess engagements and the architecture and planning portions of MAP Mobilize engagements
Experience producing portfolio assessments, business-case inputs, target architectures, migration strategies, wave plans, roadmaps, and implementation-ready handoffs
Hands-on production migration and pilot experience, including landing zones, multi-account environments, identity, hybrid networking, security, observability, backup, recovery, governance, migration tools, and infrastructure as code
Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMware, networking, storage, identity, relational databases, backup, monitoring, and hybrid-cloud integration
Ability to lead executive and technical workshops and produce clear diagrams, plans, estimates, decisions, and recommendations
Strong technical writing, analysis, presentation, facilitation, troubleshooting, estimation, and risk-communication skills
Ability to travel as required
U.S. citizenship
Ability to meet applicable public-sector background, public-trust, or clearance requirements
Preferred: Additional AWS Professional or Specialty certifications and experience with MAP Migrate/Modernize
Preferred: AWS GovCloud and public-sector or regulated-industry experience, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, StateRAMP, CJIS, HIPAA, or PCI DSS
Preferred: Experience with major enterprise platforms, AWS migration and governance services, dependency mapping, cloud economics, licensing, FinOps, and total cost of ownership
Preferred: Consulting, professional-services, customer-facing architecture, senior presales, reusable delivery methods, or partner-led team experience
Background check and drug testing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, life, long- and short-term disability insurance
401(k)
Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays
Dog-friendly corporate office
Wellness incentives
Referral bonuses