Aws Solution Architect

**Position: AWS Solution Architect**
- **Experience**: 14+ years
- **Location**: Pune
- **Role Summary**:

- **Key Responsibilities**:

- **Solution Design & Architecture**
- Lead the **architecture, design, and implementation** of scalable, secure, and high-performance AWS cloud solutions for diverse customer needs.
- Design **DevOps-enabled architectures**, incorporating CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automation, and monitoring solutions.
- Translate customer business requirements into detailed technical architectures, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
- Select optimal AWS services for use cases, balancing cost, performance, security, and scalability.
- **AWS OEM Engagement**
- Act as the **primary point of contact with AWS partner and OEM teams** to co-create joint go-to-market solution offerings.
- Participate in AWS partner programs, competency assessments, and co-sell initiatives.
- Stay updated on AWS product releases, services, and partner incentives to incorporate into solution offerings.
- Collaborate with AWS Partner Development Managers and Solution Architects to align on technology roadmaps and certifications.
- **Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership**
- Serve as the **go-to technical advisor** for AWS and DevOps engagements with customers.
- Lead technical discovery workshops, solution presentations, and proof-of-concepts (POCs).
- Build trusted advisor relationships with customer CXOs, architects, and technical leads.
- Provide **thought leadership** to customers on AWS best practices, cloud transformation strategies, and cost optimization.
- **Pre-sales and Delivery Ownership**
- Interface with Customers for pre-sales activities, solutioning with conviction, own pre-contract engagement cycle and expert level interface with OEM/ Customers
- Take **end-to-end ownership** of AWS and DevOps project delivery — from requirements gathering and design to deployment and handover.
- Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented as designed, on time, and within budget.
- Define and enforce **delivery governance** practices, ensuring quality, performance, and compliance with SLAs.
- Manage delivery escalations, risks, and change requests.
- **Best Practices, Standards & Enablement**
- Define and evangelize AWS and DevOps **best practices** internally and for customers.
- Develop reusable solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical assets.
- Mentor engineering teams, guiding them in implementing AWS and DevOps solutions effectively.
- Contribute to capability building, including certifications, training programs, and practice growth.

**Required Skills & Experience**:

- **14+ years** of IT experience, with at least **5+ years in AWS architecture & solution delivery**.
- Proven experience in **customer-facing solution architecture** and **project delivery leadership**.
- Strong knowledge of AWS core services: EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFormation/Terraform, IAM, CloudFront, and related services.
- Experience with **DevOps tools & practices**: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana.
- Demonstrated ability to **interface with OEMs** (preferably AWS) for joint solutioning, co-sell programs, and go-to-market strategies.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- AWS Certification(s) required:

- **AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional** (mandatory)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (preferred)
- Familiarity with **multi-cloud** and hybrid cloud strategies.
- Experience with security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Exposure to container orchestration, serverless architectures, and AI/ML services on AWS.

**Success Measures**:

- Positive **customer satisfaction (CSAT)** scores and repeat business from AWS engagements.
- Increased **AWS OEM alignment** through co-branded solutions and partner program milestones.
- Successful **end-to-end delivery** of AWS and DevOps projects with mínimal variances in cost, scope, and schedule.
- Team enablement and growth in AWS certifications and delivery capabilities.

**Department**:Delivery

**Designation**:Architect