Aws Data Architect

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Summary:

- Lead end-to-end cloud migration projects, including assessment, planning, design, and execution.
- Develop and document AWS architecture solutions tailored to business and technical requirements.
- Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Terraform etc.).
- Define migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor) and oversee implementation.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, documentation, and migration playbooks.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory requirements.
- Stay current with AWS innovations and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Migration Strategy & Execution
- Develop and own the end-to-end migration strategy from on-premises to AWS, including wave planning, risk mitigation, and business continuity.
- Define migration approaches (rehost, replatform, refactor) based on workload characteristics and business priorities.

AWS Architecture & Design
- Design secure, scalable, and cost-optimized AWS architectures for enterprise workloads.
- Implement AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies (SCPs), centralized networking (Transit Gateway, VPC sharing), and cross-account access models.
- Architect solutions for compute, storage, networking, and databases, including Oracle on AWS (RDS, EC2-hosted, or Aurora).

Migration Tools & Automation
- Utilize AWS-native and third-party tools such as AWS Migration Hub, CloudEndure, Server Migration Service (SMS), and Database Migration Service (DMS).
- Drive automation using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Ensure robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms are in place post-migration.

Governance, Security & Optimization
- Establish cloud governance frameworks for identity and access management, cost control, and operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements.
- Continuously optimize cloud resources for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
- Required Qualifications:

- Experience:
o 10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in cloud architecture and large-scale migration projects.

o Proven track record of migrating complex enterprise environments to AWS.
- Technical Expertise:
o Deep knowledge of AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, Lambda, Transit Gateway, etc.

o Strong experience with Oracle databases and their migration to AWS.

o Proficiency in Windows and Linux server environments.

o Hands-on experience with scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).

o Hands-on experience Terraform, Ansible.
- Tools & Frameworks:
o Familiarity with AWS Migration Hub, DMS, CloudEndure, SMS, and discovery tools.

o Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines and DevOps Practices
- Preferred Certifications:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- AWS Certified Database - Specialty
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification (optional)
- Soft Skills & Leadership Attributes:

- Strategic Vision: Ability to align technical solutions with long-term business goals.
- Stakeholder Management: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with executives, technical teams, and vendors.
- Problem Solving: Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to resolving complex migration challenges.
- Leadership: Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior architects.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in dynamic environments with evolving priorities.

EXPERIENCE

14-16 Years

SKILLS

Primary Skill: Data Engineering

Sub Skill(s): Data Engineering

Additional Skill(s): Python, AWS - EKS, Terraform, Powershell

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Infogain is a human-centered digital platform and software engineering company based out of Silicon Valley. We engineer business outcomes for Fortune 500 companies and digital natives in the technology, healthcare, insurance, travel, telecom, and retail & CPG industries using technologies such as cloud, microservices, automation, IoT, and artificial intelligence. We accelerate experience-led transformation in the delivery of digital platforms. Infogain is also a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Gold Partner and Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP).

Infogain, an Apax Funds portfolio company, has offices in California, Washington, Texas, the UK, the UAE, and Singapore, with delivery centers in Seattle, Houston, Austin, Kraków, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru.