What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior AWS Cloud Architect position at IBM?
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your Role And Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead large-scale application migrations to AWS Outposts, defining enterprise-grade migration blueprints and reference architectures. This role leverages GenAI-driven code compilation, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to accelerate modernization while ensuring security, governance, and performance excellence.
The ideal candidate brings deep AWS architecture expertise, strong stakeholder leadership, and a proven ability to guide complex programs from design through production.
You Will
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Cloud & AWS Expertise
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your Role And Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead large-scale application migrations to AWS Outposts, defining enterprise-grade migration blueprints and reference architectures. This role leverages GenAI-driven code compilation, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to accelerate modernization while ensuring security, governance, and performance excellence.
The ideal candidate brings deep AWS architecture expertise, strong stakeholder leadership, and a proven ability to guide complex programs from design through production.
You Will
- Lead enterprise application migrations to AWS Outposts, defining migration patterns, blueprints, and reference architectures in partnership with AWS teams.
- Drive modernization through GenAI-based code compilation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation), and automation for provisioning, scaling, and patching.
- Own cloud architecture decisions by selecting appropriate services, components, and design patterns that meet business, security, and technical requirements.
- Serve as the primary technical authority, leading cross-functional design discussions, guiding teams through the full project lifecycle, and acting as the escalation point for complex architecture issues.
- Establish and enforce governance, observability, performance, and cost-optimization practices, while mentoring teams and driving continuous improvement.
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Cloud & AWS Expertise
- Deep understanding of AWS architecture, including hands-on experience with AWS Outposts deployments.
- AWS Architect Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect).
- 12 years of experience designing and developing J2EE-based applications in large enterprise environments.
- Proven experience working with large-scale, complex legacy systems across multiple technology stacks, including Java and C .
- Proven experience leading and executing application migrations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.
- Demonstrated hands-on expertise in designing and developing GenAI-enabled automation and tooling to support rapid, large-scale migrations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex issues and drive effective solutions.