AWS Cloud Solution Architect

AWS Cloud Solution Architect

Hybrid Role (2 days from Office) - Chicago, IL

12+ Months Contract

Position Type-C2C/W2

Exp Level- 12+Years

Req Skills- AWS Cloud Solution Architect, Stakeholder management, design, planning, and execution of the Data Center Exit (DC Exit) program, migrating on-premises infrastructure, applications, AWS Cloud while ensuring performance, scalability, cost efficiency, VPC design, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform, monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Config), data center migration or exit programs

Mandatory

• 10+ years of exp in consultancy
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent Comms.

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.

Cloud Architecture & Design

• Design scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud solutions to replace on-prem data center infrastructure.
• Develop target-state architecture, migration blueprints, and reference architectures aligned with AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Select appropriate AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudFormation, IAM) for various workloads.

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.