Senior Lead Consultant (AWS Cloud Architect)

Job#: 2086734

Job Description:

SENIOR LEAD CONSULTANT (LEAD AWS CLOUD ARCHITECT)

WHO WE ARE

Apex Systems is a leading global technology services firm that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions. We provide a continuum of services, including strategy and enablement, innovation and productivity, and technology foundations to drive better results and bring more value to our clients. Apex transforms our customers with modern enterprise solutions tailored to the industries we serve. Apex has a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India. Apex is a part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN). To learn more, visit .

At Apex Systems, we prioritize professional development, work-life balance, and fostering a collaborative culture. We value our teams well-being and recognize the importance of building strong relationships. Thats why we organize regular team-building events and philanthropic days to give back to the community - fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment among our team.

Join us for career advancement, innovative solutions, and a supportive environment focused on your success.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Apex is seeking a Lead AWS Architect to own end-to-end delivery of a data-center exit: Assess the portfolio, mobilize foundations and operating model, and Migrate workloads through wave execution to decommission. You will design the landing zone, define 7R dispositions, lead the migration factory, run cutovers/rollback, and ensure stabilization, FinOps, and security compliance at scale.

RESPONSIBLITIES

Assess (Portfolio & Readiness)

• Run Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA) and Migration Readiness Assessment (CAF: Business, People, Governance, Platform, Security, Operations).
• Build dependency maps, NFRs, RTO/RPO targets, data residency and compliance requirements.
• Create 7R dispositions and wave plan with business case/TCO and risk register.

Mobilize (Foundations & Operating Model)

• Design and implement the multi-account Landing Zone (AWS Organizations, Control Tower, SCPs, account vending, IAM Identity Center).
• Architect hybrid networking (VPCs, TGW, DX/VPN, hybrid DNS, PrivateLink) and baseline security (KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config, detective/preventive controls).
• Stand up platform operations: monitoring/observability, logging, backup/DR (AWS Backup, DRS), patching, incident/change mgmt.
• Define IaC and CI/CD standards (Terraform/CloudFormation; GitHub/GitLab/Code*).
• Establish FinOps guardrails (tagging, budgets, chargeback/showback, RI/SP strategy).

Migrate (Execution & Decommission)

• Stand up and lead a migration factory: wave room cadence, runbooks, change windows, go/no[1]go, backout.
• Select and operate tooling: AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) for servers, DMS/SCT for databases, DataSync/Transfer Family, Snowball for large data, Migration Hub/Orchestrator for tracking.
• Execute patterns across tech stacks.
• Drive testing (functional, performance, failover, security), cutover & rollback, and hypercare stabilization.
• Coordinate coexistence with remaining on-prem systems (file transfer, messaging, latency constraints).
• Define and enforce decommission criteria, certificates/disposition of hardware/licenses, CMDB updates.
• Continuous cost, reliability, and performance optimization post-migration.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years cloud/infra; 5+ years leading multi-workload AWS migrations including practical wave execution and cutovers.
• Proven data-center exit program leadership (hundreds of servers/apps or petabyte-scale data).
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including project managers and vendors.
• Deep expertise in:
• Landing Zone & governance (Organizations, Control Tower, SCPs, IAM, KMS).
• Networking (VPC/TGW, DX/VPN, hybrid DNS, PrivateLink, SG/NACL design).
• Compute/containers (EC2, ASG, LT; ECS/EKS incl. ingress, autoscaling, blue/green).
• Serverless (API Gateway, Lambda, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Step Functions).
• Data migration (RDS/Aurora, DMS/SCT, DataSync, Snowball; backup/restore, DR).
• Observability & ops (CloudWatch/X-Ray/CloudTrail/Config, Systems Manager).
• IaC/CI-CD (Terraform or CloudFormation; GitHub/GitLab/CodePipeline).
• Strong stakeholder management and program-level risk/issue/change control.

AWS SA-Professional plus Security-Specialty or Advanced Networking preferred.

Experience with migrations of Windows/.NET (IIS ? containers/serverless) and Java platforms preferred.

Experrience with Legacy DB migrations (DB2/SQL Server/Oracle) and license optimization preferred.

Experience with Data residency/regulatory workloads preferred.

Prior consulting/partner leadership on large multi-tower programs preferred.

OUR COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

• Competitive Salary
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long and Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Incentives
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Employee Stock Purchase
• Training and Advancement Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Birthdays Off
• Philanthropic Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Partial Gym Membership Paid
• Team Building Events
• Discount Programs

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.