Senior Cloud Architect - AWS (Client Advisory & Strategic Solutions)
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your role and responsibilities
A Senior Cloud Architect with deep technical expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a strong track record in advisory and enterprise architecture roles. This individual will operate at the intersection of business strategy and technology, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, driving the design and adoption of highly strategic and complex cloud solutions.
This role goes beyond technical design, requiring thought leadership, client engagement, governance oversight, and the ability to lead
multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of cloud transformation initiatives.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Strategic Advisory & Leadership:
Serve as a senior cloud advisor to C-level executives and enterprise architects, aligning cloud strategy with business
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goals;
Guide cloud adoption, modernization, and digital transformation programs through executive-level architectural
leadership;
Lead cloud strategy engagements, including cloud visioning, maturity assessments, and roadmap development;
Enterprise Architecture & Governance:
Define and govern enterprise-grade multi-account, multi-region AWS architectures for resilience, scalability, security,
and compliance;
Set architectural direction for mission-critical systems and regulated environments (e.g., finance, healthcare,
government);
Define and enforce cloud governance models, including landing zones, network topology, identity frameworks, and cost
control mechanisms;
Technical Leadership:
Drive the end-to-end architecture of large-scale application portfolios, data platforms, and infrastructure solutions on
AWS;
Provide technical mentorship and leadership to architects, engineers, and delivery teams;
Design and validate architectures using well-architected frameworks, fault tolerance models, and cost-optimization
strategies;
Client Engagement & Influence:
Build strong, long-term relationships with client stakeholders, serving as a strategic advisor on cloud innovation and
architecture;
Lead architecture design sessions, executive briefings, and technical workshops;
Support pre-sales activities by authoring technical proposals, presenting to clients, and contributing to RFP responses;
Experience in IT architecture, including 7+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud architecture;
Proven leadership in enterprise cloud strategy, cloud adoption frameworks, and application modernization efforts;
Deep understanding of AWS core and advanced services, including serverless, containers, analytics, networking, and
security
Expertise in multi-tier architectures, hybrid connectivity, automation frameworks (IaC), and compliance design (e.g.,
HIPAA, PCI, ISO);
Demonstrated experience delivering cloud transformations at scale with multiple stakeholders and complex
dependencies;
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
Preferred technical and professional experience
TOGAF, SAFe Architect, or other enterprise architecture frameworks (a plus).
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