Job Summary
UST is seeking a Senior / Principal AWS Solutions Architect with 15+ years of overall IT experience, including 6+ years in cloud architecture. The role will lead the architecture and modernization of secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud platforms for regulated industries, including BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, and Government / Public Sector.
The ideal candidate brings Proficient expertise in AWS, Solution Architecture, and AWS Networking & Security, combined with Intermediate experience in Terraform, AWS Control Tower/Landing Zones, and CI/CD. The role also requires Basic exposure to Multi-Cloud, FinOps, and AI/GenAI (Bedrock/Amazon Q) to support cloud governance, automation, and optimization.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end Solution Architecture for AWS platforms, from discovery and assessment through architecture, implementation, and hypercare.Translate business and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable, production-grade AWS architectures.Provide architecture leadership across AWS Networking & Security, ensuring secure connectivity, network segmentation, identity, access controls, encryption, and security governance.Design and build enterprise cloud foundations using AWS Control Tower/Landing Zones, including account structures, identity, network architecture, security controls, and governance guardrails.Develop modular and reusable infrastructure using Terraform to enable standardized and repeatable cloud deployments.Integrate infrastructure automation with CI/CD practices to improve consistency and efficiency across cloud platform delivery.Apply Multi-Cloud principles where workloads and governance span AWS and other cloud environments.Incorporate FinOps practices into architecture decisions to improve cloud cost visibility, governance, and optimization.Apply AI/GenAI (Bedrock/Amazon Q) concepts to cloud assessment, automation, and solutioning opportunities.Create architecture decision records, high-level and low-level designs, and executive-ready architecture blueprints.Act as a trusted architecture advisor to stakeholders and provide technical leadership across cloud transformation engagements.Mentor engineers and architects and contribute reusable cloud architecture and engineering assets.Required Skills
Proficient
- AWS
- Solution Architecture
- AWS Networking & Security
Intermediate
- Terraform
- AWS Control Tower/Landing Zones
- CI/CD
Basic
- Multi-Cloud
- FinOps
- AI/GenAI (Bedrock/Amazon Q)
Experience & Certifications
- 12+ years of overall IT experience, including 6+ years in cloud architecture and large-scale cloud transformation or migration programs.
- Active AWS certification, with demonstrated depth relevant to AWS solution architecture, networking, and security.