We are seeking a Systems Architect – AWS Cloud with AI to lead enterprise-scale cloud migration and transformation initiatives, design robust AWS architectures and drive the adoption of AI-enabled cloud solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end AWS cloud migration and transformation strategies covering assessment, migration planning, execution, cutover, optimization and modernization
- Design enterprise AWS Landing Zones, multi-account architectures, governance frameworks, networking, identity, security and automation standards
- Define target-state cloud-native and AI-enabled architectures by translating business and engineering requirements into scalable, resilient and cost-optimized solutions
- Lead client-facing architecture workshops, executive briefings and technical decision-making, representing the company as a senior cloud architecture advisor
- Create and govern architecture assets including high-level designs, migration blueprints, wave plans, feature breakdowns, estimations, risk assessments, playbooks and system blueprints
- Lead technical solutioning for RFPs and proposals, including cloud transformation and migration approaches, business cases, effort estimates, assumptions, risks and cost models
- Coordinate and guide delivery teams, including mid-sized teams of 6+ members, while mentoring architects and engineers and supporting project planning across budget, timeline and migration complexity
- Evaluate external vendor proposals, conduct architecture reviews and ensure solutions align with AWS and industry best practices for scalability, resilience, security, performance and cost optimization

Requirements

- 16-25 years of overall IT experience, with robust expertise in enterprise AWS cloud and systems architecture across EC2, S3, VPC, ELB/ALB, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation and CloudWatch
- Expertise in AWS Landing Zones, Control Tower,



multi-account strategy, Service Control Policies (SCPs), IAM, governance and enterprise cloud operating models
- Proven experience leading large-scale AWS migration programs, including application and infrastructure assessment, migration planning, wave-based execution, cutover and post-migration optimization
- Knowledge of AWS Migration Factory approaches and migration tooling such as AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) / Application Migration Service, including rehost, replatform and refactor strategies
- Experience in AWS networking and security architecture covering Transit Gateway, NACLs, Security Groups, AWS Network Firewall, hybrid connectivity, resilience and security best practices
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation and/or CDK, along with CI/CD, GitOps and platform automation practices
- Experience with cloud-native modernization using EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, microservices, containers, serverless and event-driven architecture patterns
- Understanding of Generative AI and Agentic AI concepts, including RAG, LLM integrations and AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker and OpenSearch for vector search
- Customer-facing consulting, architecture documentation, estimation, RFP/RFI solutioning and stakeholder management experience, with the ability to lead technical teams and architecture discussions
- AWS certification such as Solutions Architect – Professional or active pursuit of relevant AWS certification, along with a strong continuous-learning mindset and ITIL Foundation exposure

Nice to have

- Knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures
- Exposure to service mesh and advanced container platforms including EKS, ECS and AWS App Mesh
- TOGAF, SEI or other enterprise architecture certifications
- Additional hands-on exposure to GenAI/Agentic AI solution patterns and AI-enabled cloud transformation programs

📌 Systems Architect - AWS Cloud with AI (Hyderabad)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Hyderabad