Description :

We are seeking a Principal Architect to join our client-facing delivery teams and lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale, cloud-native solutions. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to define architecture strategy and drive high-impact AWS implementations.

You will play a key role in solution architecture, technical leadership, and strategic consulting, while contributing to reusable frameworks, best practices, and innovation across our cloud ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities :

Solution Architecture & Strategy :

- Design and architect scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions on AWS

- Translate business requirements into end-to-end technical architectures and roadmaps

- Lead discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and solution design discussions

- Define long-term cloud strategy and modernization approaches

Technical Leadership & Delivery :

- Act as a technical advisor and thought leader across multiple engagements

- Provide architectural direction across design, build, and delivery phases

- Guide teams through complex technical challenges and ensure delivery excellence

- Ensure adherence to best practices across scalability, performance, and security

Cloud & Platform Engineering :

- Architect solutions leveraging AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, CloudFront

- Design and implement serverless and distributed architectures

- Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)

- Enable DevOps practices including CI/CD, automation, and containerization

Stakeholder Engagement & Pre-Sales :

- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and define solution approaches

- Support pre-sales through architecture design, estimation, and proposal inputs

- Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

- Identify risks and provide strategic recommendations for mitigation

Mentorship & Practice Development :

- Mentor architects and engineers, driving technical excellence across teams

- Contribute to standards, reusable assets, and reference architectures

- Support internal capability building and knowledge sharing initiatives

- Represent the organization through strong technical leadership and delivery quality

Requirements :

Required Qualifications & Skills :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Masters preferred)

- 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect, preferably in consulting environments

- Strong expertise in :

a. AWS cloud architecture and services

b. Serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, etc.)

c. Distributed systems and cloud-native design patterns

- Hands-on experience with :

a. Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)

b. DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

c. Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate)

- Strong understanding of :

a. Cloud security, networking, and API design

b. Scalability, reliability, and performance optimization

- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills

- Experience working in client-facing and consulting roles

Preferred / Nice-to-Have :

- Experience with :

a. Cloud migrations and modernization programs

b. Multi-cloud environments

c. Scripting (Python, Bash, etc.)

d. Incident, release, and change management

- Familiarity with Agile delivery environments

- Experience contributing to technical thought leadership

Signs You May Be a Great Fit :

- Impact : Drive high-impact cloud solutions for enterprise clients

- Culture : Thrive in a collaborative, high-ownership, and consulting-driven environment

- Growth : Access continuous learning and leadership opportunities

- Benefits : Competitive compensation, flexible work, and growth-focused culture