Principal Architect: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Core
Shape and lead transformative AWS initiatives for financial services clients, designing cloud-native platforms and modernizing legacy estates.
Role type
Principal Architect (Cloud Strategy & Delivery)
Builds
Cloud-native platforms, modernized legacy estates, and AWS-based solutions for financial institutions.
Domain
Financial Services (Capital Markets, Retail Banking, Payments, Wealth, Asset Management, Insurance)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Enterprise-scale AWS architecture, cloud strategy definition, pre-sales engagement and commercial estimation, API-led design and integration patterns, distributed zero-trust architecture design, agile delivery leadership, architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, DDD, NIST)
Preferred skills
Senior/managerial consulting experience, professional AWS certifications (Solutions Architect), enterprise-scale data and AI platform design, secure multi-account landing zone design, greenfield cloud-native venture launch
Technologies
AWS (EKS, Lambda, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, Redshift, SageMaker, Bedrock, AWS Organizations, IAM), API gateways, BFF patterns
Responsibilities
Advise senior leadership on cloud strategy and investment decisions; lead multi-disciplinary teams in agile deliveries; design integrations between AWS, other clouds, and legacy systems; conduct pre-sales engagements and bid responses; mentor junior talent and promote delivery excellence
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
