Solution Architect Associate Director

We Are One of the world's leading providers of Amazon Web Services Solutions. You'll work on innovative AWS solutions with colleagues to help clients get to the next level. You'll learn, grow & advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking & enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new & exciting ways. If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training & a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies & will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. The Work Work for tier-1 clients across industry sectors – helping to define their cloud journey Design transformative AWS cloud solutions - from migrating legacy applications onto AWS to building innovative, new cloud-native applications, data analytics platforms and AI/ML solutions on AWS. Continue to learn and grow - we actively encourage and support continuous learning and certification on AWS Serve as a AWS evangelist, educating customers on the value AWS can bring to transform their business Main Responsibilities: Own the end-to-end solutioning for Accenture’s large cloud transformational opportunities on AWS Create business cases to enable migration to or utilisation of AWS and hybrid cloud; Lead cloud solution design to generate a client's application migration and modernisation roadmap to AWS, the technical architecture and high-level design with best of breed AWS technology together with estimates for migration, modernisation and run effort Lead detailed technical assessments of current state of enterprise applications, infrastructure and data, and architect a path to transformation into a cloud enterprise Develop high level architecture design and application modernisation solutions to underpin estimates Create estimates for migration, modernisation, platform and run Develop compelling propositions & deliver presentations, response documents and business cases which resonate with senior client stakeholders and deliver value Lead the solution planning team on a deal including multiple solution architects, subject matter experts, transition, and operational experts Work alongside Sales to manage the senior client buyer and solution owner (e.g. CFO, CIO) and selling the solution Collaborate on a strategic and tactical level with our strategic partner AWS Cloud Here’s what you need Experience and a proven track record (wins) in architecting, solutioning and selling AWS centric transformation and migration solutions for leading global enterprises Extensive knowledge of cloud industry trends, including public, private & hybrid cloud platforms & technologies with specialisation in AWS Strong AWS Architecture skills Systems engineering skills in support of estimating Application modernisation, Data Modernisation, containerisation and re-engineering solutions on AWS Experience of creating commercially compelling solutions and business cases Strong oral and written communication skills Bonus points if you have Understanding & experience of the challenges associated with managing the creation of end-to-end solutions with a critical focus on cloud transformation and migration Knowledge of operational, support & security challenges associated with taking a client on a journey to the Cloud utilising an “As a Service” model Evidence of personal development relating to AWS