Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Solutions Architect to lead and advise on cloud transformation programs that modernize enterprise technology environments. This role requires deep expertise in the AWS Well-Architected Framework, operational resiliency best practices, and hybrid cloud integration strategies. You will provide strategic guidance, evaluate emerging technologies, and design solutions that balance innovation, scalability, and risk management.The Cloud Solutions Architect will collaborate with stakeholders to define architecture roadmaps, oversee large-scale application modernization and migration efforts, and ensure alignment with enterprise technology, data, security, and integration strategies.
You will stay at the forefront of cloud advancements, advising on best practices and helping organizations maximize the value of their cloud investments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage enterprise cloud transformation programs.
- Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles to design secure, reliable, and cost-optimized solutions.
- Provide thought leadership on operational resiliency and cloud best practices.
- Oversee hybrid cloud integrations, data migrations, and SaaS platform adoption.
- Evaluate risks and opportunities in adopting new cloud tools, services, and technologies.
- Advise on enterprise architecture, including technology, data, security, and integration.
Qualifications
Minimum Personnel Qualifications
Each Contractor personnel shall have the following minimum qualifications:
- 10 years of information technology or information security experience
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity,
computer science, auditing, or business administration
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Experience shall include at least 5 years of IT/IS operations/delivery experience
demonstrating progression in senior roles, 3 years of which include experiencewith IT transformational change initiatives.
- The ability to utilize risk management principles to evaluate and mitigate
potential risks
- Experience leveraging understanding of IT and IS business line
objectives/priorities, related IT and IS solutions, and risk considerations torecommend oversight strategies and execute oversight activities.
- The ability to participate in or lead reviews or examinations
- Proven experience managing large-scale cloud transformation programs.
- Deep knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Expertise in operational resiliency, hybrid cloud, and migration strategies.
- Strong risk assessment skills for emerging cloud technologies.
- Cloud certification required.
Why Join Effectual?
Effectual is a modern, cloud first managed and professional services company that works with commercial enterprises and the public sector to mitigate their risk and enable IT modernization. We are a deeply experienced and passionate team of problem solvers who apply proven methodologies to business challenges across Amazon Web Services and VMware Cloud on AWS. Effectual was named VMware Cloud on AWS Growth Partner of the Year by AWS at re:Invent 2021. The company earned Cloud Service Provider of the Year at the Channel Innovation Awards 2021.Effectual is a validated AWS MSP Partner, holding 200+ AWS Certifications.
We achieved the AWS Migration Competency, AWS DevOps Competency, AWS Mobile Competency, AWS SaaS Competency, and AWS Government and AWS Nonprofit Competency designations. Effectual is a member of the AWS Well-Architected and AWS Public Sector Partner Programs as well as the AWS GovCloud (US) and Authority to Operate on AWS Programs. Additionally, Effectual is a VMware Principal Partner in VMware Cloud on AWS.Employees at Effectual experience a fun, fast paced, and inclusive culture. We cloud strategy & design, application development, migrations, data & analytics and modern cloud management means you may never have to leave the company if you want to learn more and try something new. Additionally, we offer medical, dental, vision, pet, and life insurances as well as paid time off, 14 holidays and a 401k with company match. Consider joining our team today!
Company Offered Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision health insurances,
- Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances,
- 401k with Company match
- Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
- Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)
- These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management discretion and may change at any time.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The work is generally performed in an office environment. Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication. Employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Additional Duties
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than at “at will” relationship.
Effectual, Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job related opportunity.
