We are seeking an experienced
Cloud Technology Consultant to serve as a strategic advisor and hands-on expert for enterprise clients embarking on their AWS cloud transformation journeys. In this Director-level role, you will shape cloud strategies, guide large-scale migrations, and influence adoption of cloud-native architectures and modern engineering practices. This is a senior individual contributor position ideal for a technically strong consultant who combines architectural depth with an advisory mindset.
Responsibilities
- Partner with enterprise clients to assess current-state environments and define future-state cloud strategies with AWS as the primary platform
- Advise clients on cloud transformation approaches, including platform engineering, modernization, and migration
- Provide thought leadership on cloud-native architectures, landing zones, multi-account strategies, and operating models
- Lead cloud consulting engagements involving large-scale workload assessments and migration planning (rehost, re-platform, refactor, re-architect)
- Guide clients in designing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments
- Contribute to strategic discussions on cloud governance, security models, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational excellence
- Shape solution approaches for RFPs, proposals, and client workshops, working closely with pre-sales, architecture, and delivery teams
- Stay current with GenAI / LLM-powered cloud use cases and advise clients on adopting innovative cloud capabilities
- Influence cloud adoption decisions through deep expertise in automation, containerization, DevSecOps, and platform scalability
- Serve as a hands-on technical advisor and strategic individual contributor, bringing clarity and direction to complex cloud transformation initiatives
Requirements
- 20+ years of overall IT experience, including extensive hands-on cloud consulting or platform engineering experience
- Expertise in AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, governance, and DevOps
- Background in multi-cloud environments, with exposure to Azure as an added advantage
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud migration and modernization programs
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), CI/CD pipelines, and container platforms (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of cloud security, IAM, and networking, along with encryption, compliance, and cost optimization
- Capability to collaborate directly with business, technology, and architecture stakeholders to influence strategy and guide transformation choices
- Cloud certifications (AWS preferred; Azure certifications considered a plus)
- Depth of an architect combined with the mindset of an advisor, comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor and influencing strategy through hands-on expertise
- Confident in client-facing discussions and capable of translating complex cloud concepts into actionable business insights
- Passionate about cloud transformation, platform engineering, and modern cloud-native practices
- Strong English communication skills (B2 level or higher)
Nice to have
- Skills in application development using .NET, Java, or Python
- Background in SRE practices
- Proficiency in DevSecOps practices
