Principal Architect: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Responsibilities

We are representing a global consulting organization serving financial services clients across banking, payments, capital markets, and wealth management. As Principal Architect for AWS, you will shape and deliver transformative cloud programmes for their enterprise clients.

In this role, you will:

• Lead enterprise-scale AWS architecture engagements, defining cloud strategies, target architectures and transformation roadmaps for major financial services organizations
• Design secure, scalable and resilient cloud-native platforms using AWS services, modern integration patterns and distributed architectures across hybrid technology landscapes
• Advise senior stakeholders on cloud adoption, migration, modernization and investment decisions while leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through complex delivery programmes
• Apply modern engineering practices including DevOps, agile delivery and cloud automation, leveraging approved AI-enabled workflows where appropriate to improve productivity, architectural quality and delivery outcomes while maintaining human oversight and governance
• Contribute to the Technology & Engineering Practice through mentoring, thought leadership, community engagement and supporting strategic business development opportunities

You will bridge the gap between senior stakeholders and engineering teams, translating architectural vision into practical delivery while working at pace with cross-functional teams.

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Extensive experience designing enterprise and solution architectures on AWS, supported by relevant AWS professional certifications
• Proven expertise across cloud strategy, enterprise transformation, distributed architectures, security, DevOps and recognized architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman or Domain-Driven Design
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence senior technology and business leaders across complex transformation programmes
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and delivering large-scale cloud transformations within Financial Services
• A curiosity for AI-enabled ways of working and an understanding of how approved AI tools, automation and responsible AI governance can enhance architecture delivery while maintaining appropriate review, auditability and human judgment

Preferred qualifications:

• Senior consulting or practice leadership experience
• AWS Professional certifications and additional enterprise architecture qualifications
• Experience designing enterprise-scale data and AI platforms, including Generative AI, Agentic AI and AWS-native AI services such as SageMaker and Bedrock, with an understanding of responsible AI implementation and governance
• Experience designing secure multi-account AWS landing zones with strong security guardrails and governance
• Experience launching greenfield cloud-native ventures or innovative digital platforms

How We Work with You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with leading consulting firms to identify exceptional cloud architecture talent. When you apply through our platform:

• A recruiter from Get A Job.ai will review your application and conduct an initial screening
• We will prepare and submit your profile to our client for consideration
• Please do not contact the client directly - we manage all communication to ensure a professional process
• We will keep you informed at every stage and provide feedback throughout

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Permanent

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