Senior Practitioner -AWS

Position: AWS Senior Practitioner (AVP)

Experience: 10 – 14 years

Location: Ahmedabad

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced AWS professional who can build, scale, and lead the AWS practice within the organization. The role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, capability building, client-facing leadership, and presales support.

The ideal candidate will drive cloud strategy (AWS), delivery excellence, talent development, and play a key role in winning new business through presales and solution consulting.

Key Responsibilities

1. AWS Practice Building & Strategy

• Define and execute the roadmap to establish and grow the AWS practice.
• Develop AWS service offerings, accelerators, reusable templates, and best practices.
• Identify market opportunities and emerging AWS services to strengthen the practice.
• Build partnerships and maintain alignment with AWS teams and programs.

2. Capability Development

• Create competency frameworks, skill matrices, and learning paths for cloud engineers.
• Mentor and upskill internal teams in AWS technologies, architecture, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Lead internal PoCs, workshops, certifications, and capability enhancement initiatives.

3. Client Engagement & Delivery Excellence

• Act as cloud solution and architecture expert during client meetings, discovery sessions, and requirement discussions.
• Provide leadership in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS solutions.
• Guide project teams to ensure successful delivery and adherence to AWS best practices.
• Build strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor for cloud transformation.

4. Presales & Solutioning

• Participate in RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and technical pitches.
• Prepare solution architectures, BoQs, effort estimates, and value propositions.
• Work closely with sales teams to position AWS offerings and support deal closures.
• Conduct client demos, workshops, and technical presentations.

5. Governance & Operational Excellence

• Define policies for security, governance, tagging, FinOps, and resource optimization.
• Establish cloud delivery frameworks and standardized templates.
• Track KPIs for cloud adoption, performance, and practice growth.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong handson knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience in cloud architecture, migration, modernization, DevOps, automation, and infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Understanding of security, compliance, networking, and cost optimization.
• Deep understanding of architectural principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one of the architectural frameworks, such as TOGAF, Zachman, or FEAF.
• Experience in designing and implementing application architectures using microservices, 3-tier, and other relevant architectural patterns
• Experience in designing and implementing data architectures, including data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration solutions on AWS.
• Experience in designing and implementing business architectures and Aligning IT strategy with business goals, ensuring that cloud solutions support business objectives and drive innovation.
• Led the implementation and deployment of cloud solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices, standard and well-architected framework.
• Proficiency in at least one or more of the programming languages, such as Java, .NET, or Python.
• Experience with frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, or similar.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven experience building or scaling an AWS practice.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coach engineers.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
• Experience in presales, solutioning, and leading technical discussions with CXOs.

Certifications

• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred)
• AWS DevOps Engineer / Security Specialist (added advantage)

Key Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mindset and ownership-driven approach
• Strong communication and consulting skills
• Ability to work with ambiguity and create clarity
• Passion for cloud innovation and continuous learning