1.AWS Infrastructure Architecture & Design
- Design and maintain enterprise AWS infrastructure architectures, including:
o Account and environment structures
o Networking (VPC, connectivity, segmentation)
o Compute, storage, and database foundations
- Define and evolve AWS Landing Zones, reference architectures, and infrastructure patterns.
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and performance across workloads.
- Review and approve infrastructure designs for new and existing AWS workloads.
2. Cloud Governance & Platform Standards
- Define and enforce AWS infrastructure standards and guardrails, including:
o Account strategy and isolation
o Identity and Access Management
o Network security baselines
- Contribute to global cloud governance frameworks and Cloud Policy implementation.
- Ensure consistency across AWS environments while enabling team autonomy where appropriate.
3. Security, Risk & Compliance (Infrastructure Focus)
- Embed security by design into all AWS infrastructure architectures.
- Ensure implementation of:
o Logging, monitoring, and audit controls
o Security tooling and baseline configurations
- Support compliance with ISO 27001, GDPR, and internal IT security policies.
- Act as an escalation point for infrastructure related security risks and incidents.
4. Cost Optimization & Infrastructure Efficiency
- Design AWS infrastructure with cost transparency and optimization in mind.
- Support FinOps practices including tagging, cost allocation, and usage optimization.
- Advise on infrastructure level cost mechanisms such as Savings Plans and architectural trade offs.
- Partner with Cloud Financial Management to continuously improve infrastructure efficiency.
5. Enablement, Advisory & Collaboration
- Act as AWS infrastructure advisor for application, DevOps, and operations teams.
- Support cloud adoption and modernization initiatives with infrastructure expertise.
- Collaborate closely with:
o Application Architects
o Cloud Security
o Cloud Operations
o External partners and system integrators
- Maintain high quality architecture documentation and decision records.
Professional Experience
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and/or cloud architecture.
- Proven experience designing and operating enterprise scale AWS environments.
- Experience working in regulated or security sensitive enterprise environments.
- Experience in global or multi team IT organization is preferred
- Fluency in English - spoken and written, additional languages is an advantage
Technical Skills (
- Deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure services, including:
o VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3
o Database management
o IAM, Organizations, CloudTrail, CloudWatch
o Network architecture and connectivity
o Identity and access management
o High availability and disaster recovery patterns
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code .
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts in cloud environments.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and architectural thinking
- Structured, standards driven approach
- Clear communication with both technical and non technical stakeholders
- Ability to work across global, cross functional teams
- Ownership mindset and high quality orientation
