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BuzzClan ยท 14 hours ago

AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

positionChicago, IL
timeContract
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date12+ years exp

BuzzClan is seeking an AWS Cloud Solutions Architect to lead the design and execution of the Data Center Exit program. The role involves migrating on-premises infrastructure to AWS Cloud while ensuring compliance, performance, and scalability.

ConsultingInformation Technology
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Growth Opportunities
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Hiring Manager
Dhiraj Mishra
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Responsibilities

Conduct Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA) and Migration Readiness Assessment (CAF) across business, governance, security, and operations
Define 7R application dispositions, build dependency maps, and create migration wave plans with TCO and risk analysis
Design scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud solutions to replace on-prem data center infrastructure
Develop target-state architecture, migration blueprints, and reference architectures aligned with AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework
Select appropriate AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudFormation, IAM) for various workloads
Lead migration assessments, application dependency mapping, and wave planning
Collaborate with migration teams to execute lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or re-architecting strategies
Oversee workload migration validation, performance tuning, and post-migration optimization
Implement cloud governance, compliance, and cost-management practices
Ensure security controls (IAM, KMS, VPC security, GuardDuty, etc.) meet enterprise and regulatory standards
Define tagging standards, automation templates, and operational guardrails
Partner with application teams, networking, and operations to ensure a seamless transition from on-prem to AWS
Mentor teams on cloud-native practices, automation, and DevOps adoption
Provide executive reporting on progress, risks, and mitigation strategies for the DC Exit initiative

Qualification

AWS Cloud architectureData center migrationNetworkingCloudFormation/TerraformAutomation CI/CDAutomation IaCMigration toolsCompliance frameworksLeadershipCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture
8+ years of hands-on AWS Cloud architecture experience, including VPC design, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform, and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Config)
Proven experience leading large-scale data center migration or exit programs
Strong understanding of networking, security, automation (CI/CD, IaC), and hybrid cloud connectivity
Experience with migration tools (CloudEndure, AWS Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service)
Strong knowledge of networking, security, and compliance frameworks

Company

BuzzClan

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BuzzClan is a business consulting company.
dateFounded in 2012
location
Dallas, Texas, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://buzzclan.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (4)
2024 (11)
2023 (8)
2022 (2)
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Sachin Jain
Chief Technology Officer
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