AWS Technical Architect

We Are Accenture AWS Business Group (AABG) is part of Accenture Cloud First, Accenture’s industry-leading organization dedicated to helping clients achieve total enterprise reinvention through cloud, data, and artificial intelligence. With more than 141,000 cloud professionals and 124,000 cloud certifications across Accenture, Cloud First brings unmatched scale and expertise to some of the world’s most complex business and technology transformations. Within AABG, our AWS Practice brings together Accenture’s deepest AWS expertise, including more than 1,500 AWS-certified architects who serve as the AWS SWAT team for the most complex and innovative AWS engagements. As AWS’ deepest strategic partner in the ecosystem, AABG leverages cutting-edge engineering, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and advanced data analytics to design, build, and deploy custom cloud-native applications and services. Our teams help clients rapidly prototype, scale, and productionize transformative solutions while accelerating their journey to modern, serverless, and cloud-native architectures. Joining AABG means working alongside some of the industry's top cloud practitioners to help the world’s leading organizations unlock new value and drive innovation at scale. Through our collaborative culture, unmatched client opportunities, and focus on continuous learning, you'll have the chance to grow your expertise, advance your career, and shape the future of cloud transformation. Learn more about Accenture's AWS capabilities: Accenture AWS Cloud Services You are We are looking to expand our AWS Technical Architect team with talented professionals who have a passion for driving growth, pre-sales, sales, and client delivery. The ideal candidate has hands-on AWS experience, a strong understanding of cloud architecture, and an interest in emerging technologies including AWS Agentic AI services. The Work The Accenture Technical Architect role is a core growth driver within Accenture, focused on helping cross-industry organizations reinvent, scale, and compete with the agility required in today’s market. Design and contribute to reusable Enterprise Cloud Architecture, Data & AI, Migration, and Agentic AI solution assets, including reference architectures, accelerators, frameworks, and proof-of-concept templates. Support client pursuits and delivery through client presentations, solution workshops, demos, RFP/RFI responses, solution design, estimates, and technical guidance across cloud, data, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI. Participate in architecture reviews and quality assessments, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement and providing recommendations to delivery teams. Collaborate with AWS Partner sales, account teams, solution architects, and technology partners to support client solutions, business development, and delivery. Stay current on emerging AWS and AI technologies and contribute to technical materials, solution approaches, and opportunities to apply new capabilities to client solutions. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. Here's what you needMinimum 5 years hands-on keyboard AWS experience, with deeper capabilities and interests in specific services, including cloud, enterprise networking, and AWS-specific services and technologies. Must have hands-on AWS experience with at least 1 implementation and/or migration into AWS, preferably in an enterprise-scale environment. Minimum 5 years of experience with core AWS platform architecture, including areas such as: Organizations, Account Design, VPC, Subnet, and segmentation strategies CloudEndure, MGN, DataSync Backup and Disaster Recovery approach and design Environment and application automation CloudFormation and third-party automation approaches Network connectivity, Direct Connect, and VPN AWS Cost Management and Optimization Minimum 4 years of proven scripting capability and the ability to develop AWS environments as code. Minimum 1 year of experience with Automation/IAC solutions, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, etc. Minimum required AWS certification must include AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional). Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)​Bonus points if you have A systems engineering or developer background with the ability to learn quickly and share knowledge with the broader team. A mindset of automate everything, with experience demonstrating this. Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026.Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. 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