AWS Cloud Architect

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• Are you able to transform complex technical environments to AWS and other multi-cloud solutions?
• Do you want to work in an entrepreneurial environment as part of a global delivery team?
• Passionate about leading and guiding companies on their cloud journey in a hybrid role that includes both technical and consultative solutions?

Apply now to become the new AWS Cloud Solution Architect for Crayon India!

Crayon is a global software and cloud expert; and as trusted advisors to many of the world’s leading organizations, we provide end-to-end technical support and services that allow our customers to gain clarity around the complexity of their IT estates. We are an advanced consulting partner for AWS with more than 350 dedicated experts equipped and certified in AWS Cloud Technology. Thus far, we are a global team of more than 2000 colleagues, spanning 37 countries around the globe; who collaborate to customize our clients’ technology through applying the latest technologies and best practices. We offer technical and strategic advice around the management, proof of concept, purchasing, and subsequent migration to the cloud, as well as to the advised evolution of IT solutions on the AWS Cloud Computing Platform. With over 400 technical certifications globally we provide comprehensive expertise across the major technology vendors and our strategy of partnering and collaborating with AWS allows us to offer a more solid commitment to our clients’ success and enables us to deliver the services needed for digital transformation, better operational efficiencies and ensure cost optimization to increase overall performance.

As an AWS Cloud Solution Architect,you will be responsible for working together with our account teams to qualify and scope requirements, design/architect solutions and take lead for the delivery of Cloud projects leveraging our local, regional, and global delivery resources. You will have a close dialog with stakeholders at our customers and partners; typically CxO, Technical Management, and Architectural teams positioning Crayon and our services as well as acting as project lead interface between the customer and local/offshore delivery teams. Our customers are large enterprises to mid-size companies, partners, and independent software vendors seeking to capitalize on re-hosting, re-architecting, or refactoring solutions in order to move them to hyper-scale public cloud platforms. You will be expected to package and position migration projects, managed services, and support plans leveraging on existing frameworks and services established by the global Crayon team as well as delivering customized solutions and services to customers. You will be integral to delivering input to the roadmap of the Cloud Managed Services organization, locally and worldwide. Furthermore, you will be a key contributor to the knowledge base of customizing Cloud solutions for our customers.

Among your key responsibilities we can highlight the following:

• Design and present customer and partner-specific solutions, as well as standard services made available from globally distributed delivery teams
• Pre-sales support for sales teams including positioning of Cloud Solutions, pre-sales qualification, and opportunity identification
• Act as the trusted advisor for our partners and customers regarding multi-cloud solutions architecture and delivery, with a focus on AWS
• Lead and QA project delivery and cloud assessments ensuring that customer satisfaction and communication is maintained, and project milestones are met
• Assess and develop cloud economics and migration plans tailored to customer requirements
• Accelerate our business and market share, by demonstrating Crayon’s technical expertise
• Liaison with strategic partners internally and externally

We find that you will have success in this role if you have a proven record from IT consultancy and AWS-focused technical consulting. It is envisaged that you will have a deep understanding of IT, multi-cloud/hybrid environments, and migration tools. Understanding how this relates to Software Asset Management and the licensing lifecycle will be beneficial. We believe that you have an eagerness to constantly learn more and develop professionally, in addition to being an effective communicator with high collaboration skills.

Wanted Competency & Experience:

• 5+ years of IT experience in consultancy or in-house role
• Demonstrated experience working in a Pre-sales environment, as well as with Cloud Assessment & Deployment, and end-to-end delivery of cloud-based solutions
• Understanding of IT Operations, hybrid or full cloud, with a focus on AWS
• Working knowledge of cloud solutions trending with commercial customers
• Experience from developing migration plans, statements of work and/or project deliverables, and knowledge of multiple migration tools
• Experience from AWS pre-sales would be advantageous but not essential
• Cloud-related certifications and/or competencies including but not limited to: AWS Associate, AWS Professional, Cloud platform, and productivity

Practical Information:

• Location for this role:Chennai and Mumbai, India
• Languages required:English at a professional level,spoken and written
• Application deadline: ASAP. We will evaluate the candidates as they apply and consequently conduct selection
• Visa requirements: Must have work visa/work permit. We are looking for someone who is ideally already based in New Delhi, India and that could start relatively quickly. If you are located outside of New Delhi, India please detail in your application when you are planning to move here and when you could start.