AWS Migration Architect - United States

About Persistent We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2025. About Position: We are seeking an experienced AWS Migration Architect to lead large-scale application and infrastructure migrations from legacy environments to AWS. This role is pivotal in defining current‑state to target‑state architectures, establishing migration factories, and creating scalable, secure, and reusable patterns to accelerate cloud adoption. The ideal candidate will work closely with engineering PODs, guide teams through architectural decisions, and ensure seamless execution across complex migration programs. This role is central to one of the organization's most critical modernization and cloud transformation initiatives. * Role: AWS Migration Architect * Job Location: Santa Clara, CA * Experience: 20+ Years * Job Type: Full Time Employment What You'll Do: * Design and own large-scale current-state and target-state architectures for applications migrating to AWS. * Analyze legacy applications and map them to modernized AWS-native architectures. * Define standardized architectural patterns, blueprints, and frameworks for migration PODs. * Establish factory-based migration models enabling repeatable, scalable execution. * Identify and address compatibility gaps between legacy platforms and AWS services. * Recommend alternate architecture approaches when standard patterns do not fit specific use cases. * AWS & Cloud Expertise * Provide technical leadership across AWS services, ensuring adherence to AWS architectural best practices. * AWS Outposts experience is a strong plus. * Guide engineering teams on cloud design decisions related to compute, storage, networking, observability, and integrations. * Ensure all architectures meet standards for scalability, resilience, cost optimization, and operational efficiency. * Migration Execution * Lead and support large-scale migrations including re-host, re-platform, and refactor strategies. * Define migration waves, dependencies, readiness assessments, and cutover approaches. * Support application teams during execution, troubleshooting, and stabilization. * Ensure migration plans align with business timelines, SLAs, and risk tolerance. * Security & Networking * Ensure migration architectures comply with enterprise security, compliance, and networking standards. * Work with security and network teams to design secure landing zones and compliant AWS foundations. * Address IAM, data protection, encryption, segmentation, and secure connectivity patterns. * POD & Team Enablement * Participate in design and architecture review discussions across PODs. * Help set up POD structures and onboard applications into migration teams. * Act as the primary architectural contact for PODs throughout the migration lifecycle. * Mentor engineers, leads, and architects on cloud and migration best practices. Expertise You'll Bring: * 10+ years of experience in application architecture and system design. * Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and architectures. * Proven success leading large-scale migration programs. * Deep understanding of application dependencies, modernization strategies, and refactoring patterns. * Experience defining enterprise-level, multi-application architectures. * Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, IAM, and networking principles. * Ability to evaluate legacy systems and design modernized cloud-native replacements. * Experience with AWS Outposts. * Prior experience establishing migration factories or leading large-scale transformation initiatives. * Exposure to hybrid cloud or on-prem → cloud migration patterns. * AWS certifications (Solution Architect - Professional preferred). * Excellent listener with a strong analytical and critical thinking mindset. * Ability to challenge assumptions and offer pragmatic, well-reasoned alternatives. * High curiosity and passion for continuous learning. * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. * Comfortable working in complex, ambiguous, high-impact transformation programs. Benefits: * Competitive salary and benefits package * Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications * Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies * Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards * Annual health check-ups * Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment: Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. * We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. * Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. * If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent - /careers "Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."

Created: 2026-04-02