The Role
Lead AWS migration architecture for large-scale workloads: design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud-native and hybrid solutions; define governance, networking, IAM, data (DynamoDB), and IaC patterns; provide technical leadership across discovery, migration, and platform modernization.
Summary Generated by Built In
At CI&T, we help large enterprises transform the potential of AI into real business impact with AI Deployment, AI-native execution, and tech-integrated business solutions.
With 30 years of experience in technological transformation, we accelerate innovation with expertise in Agentic SDLC, Application modernization, Data & AI, Martech and Business strategy.
We are 8,000 CI&Ters across more than 25 countries, collaborating to build solutions with real impact. AI is already part of how we work, evolve, and innovate every day.
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to support a large-scale cloud migration program for a global digital technology organization operating in the communications and cloud-enabled services space. This role will be instrumental in defining, designing, and executing the migration of complex workloads into AWS, ensuring scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency from the ground up.The architect will work closely with engineering teams, infrastructure stakeholders, and business leaders to modernize legacy systems, design cloud-native architectures, and establish strong foundational patterns for long-term platform evolution. The role requires advanced English proficiency to collaborate with distributed teams across multiple regions.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end cloud architecture design for AWS migration initiatives, including workload assessment, target architecture definition, and migration strategy
- Design scalable and resilient AWS-based architectures aligned with best practices for high availability, fault tolerance, and performance
- Define and implement core AWS service usage patterns across compute, storage, networking, integration, and security domains
- Architect and optimize data layer solutions with strong emphasis on NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and related AWS data services
- Design enterprise-grade networking architectures including VPC design, routing strategies, hybrid connectivity, and segmentation models
- Define and implement IAM structures including identity federation, role-based access control, and least privilege principles
- Support the migration of legacy applications and data platforms into cloud-native or hybrid AWS architectures
- Collaborate with security and DevOps teams to ensure secure-by-design and automated infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Define cloud governance models including landing zones, multi-account strategies, and policy enforcement mechanisms (SCPs, guardrails)
- Optimize architectures for cost efficiency, scalability, and operational simplicity
- Provide technical leadership during discovery, assessment, and migration execution phases
- Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical architecture decisions
- Contribute to cloud modernization strategy and long-term platform roadmap
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture or infrastructure engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including IAM, networking (VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect), compute (EC2, ECS, Lambda), storage (S3), and security services (KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch)
- Proven experience designing NoSQL data architectures, especially Amazon DynamoDB
- Experience with large-scale cloud migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor)
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, hybrid architectures, and distributed systems
- Experience designing IAM governance and enterprise access control models
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Understanding of high availability, scalability, and resilient system design
- Exposure to financial services architecture patterns and regulatory environments
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional preferred)
- Advanced English communication skills
Nice to Have
- Experience in large enterprise cloud transformation programs
- Background in financial services, fintech, or regulated industries
- Experience with observability stacks (CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus)
- Familiarity with container platforms such as Amazon EKS and Kubernetes networking
- Experience with cost optimization and FinOps practices in AWS environments
- Exposure to multi-account landing zone frameworks and enterprise governance models
Our benefits:
-Health and dental insurance
-Meal and food allowance
-Childcare assistance
-Extended paternity leave
-Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass;
-Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR);
-Life insurance
-Continuous learning platform (CI&T University);
-Discount club
-Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being
-Pregnancy and responsible parenting course
-Partnerships with online learning platforms
-Language learning platform
And many more!
More details about our benefits here: https://ciandt.com/br/pt-br/carreiras
At CI&T, inclusion starts at the first contact. If you are a person with a disability, it is important to present your assessment during the selection process. See which data needs to be included in the report by clicking here.This way, we can ensure the support and accommodations that you deserve. If you do not yet have the assessment, don't worry: we can support you in obtaining it.
We have a dedicated Health and Well-being team, inclusion specialists, and affinity groups who will be with you at every stage. Count on us to make this journey side by side.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture or infrastructure engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including IAM, VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch
- Proven experience designing NoSQL data architectures, especially Amazon DynamoDB
- Experience with large-scale cloud migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor)
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, hybrid architectures, and distributed systems
- Experience designing IAM governance and enterprise access control models
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Understanding of high availability, scalability, and resilient system design
- Experience defining cloud governance models including landing zones, multi-account strategies, and policy enforcement (SCPs, guardrails)
- Exposure to financial services architecture patterns and regulatory environments
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional preferred)
- Advanced English communication skills
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The Company
What We Do
CI&T is your end-to-end digital transformation partner. As a digital native, we bring a 27-year track record of accelerating business impact through complete and scalable digital solutions. With a global presence of 6,000+ professionals in strategy, research, data science, design and engineering, we unlock top-line growth, improve customer experience and drive operational efficiency.
