The Role
Lead cloud-native modernisation engagements on AWS: assess current estate, define strategy and roadmaps, design and implement containerised/serverless solutions, integrate AI/ML, guide senior consultants, and ensure delivery quality and governance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Cevo helps organisations build the capability for continuous evolution, turning transformation from a one-off program into a lasting ability to adapt, innovate and deliver better outcomes. As an Australian-owned, born in the cloud, AWS Premier Consulting Partner, we design and deliver modern cloud platforms, unlock data for insight and apply AI where it creates real value, while empowering teams so capability and impact extend well beyond each engagement. With onshore teams across Australia, we’ve partnered with more than 200 organisations across start-ups, commercial, enterprise and government.
Role Purpose:
The Principal Intelligent Modernisation Consultant will be responsible for assessing the current cloud architecture and application landscape, defining a strategic roadmap for modernisation, and leading the implementation of cloud-native solutions on AWS. This role combines technical leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on development to enable scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions following AWS prescriptive modernisation pathways.
What you'll do:
- Own delivery outcomes for client engagements, ensuring scope, timelines, and quality expectations are met
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership to small pods of Senior Consultants, supporting prioritisation, task allocation and delivery best practice
- Act as the primary delivery interface with customers, managing expectations, communicating progress, and mitigating risks
- Deliver high‑quality technical work, contributing hands‑on expertise while guiding others
- Support scoping and estimating with the Growth team, providing input for technically sound and achievable delivery plans
- Ensure alignment between delivery teams, technical standards, and practice guidance
- Contribute to reusable IP and accelerators in collaboration with the Practice Manager and Principal Consultants
- Represent Cevo professionally in customer meetings, workshops, and architecture discussions
- Provide coaching and guidance to Senior Consultants to uplift capability within the practice
- Support continuous improvement through retrospectives, lessons learned, and refinement of delivery approaches
As a Principal Intelligent Modernisation Consultant technically you will be responsible for:
- Current State Assessment
- Strategy & Roadmap Development
- Solution Design & Implementation
- AI-Accelerated Engineering
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Governance & Standards
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures with deep understanding of modernisation pathways.
- Proficiency in application portfolio assessment methodologies and the AWS 7 Rs migration framework.
- Experience with containerisation (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS), and serverless technologies.
- Solid programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js with modernisation patterns expertise.
- Knowledge of legacy system integration patterns and strangler fig modernisation approaches.
- Background in large-scale application modernisation projects and portfolio transformation initiatives.
- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid environments and complex legacy system modernisation.
- Knowledge of AI/ML services integration and data modernisation for AI readiness.
- Background in Agile methodologies and AI-led transformation for cloud-native modernisation
Architecture & Design:
- Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures following AWS Well-Architected principles.
- Knowledge of modernisation design patterns including database decomposition, API gateway patterns, and data synchronisation strategies.
- Understanding of AI/ML integration architectures and data pipeline modernisation for future AI pathway enablement.
- Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments and modernisation security considerations.
Tools & Practices:
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline).
- Hands-on capability with Amazon Q Developer, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI-powered engineering tools.
- Experience with AWS AI/ML services (Bedrock, Lambda-based ML patterns, SageMaker experience welcomed but not essential).
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Developer with additional modernisation-focused certifications.
Life at Cevo
Our people are at the heart of Cevo. We’re a passionate, curious team with deep consulting expertise, working together to help organisations across Australia continuously evolve. We value collaboration, knowledge-sharing and people are curious, take ownership and care deeply about the impact of their work for customers, colleagues and the wider community.
Benefits and ways of working
- $2,500 annual technology allowance to choose the tools and setup that work best for you.
- Strong learning and development culture, including $2,000 per year for professional courses and two paid days off to attend courses and exams.
- Support of the Cevo Hive Mind – a collaborative team that helps each other succeed.
- We reward and recognise achievements and contributions.
- An exciting start-up vibe, with enterprise-level projects and customers.
Additional information
- We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applications, particularly from underrepresented groups.
- At this stage, we can only consider candidates with unrestricted local working rights.
- We don’t require assistance from recruitment agencies.
Skills Required
- Strong experience in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures with deep understanding of modernisation pathways
- Proficiency in application portfolio assessment methodologies and the AWS 7 Rs migration framework
- Experience with containerisation (Docker)
- Experience with orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS)
- Experience with serverless technologies
- Solid programming skills in Java, Python, or Node.js with modernisation patterns expertise
- Knowledge of legacy system integration patterns and strangler fig modernisation approaches
- Background in large-scale application modernisation projects and portfolio transformation initiatives
- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid environments and complex legacy system modernisation
- Knowledge of AI/ML services integration and data modernisation for AI readiness
- Background in Agile methodologies and AI-led transformation for cloud-native modernisation
- Experience designing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures following AWS Well-Architected principles
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline)
- Hands-on capability with AI-powered engineering tools (Amazon Q Developer, GitHub Copilot or similar)
- Experience with AWS AI/ML services (Bedrock, Lambda-based ML patterns); SageMaker experience welcomed
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Developer (modernisation-focused certifications preferred)
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The Company
What We Do
Cevo is a technology consultancy that helps organizations build lasting capabilities in cloud, data, and AI. They focus on modernizing platforms, automating delivery, and empowering teams to innovate continuously. By embedding AI into their delivery processes, they help clients move from pilots to production-ready systems, ensuring that transformation becomes a habit rather than a one-off project.
