Senior Director, AWS Cloud Architect

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future 
At Presidio, we’re at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses—and their customers—to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights. 

The Role
At Presidio we are seeking a seasoned Senior Director to lead our AWS Cloud Architect team to design design, implement, and scale our next-generation cloud operations environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS architecture, cloud automation, and operational excellence frameworks, with a proven ability to build and mature CloudOps capabilities—including Level 1/Level 2 support, service catalog management, FinOps integration, and proactive maintenance operations.

Travel Requirements:

This role will be remotely based for candidates residing in the Northeast Region. Associated travel is 10%.

Responsibilities include: 

• AWS Architecture & Design: Define and implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud architectures across multiple AWS accounts and landing zones.
• Cloud Operations Buildout: Develop operational frameworks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and governance models for Level 1 and Level 2 cloud support.
• Automation & Tooling: Design and deploy automation pipelines for provisioning, configuration management, and observability using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Monitoring & Incident Management: Implement end-to-end monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes leveraging CloudWatch, Grafana, PagerDuty, or similar toolchains.
• Service Catalog & Vanity Services: Build and standardize self-service automation, service catalogs, and repeatable "vanity" (customized) AWS service offerings for business stakeholders.
• FinOps & Governance Integration: Partner with FinOps and Security teams to embed cost, compliance, and performance metrics into ongoing operations and reporting.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and post-mortem practices to improve resiliency and operational efficiency across environments.
• Knowledge Enablement: Develop documentation, runbooks, and training programs to upskill the CloudOps support team.

Required Skills and Professional Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience work experience and/or military experience 
• 10+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or operations engineering, with at least 5 years focused on AWS 
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, CloudFormation, IAM) 
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and event-driven automation frameworks 
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages for automation 
• Familiarity with observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch) 
• Experience with multi-account and multi-region design patterns 
• Proven record of building or maturing CloudOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) functions 
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership abilities to guide cross-functional teams through transformation 
• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or equivalent 

Your future at Presidio
Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers—thinkers, builders, and collaborators—who push the boundaries of what’s possible. With our expertise in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world. 

Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future. 

Ready to innovate? Let’s redefine what’s next—together. 

About Presidio
At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio’s expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com. 

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Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

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