Lead AWS Cloud Architect /Engineer ( Nutanix ; NC 2 )

IT Associates is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect with hands-on experience in migrating on-premises solutions to Nutanix on AWS. The role involves architecting enterprise-grade cloud solutions, leading migrations, and ensuring compliance with security and operational standards.

Responsibilities:

• Architect enterprise‑grade cloud and hybrid Solutions using AWS and Nutanix on AWS (NC2)
• Define cloud landing zones, reference architectures, and Solution standards
• Design highly available, scalable, and fault‑tolerant solutions aligned with business and compliance requirements
• Evaluate and recommend Solution tools, services, and technologies
• Lead architecture and design for on‑premises data center migrations to AWS, including hybrid and phased approaches
• Support migrations using Nutanix on AWS (NC2) as a transition or steady‑state Solution
• Define migration patterns (lift‑and‑shift, re‑Solution, hybrid) and cutover strategies
• Partner with application and infrastructure teams to minimize risk and downtime
• Design and implement Nutanix Cloud Solution (AOS, AHV, Prism) running on AWS
• Architect networking and connectivity across on‑prem, AWS, and NC2 environments (VPCs, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect)
• Support workload placement and performance optimization across Solutions
• Enable Solution automation and configuration management using Harness
• Drive infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration standards using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for Solution and infrastructure deployments
• Promote repeatable, version‑controlled Solution builds
• Design and implement AWS IAM strategies including roles, policies, least‑privilege access, and federation
• Integrate CyberArk for privileged access management
• Implement endpoint and workload protection using CrowdStrike
• Ensure security best practices across cloud and hybrid Solutions
• Design and integrate centralized logging, monitoring, and observability using Splunk and AWS‑native services
• Define operational monitoring, alerting, and incident response patterns
• Support SRE and operations teams with reliable and observable Solutions
• Establish cloud governance, guardrails, and compliance controls
• Ensure Solution designs meet security, audit, and regulatory requirements
• Support DR, backup, and business continuity architectures
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders, engineers, and leadership
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Solution and cloud engineering teams
• Contribute to architectural roadmaps, standards, and best practices

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or Solution architecture
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
• Proven experience with Nutanix on AWS (NC2) and Nutanix Solution components
• Hands‑on experience migrating workloads from on‑premises environments to AWS
• Experience with Harness for configuration management and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of IAM, security tooling, and enterprise controls
• Experience integrating Splunk, CyberArk, and CrowdStrike
• Solid background in hybrid networking and enterprise infrastructure
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
• Nutanix certifications (NCP, NCM, or equivalent)
• Experience with Windows and Linux Solutions
• Background in large‑scale enterprise or regulated environments
• Consulting or managed services experience