AWS Architect

Job Description -

Job Description -

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*** NOTE: Must have BOTH AWS and VMWARE Certifications to be considered (SEE BELOW).

AWS Solutions Architect - Professional or AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty certification
VMWare Certs: VCP-DCV or VCP-NV (NSX)

Job: Principal AWS Architect

Type: Long Term Contract

Location: 100% Remote

Interview: 1 Hour MS Teams Videos

Start: ASAP

Job Description: See Below

As SubjectData is a boutique Professional Services Organization, this resource must have excellent communication and Client-facing skills, be "consultative" (help assess the scope/make recommendations back to SubjectData) as they will be working with all the Users, Client Execs and also one of the other Partners, Deloitte - must clearly understand that in the Professional Services space - expectation is that these resources will have enough work to work typical 40 hour weeks

Position Overview

We are looking for a Principal Architect who owns the AWS networking and EVS/HCX stack for M&A-driven cloud migrations. You will work alongside advisory and SI teams to move acquired-company workloads from on-prem VMware into Amazon EVS - standing up the AWS network fabric, configuring HCX migration paths, and wiring Pure Storage replication to meet DR requirements. VMware operations (vSphere, vCenter, NSX) are handled by an existing team; this role is focused on the AWS side and the migration tooling that bridges the two.

Key Responsibilities:

AWS Network Architecture:

Design and build the AWS network layer for EVS landing zones - VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect circuits, PrivateLink endpoints, Route 53 resolution, and Network Firewall inspection policies

Stand up multi-account network topologies (Control Tower, Organizations) for each acquired entity so workloads land in isolated, policy-compliant environments

Handle Day 1 network cutover tasks: DNS delegation, IP address planning, hybrid connectivity between acquired-company data centers and AWS

EVS & HCX Migration Execution:

Deploy and size Amazon EVS clusters to receive acquired-company VMware workloads - compute/storage right-sizing, cluster layout, SDDC Manager configuration

Configure HCX site pairing, service mesh, and network extension between source on-prem vSphere environments and target EVS clusters

Plan and run HCX migration waves (bulk migration, vMotion, RAV) organized by application dependency maps and cutover windows

Integrate EVS with native AWS services (S3, EBS, RDS) where workloads are candidates for partial re-platforming post-migration

Build repeatable migration runbooks so the pattern scales across multiple acquisitions without re-architecting each time

Storage Replication & DR

Set up Pure-to-Pure replication from on-prem FlashArray to Cloud Block Store (CBS) in AWS - selecting ActiveDR or ActiveCluster based on RPO/RTO requirements for each workload tier

Configure VMware SRM with the Pure Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) to automate failover/failback between on-prem and EVS-hosted datastores

Define protection groups and replication schedules; keep it simple and aligned to what the business actually needs rather than over-engineering

M&A Migration Delivery

Work directly with M&A and SI teams on Day 1 / Day 2 execution - network cutover, Active Directory consolidation, HCX migration waves, storage replication standup

Run discovery and assessment on acquired-company infrastructure to identify workload profiles, dependencies, and migration sequencing

Own the technical migration plan end-to-end: timeline, wave grouping, rollback criteria, success validation

Provide post-migration support - performance validation, cost baseline, handoff documentation to steady-state operations

Required Qualifications

10+ years in enterprise infrastructure or cloud architecture, with strong depth in AWS networking

Hands-on experience with AWS networking (VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, Route 53, Network Firewall, PrivateLink) - not just design, actual implementation

Direct experience deploying and operating Amazon EVS or VMware Cloud on AWS

Proven track record running HCX migrations at scale - site pairing, service mesh, network extension, migration wave execution

Working knowledge of VMware vSphere and vCenter (enough to navigate, not expected to be the primary VMware admin)

Familiarity with Pure Storage replication concepts (FlashArray, CBS, ActiveDR) and VMware SRM - or equivalent array replication and DR orchestration experience

Experience in M&A, carve-out, or systems integration engagements where you were responsible for infrastructure migration

Comfortable with IaC tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) to automate repeatable deployments

Background in consulting, managed services, or professional services delivery - you know how to scope work and run a migration engagement

Experience with AWS migration services (MGN, DMS, DataSync) as complementary tools alongside HCX

Familiarity with FinOps practices for post-migration cost optimization

Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP) relevant to acquired entities

Technical Environment:

Domain

Technologies

AWS Networking

VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, Network Firewall, PrivateLink, Control Tower, Organizations

EVS & HCX

Amazon EVS, SDDC Manager, HCX site pairing, service mesh, network extension, bulk migration, vMotion, RAV

Storage Replication

Pure FlashArray, Cloud Block Store (CBS), ActiveDR, Pure SRA, VMware SRM

Migration Tooling

VMware HCX, AWS MGN, DMS, DataSync

IaC & Automation

Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, PowerCLI, Python

VMware (working knowledge)

vSphere, vCenter, NSX-T (primary admin handled by existing team)