Senior Practitioner -AWS

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Role Overview

build, scale, and lead the AWS practice

cloud strategy (AWS), delivery excellence, talent development

Key Responsibilities

1. AWS Practice Building & Strategy

• Define and execute the roadmap to establish and grow the AWS practice.
• Develop AWS service offerings, accelerators, reusable templates, and best practices.
• Identify market opportunities and emerging AWS services to strengthen the practice.
• Build partnerships and maintain alignment with AWS teams and programs.

2. Capability Development

• Create competency frameworks, skill matrices, and learning paths for cloud engineers.
• Mentor and upskill internal teams in AWS technologies, architecture, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Lead internal PoCs, workshops, certifications, and capability enhancement initiatives.

3. Client Engagement & Delivery Excellence

• Act as cloud solution and architecture expert during client meetings, discovery sessions, and requirement discussions.
• Provide leadership in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS solutions.
• Guide project teams to ensure successful delivery and adherence to AWS best practices.
• Build strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor for cloud transformation.

4. Presales & Solutioning

• Participate in RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and technical pitches.
• Prepare solution architectures, BoQs, effort estimates, and value propositions.
• Work closely with sales teams to position AWS offerings and support deal closures.
• Conduct client demos, workshops, and technical presentations.

5. Governance & Operational Excellence

• Define policies for security, governance, tagging, FinOps, and resource optimization.
• Establish cloud delivery frameworks and standardized templates.
• Track KPIs for cloud adoption, performance, and practice growth.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience in cloud architecture, migration, modernization, DevOps, automation, and infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Understanding of security, compliance, networking, and cost optimization.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven experience building or scaling an AWS practice.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coach engineers.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
• Experience in presales, solutioning, and leading technical discussions with CXOs.

Certifications

• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred)
• AWS DevOps Engineer / Security Specialist (added advantage)

Key Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mindset and ownership-driven approach
• Strong communication and consulting skills
• Ability to work with ambiguity and create clarity
• Passion for cloud innovation and continuous learning