AWS Cloud Solution Architect - Migration Specialist (Sydney)

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud. The driving force behind that work, our people, are diverse, creative, and passionate, raising the bar for excellence on a regular basis. We, in turn, work hard to bring out the best in them as we strive to help them find their spark and become the best version of themselves that they can be. At HCLTech Australia, we value the unique perspective and contributions of all individual and we actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this role. Are you ready to be an important part of this ever-transformational journey? Location: Sydney Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Solution Architect – Migration Specialist to lead the design of scalable, secure, and resilient application architectures on AWS. This role focuses on defining target application architecture, analyzing integration points, identifying gaps between current and target state designs, and providing design authority throughout the migration and application lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in containerized workloads, Amazon EKS, Helm-based deployments, and CI/CD processes using Jenkins, along with a solid understanding of application design patterns and cloud native principles. Key Responsibilities:
- Define end to end target application architecture on AWS, including context, logical, deployment, and runtime views.
- Design target AWS cloud architectures using containerization strategies and Amazon EKS.
- Analyze middleware components (API gateways, message queues, identity management) for cloud migration.
- Create detailed technical designs and migration strategies for application portfolios.
- Guide application deployment patterns on EKS (namespaces, service definitions, runtime policies, scaling approaches).
- Provide architectural direction for Helm chart structure, configuration management, and environment overlays.
- Offer guidance on application scalability, availability, resilience, performance, and observability.
- Collaborate with build teams to ensure successful implementation and alignment with architectural designs.
- Establish architecture standards, reusable patterns, and best practices to support cloud adoption and migration programs.
- Conduct knowledge transfer, create architectural documentation, and support teams through design reviews and technical decision-making. Required Qualifications:
- 15+ years of enterprise architecture experience with large-scale distributed systems.
- 8+ years of hands-on AWS cloud architecture experience (EKS, VPC, IAM, networking, security).
- Strong understanding of containerization, Kubernetes, and microservices architectural patterns.
- Experience with enterprise-grade middleware, integration, and API platforms.
- Proven experience leading large-scale migration programs, including multi-application portfolios.
- Excellent architecture documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field. Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification.
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio/Linkerd) and advanced ingress patterns.
- Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment workflows.
- Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud governance models. Why Us We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employees.
- Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented.
- We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe.
- We offer a virtual-first work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility.
- We offer comprehensive benefits for all employees.
- We are a certified great place to work and a top employer in 17 countries, offering a positive work setting that values employee recognition and respect. Equality & Opportunity for All Representing 165 nationalities across the globe, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, colour, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Candidate Data Privacy Notice | HCL Technologies We are committed to respecting your privacy and for the protection of your personal data. Your personal data will be collected and processed in line with our candidate privacy notice: This privacy notice will help you to understand what personal data we collect about you, how we use this personal data, and what rights you have regarding your personal data. By replying to this email or submitting any personal data to HCLTech, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the candidate privacy notice and have provided your consent to the processing of your data for recruitment purposes as described in the privacy notice”. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rro1m