AWS Solution Architect

AWS Solution Architect

South Ashburnham, MA

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• AWS architecture covering EC2, VPC, subnets, routing, DNS, I AM, KMS, storage, backup, monitoring and operational access.
• IBM MQ queue managers and objects: queues, channels, remote queues, transmission queues, namelists, processes, triggers and authorities.
• Network and integration architecture for application, EKS, external-agent, partner and inter-queue-manager connectivity.
• Migration-wave planning, object reconciliation, non-production validation, cutover rehearsal, production cutover and hypercare.
• Infrastructure automation, version-controlled deployment, observability, runbooks and operational-readiness documentation.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead current-state discovery and validate the IBM MQ inventory, topology, interfaces, dependencies, workload characteristics and operational constraints.
• Define the target IBM MQ on AWS EC2 architecture, including Development, Stage and Production topology; Stage and Production high availability; networking; DNS; IAM; KMS; storage; backup; monitoring; and support access.
• Design migration of queue managers and associated MQ objects while preserving existing application interfaces, routing and triggered-queue behavior.
• Define the security architecture for TLS/mTLS, certificates, keystores, partner connectivity, channel authentication, authorities and AWS security controls.
• Define and lead the migration strategy, implementation planning, cutover readiness, rollback planning, validation and production-readiness criteria.
• Guide platform build and controlled, reviewed and versioned automation for IBM MQ infrastructure and configuration.
• Coordinate technical decisions with application, infrastructure, security, network, operations, testing and rehosting teams; track risks, dependencies and required approvals.
• Lead architecture reviews, environment-readiness validation, non-production migration, integration and failover testing, cutover rehearsal and production readiness assessments.
• Support production cutover, smoke testing, message-flow reconciliation, defect triage, stabilization and hypercare.
• Produce and maintain architecture documents, detailed designs, as-built documentation, operational runbooks, support procedures and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Ensure delivery remains aligned with approved scope, acceptance criteria and formal change-control requirements.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Stakeholder management across business, application, cloud, network, security, middleware, testing and operations teams.
• Ability to lead architecture workshops, communicate trade-offs, facilitate technical decisions and drive issue resolution.
• Strong ownership of risks, dependencies, design approvals, readiness gates and production go/no-go recommendations.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including executive-level status and detailed technical documentation.