RIS AWS (Agentic AI) Solution Architect Associate Director
The Work
- Lead end-to-end solutioning for AWS transformation, migration, modernisation, data and AI opportunities across major UK and EMEA clients.
- Shape AWS-native agentic AI solutions that move clients from proof of concept to production, using Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, agents, RAG, guardrails, orchestration, observability and operational controls.
- Architect complex cloud journeys including VMware/data-centre exit, mainframe and .NET modernisation, SAP on AWS, data lakes, analytics, platform engineering, security and managed run.
- Develop commercially credible business cases, proposal narratives, estimates, delivery models, assumptions and risk positions.
- Collaborate closely with sales, account teams, AWS field teams, delivery, security, data/AI and industry SMEs to build differentiated propositions.
- Act as an AWS evangelist with C-suite and senior technology stakeholders, connecting technical architecture to measurable business outcome.
Main Responsibilities
- Own AWS solution strategy for large cloud opportunities, ensuring architecture, technology choices, delivery model, commercials and transformation roadmap are coherent.
- Lead current-state assessments across applications, infrastructure, VMware estates, data platforms, integration, security and operations to define the target AWS pathway.
- Design AWS cloud foundations using landing zone, network, IAM, security, observability, resilience and FinOps patterns appropriate for regulated enterprise use.
- Define modernisation patterns using AWS Transform, Migration Hub, Application Migration Service, AWS Database Migration Service, containers, serverless, managed databases and platform automation.
- Design production-ready AI/agentic solutions using Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore services, Knowledge Bases, vector/RAG patterns, Amazon Q/Quick where applicable, SageMaker AI, model evaluation and guardrails.
- Create estimates for assessment, migration, modernisation, platform build, AI/agent build, transition and run.
- Lead solution-planning teams including architects, SMEs, transition, delivery, security and commercial specialists.
- Support partner engagement with AWS, including funding, credits, MAP/modernisation programs, well-architected reviews and lighthouse opportunities.