Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Job Description

Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Wichita, KS (Hybrid)

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Cloud Architect to spearhead our

enterprise cloud transformation.

In this role, you will

• design and execute our
• migration strategy from legacy on-premises infrastructure to Amazon Web Services
• (AWS). Beyond migration, you will establish robust cloud governance frameworks,
• define operational guardrails for our infrastructure teams, and architect
• scalable data solutions that fuel our business intelligence, analytics, and
• artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• · Cloud Migration & Modernization: Lead the architectural assessment, strategy,
• and execution of transitioning legacy, on-premises workloads to AWS. Utilize
• frameworks such as the AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure secure,
• high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure.
• · Cloud Networking: Partner with network architect to design and implement cloud
• networking architecture. Set up VPC peering. Evaluate the need for, and
• implement, a Direct Connect with AWS.
• · Cloud Governance & Guardrails: Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide
• cloud landing zone and governance policies. Define Identity and Access
• Management (IAM) strategies, security baselines, and resource lifecycle policies
• to guide the Systems Engineering and Operations teams in secure, standardized
• resource provisioning.
• · Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Champion automation by establishing IaC
• standards and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, ensuring the
• Systems Engineering team can safely and consistently manage cloud resources.
• · Data & AI Architecture: Architect scalable, secure data platforms—including
• Data Lakes and Modern Data Warehouses—to aggregate diverse data streams. Ensure
• the underlying infrastructure optimized for high-performance data analytics,
• reporting pipelines, and advanced AI/ML modeling.
• · Cost Optimization & Performance Tuning: Implement FinOps practices to monitor,
• analyze, and optimize cloud spend while ensuring optimal system performance and
• scalability.
• Required

Qualifications

• · Experience: 7+ years in IT infrastructure/architecture, with at least 3+ years
• specifically focused on AWS cloud architecture and large-scale migrations.
• · AWS Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS,
• VPC, IAM, Route 53) and specialized data/analytics services (AWS Glue, Redshift,
• Athena, EMR, SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock).
• · Automation & Provisioning: Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools
• (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK) and configuration management.
• · Governance Frameworks: Proven experience setting up AWS Organizations, AWS
• Control Tower, and Service Control Policies (SCPs) for enterprise compliance.
• · Certifications: One or more of the following: AWS Certified Solutions
• Architect – Professional or Associate, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional or
• Associate
• Preferred Skills:
• · Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Amazon ECS/EKS).
• · Strong understanding of data governance, data privacy regulations, and
• security compliance frameworks.
• · Excellent collaboration skills to bridge the gap between technical operations
• teams and data science/analytics business units.

Qualifications

• Pratt is America’s 4th largest corrugated packaging company and the world’s
• largest, privately-held producer of 100% recycled containerboard, with more than
• 10,000+ highly-skilled, green-collar employees dedicated to the environment and
• sustainability. Pratt was founded in the USA more than 30 years ago and, since
• then, has shown dramatic growth with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in
• more than 70+ locations.