Architect jobs in Ashford, CT

Infosys is seeking an AWS Cloud Solution Architect. As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will play an important role in creating the Architecture and high level design artifacts. You will also do technical feasibility and identify smart ways of completing client’s requirement. You will guide the team technically and work closely with offshore team acting as a communication medium between the client and offshore. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Raleigh, NC, or Hartford, CT, or Phoenix, AZ, or Indianapolis, IN, or Richardson, TX, or Providence, RI, or be willing to relocate to the area. This position may require travel in the US. This position may require travel in the US.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required. Will also consider three year of relevant work experience in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 11 years of Information Technology experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in Cloud technologies.
• In depth knowledge of key AWS services - EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, VPC, ElastiCache, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Route 53, CloudFront, SNS, IAM, ECS, EKS, DirectConnect, Service Catalog, Systems Manager, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline etc.
• Experience in AWS Foundation, Discovery and assessment and migration of Infrastructure.
• Experience with Developing alternate technology solutions blueprint (cloud-based computing, storage, etc.) to build case for legacy technology modernization.
• Develop recommendations for operating model development to implement transformation initiatives.
• Hands on experience on cloud strategy and suitability assessment and definition.
• Proven knowledge of evaluating the AWS hosting consumption charges and cost optimization.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility and trustworthiness within key stakeholders.
• Understanding of DevOps and Cloud Industry trends and AWS vs other cloud platform feature capabilities.
• Experience in Managing delivery in Global Delivery Model with onsite/offshore resources.
• U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor currently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong facilitation skills and a clear ability to build strong relationships with business partners at all levels.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Results driven, and able to collaborate with management and colleagues to share the responsibilities for achieving an end-to-end solution for customers.
• Provide technical perspectives to other architecture functions to ensure that solutions effectively leverage infrastructure capabilities and services and integrate with them.
• Excellent initiative, organization, and customer service skills.
• Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment.

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level.
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face.

About Us:
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.