Principal AWS Platform Architect

Job Description - Principal AWS Platform Architect (Redis / MemoryDB Modernization)

Function: Digital Engineering

Role Level: Principal AWS Platform Architect (L4)

Location: Offshore - India

Role Overview

The Principal AWS Platform Architect is responsible for defining and guiding the architecture of enterprise-scale data platform modernization initiatives focused on Redis, Amazon MemoryDB, distributed caching technologies, cloud-native data services, performance engineering, resiliency, and business continuity. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Redis technologies, AWS-managed data services, high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, migration strategy, and large-scale platform modernization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the target-state architecture for distributed caching and cloud-native data platform modernization initiatives.
• Lead current-state assessments, architecture reviews, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps.
• Design scalable and highly available Amazon MemoryDB and Redis-based platform architectures.
• Define cluster topology, sharding strategies, replication models, failover mechanisms, capacity planning, and operational standards.
• Architect multi-region business continuity, disaster recovery, resiliency, and high-availability solutions.
• Define migration strategies from self-managed Redis and legacy caching platforms to AWS-managed services.
• Lead performance engineering, benchmarking, scalability testing, and operational certification activities.
• Provide architecture governance, technical leadership, stakeholder communication, and executive-level guidance.

Required Skills and Experience

• 12+ years of experience in cloud architecture, data platform architecture, distributed systems engineering, or cloud-native platform modernization.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Redis, distributed caching technologies, or similar low-latency data platforms.
• Strong expertise in Redis architecture, Amazon MemoryDB, Amazon ElastiCache, and distributed caching patterns.
• Proven experience designing highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud-native data platforms.
• Experience planning and executing large-scale migration programs from self-managed platforms to managed cloud services.
• Strong architecture documentation, stakeholder management, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
• AWS Certified Database - Specialty.
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty.
• Experience with multi-region active-active architectures and enterprise-scale disaster recovery programs.