Senior AWS Solutions Architect
EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global analytics and digital solutions company that partners with clients to improve business outcomes and unlock growth. Bringing together domain expertise with robust data, powerful analytics, cloud and AI to create agile, scalable solutions and execute complex operations for the world’s leading corporations. EXL was founded on the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect creating value from data to ensure faster decision making and transforming operating models. Key industries including Insurance, Healthcare, Banking and Financial Services, Media, and Retail among others. Headquartered in New York, our team is over 40,000 strong, with more than 50 offices spanning six continents. For information, visit www.exlservice.com.
Role Title: Senior AWS Solutions Architect
BU/Segment: Global Technology
Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Flexible Hybrid Working)
Employment Type:Permanent
Summary of the role:
EXLis looking for a Senior Platform & Solutions Architect to work with our Business Partners to design and build commercial solutions for our clients. You will be working with a truly global team of software, data & AI, analytics and digital solution partners, across a broad set of technologies, to deliver prescriptive solutions that customers can adopt. As the right candidate, you are comfortable working with our business
partners to create robust hosting environments for both existing application migrations and new solutions for external clients. You will have the opportunity to work across a wide array of industries such as Healthcare, Insurance, Analytics, Banking and several others to help create industry leading managed service offerings.
You should be a technical expert, with experience in solution design as well as having deep knowledge of building scalable, highly available and efficient infrastructure deployments.
Experience working with business application teams and executive leadership is a must, as this will be a highly visible role representing the Global Technology team. Strong collaboration, communication and partnership skills are a must.
As part of your duties, you will be responsible for:
- Serve as Principal Architect for EXL’s AWS commercial cloud platform, a multi-tenant, hub-spoke managed environment for hosting business solutions
- In partnership with other leaders at the company, focus on developing and delivering leading-edge cloud solutions, ensuring success through the delivery of platform and infrastructure services
- Help develop and enhance our Infrastructure as Code practice using tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, Github, etc. as well as guide devops & agile best practices
- Leading by example, you will manage complex engagements and support others at the same time
- Act as a cloud subject matter expert in the organization,driving standards, security best practices and adoption across the enterprise
- Define enterprise standards and design patterns to enable re-use and quick deployment of highly secure and scalable systems
Qualifications and experience we consider to be essential for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- AWS Cloud Architecture, Engineering and/or Security certifications
- Direct experience migrating, refactoring and re-engineering complex enterprise applications from legacy platforms to public cloud
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on solution architecture and design experience
- Expert experience in cloud and security architecture, principles, interfaces and protocols
- Experience in developing non-functional requirements and designing infrastructure for highly available, scalable and secure systems
- Strong understanding and experience in DevOps practices, tools and processes; e.g. Github, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins
- Experience creating diagrams, roadmaps and written summariesto “translate” complex designs to business, technology and executive stakeholders
Skills and Personal attributes we would like to have:
·A leader with a demonstrated capacity to create and carry out plans to assemble,inspire,andinvolveteams
·The successful candidate will have excellent communication and stakeholdermanagementskills,withtheabilitytomanagecomplexprojectsandrelationships
·CollaborationandCommunication:Skilledinworkingwithandcommunicatingtobothtechnicalandnon-technicalteams
·Technical Expertise:Expertknowledgeofcloudtechnologiesatanenterpriselevelandtheabilitytoprovidetechnicaladviceandguidancetoteams
·Adaptabilitytochangingenvironmentsandcircumstances
·Problem-solving:Abilitytoquicklyidentifyanddiagnoseissues,andrecommendsolutions
·Committed to personal and professional development
As part of a leading global analytics and digital solutions company, you can look forward to:
·A competitive salary with a generous bonus, private healthcare, critical illness life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, income protection insurance, and a rewarding pension.
·At EXL, we are committed to providing our employees with the tools and resources they need to succeed and excel in their careers. We offer a wide range of professional and personal development opportunities. We also support a range of learning initiatives that allow our employees to build on their existing skills and knowledge. From online courses to seminars and workshops, our employees have the opportunity to enhance their skills and stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies.
·As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EXL is committed to diversity. Our company does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, or disability status.
·AtEXL, we offer a flexible hybrid working model that allows employees to live a balanced, healthy lifestyle while strengthening our culture of collaboration.
To be considered for this role, you must already be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland.
Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Dublin, Ireland