Lead Cloud Architect – AWS Delivery (Req#1017)

Overview

As a Lead Cloud Architect – AWS Delivery at ePlus, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation—guiding a talented delivery team of engineers in designing and deploying cutting‑edge, AWS solutions. You’ll architect and implement scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructures and applications, ensuring every solution aligns seamlessly with our clients’ business goals and technical needs. This is a high‑impact role where your leadership and technical vision will shape the future of digital transformation for some of the most forward‑thinking organizations. This role operates in a client‑facing consulting environment. Architects are expected to balance technical excellence with delivery timelines and customer expectations.

Your Impact

The essential functions of this position include:

• Serve as technical SME leading a team of Engineers, Sr. Engineers, Consultants, Sr. Consultants, and Architects focused on AWS solutions
• Provide Sales Engineering support, assist with LOE creation and SOW development
• Collaborate with AWS and their engineering teams for design assistance, reference architectures, and practice enablement
• Work with the ePlus AI services team to develop AI solutions on AWS
• Assist in building and empowering members of the ePlus Cloud Services team.
• Work with the Cloud Services Director to develop cloud training paths and certification goals for each team member.
• Provide input on employee performance reviews with a focus on cloud expertise.
• Support resource management and project staffing for cloud engagements.
• Serve as an escalation point for cloud architecture and implementation challenges.
• Maintain advanced AWS technical certifications
• Engage directly with customers to understand cloud transformation goals and deliver solutions that meet ePlus’ standards.
• Define and evangelize AWS delivery standards and reference architectures, ensuring consistency, quality, and repeatability across all customer engagements.
• Own the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy for AWS delivery, including selection, patterns, and best practices (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation), and ensure adoption across delivery teams.
• Serve as a delivery representative in cross‑functional AWS go‑to‑market (GTM) initiatives, partnering with strategy, sales, presales, and postsales teams to shape offerings, positioning, and execution models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience
• Prior experience working for a technology consulting firm, cloud consultancy, or cloud service provider
• 3+ years serving as Lead Architect owning cloud services engagements across the full lifecycle: discovery, architecture, implementation, validation, and handoff
• Experience managing architectural risks, delivery tradeoffs, and in‑flight changes during execution
• Demonstrated experience delivering multiple customer‑facing cloud engagements from design through production
• Led delivery teams of 3+ engineers or consultants on active engagements
• Responsible for architecture reviews, delivery oversight, and customer technical escalations

Position Specifics

The initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $125,000 and $170,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job‑related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our compensation package may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses.

ePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended.

If hired, employee will be in an “at‑will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work.

Physical Requirements

• While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.