Job Description
Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire
Location: Atlanta, GA Metro, Washington DC Metro, NYC, or Richmond, VA and surrounding areas
Location Type: Hybrid - Home Office/Local Ippon office
About Ippon:
The Ippon story started in 2002 in Paris, France - cue in the accordion. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis used his unique experience as an international Judo champion to create a culture based on the sports values of ambition and excellence. Our USA Headquarters office is located in Richmond, VA, with additional offices in New York, NY, Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. We are a technology consulting firm that specializes in helping accelerate our client’s digital roadmap in the areas of Product Management, Cloud, Data, and Software Engineering. We have been an AWS Advanced Partner since 2016 with clear goals to become a Premier Partner in 2025.
About the Position:
We are seeking a Staff Cloud Engineering Consultant (internal title) who will be instrumental in guiding clients through their cloud migration, modernization, and transformation journey, leveraging the power of AWS, along with complementary ISVs like Snowflake, and AI. This role serves as an Advanced Individual Contributor within the Cloud organization, providing senior-level technical depth across pre-sales, cloud migration strategy, modernization, and emerging GenAI/Bedrock opportunities. It requires a balance of deep technical expertise, strategic business insight, and consulting prowess to help clients innovate, optimize, and transform their business operations through modern cloud technologies and AI-driven solutions. The Staff Cloud Engineering Consultant will partner with sales, practice leadership, and delivery teams to shape complex client solutions, support enterprise migration initiatives, and strengthen Ippon’s market credibility through deep technical expertise.
Roles and Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Technical Strategy
Provide deep expertise in AWS MAP programs, migration frameworks, and modernization pathways including rehost, replatform, and refactor strategies
Architect and design cloud-native solutions that optimize performance, cost, and security while ensuring alignment with clients’ strategic goals and product roadmap, with strong emphasis on networking, IAM, governance, resiliency, and compliance
Evaluate and recommend the most effective AWS cloud solutions and AI technologies for each project, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency
Identify and mitigate potential architectural and technological risks in cloud deployments, ensuring the implementation of secure, resilient, and scalable solutions
Serve as a senior technical advisor for Bedrock, GenAI, and cloud-native innovation opportunities, helping clients evaluate practical enterprise AI adoption
Promote AWS best practices and standards in architecture, security, and deployment
Document architectures, assessments, and recommendations in detailed, actionable reports that provide clear, business-aligned strategies for cloud adoption and AI integration
Help shape Ippon’s cloud and AI go-to-market strategy by identifying repeatable offerings, accelerators, and strategic partnership opportunities
Client Engagement & Solution Consulting
Lead technical discovery, assessments, and solution architecture for cloud migration and modernization opportunities across AWS and Azure environments
Support pre-sales engagements by translating client business needs into scalable technical strategies, solution designs, and Statements of Work
Support clients in developing cloud architecture strategies centered on AWS, aligning these solutions with clients’ business objectives to drive innovation, scalability, and efficiency
Support clients in developing migration and modernization journeys, leveraging AWS programs like MAP, the Well-Architected Framework, or Immersion Days
Collaborate with client stakeholders to understand their business challenges and objectives, ensuring that solutions are tailored to address real business needs while leveraging cutting-edge AWS services
Thought Leadership & Team Development
Stay ahead of industry trends in the AWS portfolio, complementary ISVs, and cloud computing, driving innovation by sharing knowledge with clients and internal teams
Be a visible thought leader by authoring blogs, presenting at industry conferences, and leading internal and external knowledge-sharing initiatives
Collaborate across teams to enhance and expand the organization’s cloud architecture capabilities
Mentor consultants and engineers through technical leadership, architecture reviews, and best practice guidance
Competencies We Are Looking For:
Minimum Qualifications:
7+ years of cloud engineering, or architecture experience with emphasis on migrations, modernization, and enterprise cloud strategy
5+ years of consulting experience with the ability to translate technical solutions into business value for diverse stakeholders
5+ years of expertise in AWS (required) with AWS MAP, landing zones, security, networking, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
5+ years of team leadership experience, including mentoring and coaching, leading solution design, and leading delivery of complex cloud projects
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex cloud and AI solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus seamlessly across tasks and projects
Ability to travel occasionally for client meetings or industry events
AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent advanced certification preferred or expected
Demonstrated experience supporting technical pre-sales, solution shaping, and enterprise consulting engagements
Experience with Amazon Bedrock, GenAI architecture patterns, or enterprise AI/ML modernization initiatives
Deep knowledge of cloud security, IAM, governance, resiliency, and compliance frameworks
Strong scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar)
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Engineering, or a related field preferred
Experience in AI-driven cloud solutions and applying AI/ML technologies to enhance cloud architectures
Proven expertise in AWS services and partner programs
Experience with AWS data pipeline/ETL tools and integration with Snowflake
Consulting experience in regulated industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, or Public Sector
What we offer:
- Great salary and benefits - Health (HDHP & PPO Plans), dental, and vision insurance, HSA, EAP, as well as a 401k with company match
- Work/life balance - Ippon offers generous PTO, parental leave and medical leaves, and flexible schedules
- A fun, creative, and healthy work environment, focused on teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and exceptional delivery
- Opportunities to expand your portfolio and work with different companies and industries
- Career growth, up-skilling, cross training and leadership opportunities
$150,000 - $170,000 a year
We value the diversity and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.
Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Visit us on LinkedIn or at https://ipponusa.com/ to learn more.
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