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We have the below requirement open. Please send me your candidates updated Resume to
Role : Lead AWS Cloud Consultant
Location : Irvine - CA ( Remote )
Visa : NO H1 Transfers
Job Roles / Responsibilities:
• Baseline application and infrastructure discovery questionnaire in context to customer engagement
• Work with vendors to deploy / install discovery tools where required; assist in troubleshooting issues
• Liaise with client stakeholders, drive discovery meetings & discussions to gauge pain points & understand expectations
• Respond to customer queries in a timely manner and work with customers to agree on assumptions to be made when required data is not available
• Provide inputs to cloud value manager and analyst for application cloud suitability analysis
• Work with architects and technical experts to develop app-specific transformation recommendations in line with client requirements and expectations
• Work with appropriate client stakeholders in understanding the current financials pertaining to application hosting and build business cases for a cloud-hosted future state
• Collaborate with architects and SMEs in the proposal of migration timelines, tools to be used, migration waves and application grouping
• Research on & collaborate with cloud vendors and application providers regarding their offerings and recommend appropriate services to the client as part of the transformation solution
• Develop/assist in the development of reusable tools aimed at process improvements, effort estimate optimization, TCO estimation, etc.
• Drive discussions with AWS for review and validation of MAP deliverables
• Assist in RFP responses for potential clients by tailoring resource loading estimates, timely provision of inputs, details, documentation and presentations regarding capabilities, assessment & analysis processes, etc.
• Assist in the pre-sales process by conducting client presentations on the Cognizant assessment & analysis methodology & processes
Skills Required:
• Must have knowledge of AWS cloud economics
• Must have ability to perform gap analysis, cash flow analysis, TCO analysis, business case analysis
• Must have understanding of on-premises hosting v/s cloud hosting
• Must have understanding of cloud IaaS and PaaS
• Must have understanding of cloud migration and app modernization
• Must have strong analytical skills and be comfortable with spreadsheet analysis
• Must have ability to think laterally in order to come up with effective and cost-efficient solutions
• Must have ability to create professional quality, client-facing presentations
• Must have strong communication and presentation skills
• Must have prior experience in client-facing consulting / delivery roles
• Must be self-driven and possess good learnability
• Nice to have familiarity with VBA script
• Nice to have understanding of cloud transformation - microservices / serverless rearchitecture, app containerization, SaaS transformation
• Nice to have prior experience in assessments / cloud assessments / AWS Migration Accelerator Program
• Nice to have AWS / Azure / GCP Cloud Certification
Thanks & Regards
Mohd Azhar Uddin
Tel: 703-831-8282 Ext. 2526 / (M) (315) 543-4232
Email: m.a...@canopyone.com