Expert Solution Architect

Ensono • Boston, MA

6h • $151,000 - $204,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.
We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose:
Honesty, Reliability, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Passion.
About the role and what you'll be doing:
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in AWS, Nutanix on AWS (NC2), and enterprise security and observability Solutions to design, build, and modernize scalable, secure cloud and hybrid Solutions.
This role plays a critical part in migrating workloads from on‑premises data centers to AWS, enabling standardized cloud Solutions, and integrating automation, security, and monitoring capabilities. You will partner with infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams to deliver resilient, compliant, and cost‑optimized solutions at enterprise scale.
We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles at Ensono. That's why we've outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it's important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• You will need to be in 2-4 hours’ drive distance from Boston, MA, Princeton, NJ or Downers Grove IL. Not for a daily commute but occasional office visits.
• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or Solution architecture
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
• Proven experience with Nutanix on AWS (NC2) and Nutanix Solution components
• Hands‑on experience migrating workloads from on‑premises environments to AWS
• Experience with Terraform, Harness for configuration management and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of IAM, security tooling, and enterprise controls
• Experience integrating Splunk, CyberArk, and CrowdStrike
• Solid background in hybrid networking and enterprise infrastructure
• The ability to work some nights and weekends for migration projects.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
• Nutanix certifications (NCP, NCM, or equivalent)
• Experience with Windows and Linux Solutions
• Background in large‑scale enterprise or regulated environments
• Consulting or Managed Services experience

Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture & Design
• Architect enterprise‑grade cloud and hybrid Solutions using AWS and Nutanix on AWS (NC2)
• Define cloud landing zones, reference architectures, and Solution standards
• Design highly available, scalable, and fault‑tolerant solutions aligned with business and compliance requirements
• Evaluate and recommend Solution tools, services, and technologies
• Cloud Migration (On‑Premises to AWS)
• Lead architecture and design for on‑premises data center migrations to AWS, including hybrid and phased approaches
• Support migrations using Nutanix on AWS (NC2) as a transition or steady‑state Solution
• Define migration patterns (lift‑and‑shift, re‑Solution, hybrid) and cutover strategies
• Partner with application and infrastructure teams to minimize risk and downtime
• AWS & Nutanix (NC2) Engineering
• Design and implement Nutanix Cloud Solution (AOS, AHV, Prism) running on AWS
• Architect networking and connectivity across on‑prem, AWS, and NC2 environments (VPCs, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect)
• Support workload placement and performance optimization across Solutions
• Automation, Configuration & CI/CD
• Enable Solution automation and configuration management using Harness
• Drive infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration standards using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines for Solution and infrastructure deployments
• Promote repeatable, version‑controlled Solution builds
• Security, Identity & Access Management
• Design and implement AWS IAM strategies including roles, policies, least‑privilege access, and federation
• Integrate CyberArk for privileged access management
• Implement endpoint and workload protection using CrowdStrike
• Ensure security best practices across cloud and hybrid Solutions
• Observability, Logging & Operations
• Design and integrate centralized logging, monitoring, and observability using Splunk and AWS‑native services
• Define operational monitoring, alerting, and incident response patterns
• Support SRE and operations teams with reliable and observable Solutions
• Governance, Risk & Compliance
• Establish cloud governance, guardrails, and compliance controls
• Ensure Solution designs meet security, audit, and regulatory requirements
• Support DR, backup, and business continuity architecture
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders, engineers, and leadership
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Solution and cloud engineering teams
• Contribute to architectural roadmaps, standards, and best practices

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
• Paid childbearing and paternal leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Sabbatical leave
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedule

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed