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Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Data Transformation Architect in the ASEAN Specialist Team, you bring deep expertise in enterprise data architecture, analytics modernisation, and AI/ML that will help us address the strategic transformation needs of our largest customers. You will be the go-to person for driving data and AI platform decisions at the executive level. In this role you will be:
- Serving as the primary transformation architect for C-suite executives (CIOs, CDOs, CTOs), driving strategic platform decisions through deep business understanding and technical conviction.
- Leading complex data and AI transformation initiatives spanning data platform migrations, analytics modernisation, and generative AI adoption across ASEAN's most strategic enterprises.
- Architecting solutions that address immediate needs while building foundations for long-term success, including developing reference architectures and establishing data governance frameworks.
- Driving competitive platform migrations and securing strategic commitments from enterprise accounts.
- Developing transformation methodologies and reusable patterns that can be applied across the region to scale impact.
A day in the life
What does a day in the life of a Data Transformation Architect look like? You will:
- Engage directly with C-suite executives to align transformation roadmaps with business outcomes and drive strategic platform decisions in AWS's favour.
- Navigate complex competitive dynamics with incumbent data platforms, articulating AWS's differentiated value for enterprise data and AI workloads.
- Architect end-to-end data and AI solutions - spanning data lakes, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI - tailored to customer business context and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct executive advisory reviews with senior data and AI leaders, focusing on transformation progress and strategic commitments.
- Collaborate with field teams, in-country specialist SAs, and account teams to orchestrate execution and ensure sustained customer success.
- Coach and uplift the broader SA team by establishing the strategic and technical bar for complex customer engagements.
- Create mechanisms - transformation frameworks, reference architectures, and enablement content - that help you scale proven patterns across the region.
- Represent AWS at executive forums, industry conferences, and customer events.
About the team
The ASEAN Specialist Team is a group of domain experts who bring deep technical expertise across their respective technology areas. As a Specialist SA, you operate across the full customer engagement lifecycle, from early-stage strategic advisory to production-ready design, serving as a trusted advisor to customers and a key contributor to ASEAN's technology strategy. You'll work alongside specialists in data, analytics, AI/ML, and application modernisation, in a team that values builder culture, intellectual curiosity, and customer obsession.
Basic qualifications
- Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies- 15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data engineering, and analytics solution design.
- Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing C-suite executives (CIO, CDO, CTO) on technology strategy and transformation decisions.
- Deep understanding of modern data platforms including data lakes, data warehouses, streaming architectures, and lakehouse patterns.
- Experience leading enterprise-scale data platform migrations or modernisation initiatives.
- Understanding of data governance, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance frameworks relevant to ASEAN markets.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience leading large enterprise transformations with AWS/cloud services- Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies, including model development lifecycle, MLOps, and generative AI foundations, with the ability to bring in AI where suitable to complement data and analytics initiatives.
- Experience driving competitive platform migrations from incumbent data platforms (e.g., Teradata, Oracle, Cloudera, Snowflake, Databricks) to AWS.
- Track record of influencing large customer pursuits through strategic advisory and transformation initiatives.
- Experience working across multiple ASEAN markets with an understanding of regional business dynamics and regulatory landscapes.
- Industry/Cloud certifications including AWS certifications (e.g., Data Analytics Specialty, Machine Learning Specialty, Solutions Architect Professional).
- Technology breadth, including understanding of analytics, AI/ML, data engineering, and modern application architectures.
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