Job Description

AWS Technical Architect

+6 months +

+Fully remote

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

As an AWS Technical Architect, you'll take high-level customer requirements and turn them into practical, secure, and production-ready AWS solutions.

You'll work closely with CloudOps, DevOps, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders to design cloud platforms that are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective.

This is a hands-on role but also highly collaborative and strategic - ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems while guiding teams and influencing architecture decisions.

Solution Design: Architecting cloud solutions on AWS according to business requirements, covering infrastructure design, application architecture, security, and integration patterns.

DevOps Automation and IaC: Champion an automation-first mindset, ensuring all scalable architectures are driven by Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern automation tools.

Cloud Migration: Assisting in migrating on-premises infrastructure and applications to AWS cloud with minimal disruption and optimal performance.

Security and Compliance: Implementing security best practices and compliance standards within AWS environments, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security.

Network Architecture: Establish central AWS transit and network infrastructure, acting as the core gateway for all inter-account communication and outbound traffic to external services.

Cost Optimization: Designing cost-effective solutions by selecting appropriate AWS services and implementing cost management strategies.

High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Designing architectures for high availability and disaster recovery using AWS services.

Performance Optimization: Tuning configurations and leveraging AWS services for optimal performance of applications and infrastructure.

Monitoring and Logging: Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail to ensure the health, performance, and security of AWS environments.

Technical Leadership and Collaboration: Providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to team members, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Continuous Learning and Innovation: Staying updated with the latest AWS services and best practices, driving innovation for improved efficiency and reliability of AWS solutions.Experience required:

Proven track record as an AWS Technical Architect

Hands-on experience across AWS/public cloud environments

Strong practical AWS knowledge across infrastructure, networking, security, and cloud operations

Experience working closely with DevOps and CloudOps teams

Proficiency in deploying Landing Zone, particularly Secure Landing Zone/PALZ and expertise in Control Tower and AWS Organizations.

Practical experience in designing and implementing Continuous Integration and Deployment utilizing tools like GitHub Actions.

Expertise in managing and maintaining secure AWS cloud environments and various AWS security services.

Experience with authentication and authorization protocols such as OAUTH2, SAML2.0, and OIDC.

Proficiency in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions, including serverless applications, containerised applications, CI/CD pipelines, Network Infrastructures like Transit Gateway and Direct Connect, Identity and Access Management, and programmable infrastructure.

Knowledge and experience in infrastructure as code solutions using tools like Terraform, GitHub Actions, Python, Bash or PowerShell.

Experience with network concepts such as VPC, Transit Gateways, Gateway Load Balancers, AWS Private Link, Endpoint Services, Route 53, IPAM, CIDR management, and hybrid networks.

Proficiency in tools like Git/GitHub, Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow.If you'd like to discuss the AWS Technical Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch