££70,000 - £78,000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

AWS Solution Architect

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £78,000 + bonus + package

Clearance: Must be eligible for BPSS & SC (5 years UK residency required, sole UK nationality)

Company Overview

We're supporting a leading global professional services organisation renowned for delivering large-scale digital, cloud, and transformation programmes across both public and private sectors.

The business combines deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients modernise platforms, unlock data value, and deliver innovative, cloud-first solutions. With a strong culture of inclusion, continuous learning, and career development, they offer the opportunity to work on high-impact projects within a truly global network.

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an AWS Solution Architect to join a high-performing cloud team, working on complex, enterprise-scale transformation programmes.

You'll play a key role in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions, with a particular focus on enabling modern applications and AI-driven workloads. The role spans the full lifecycle - from architecture and design through to implementation - working closely with cross-functional teams including developers, data scientists, and engineers.

You'll act as both a technical leader and trusted advisor, helping clients maximise the value of cloud technologies while remaining hands-on in delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performing AWS cloud solutions
• Architecting and supporting cloud-native applications and modern infrastructure
• Leading end-to-end cloud migration programmes from legacy environments
• Optimising cloud cost, performance, and scalability (including GPU and serverless workloads)
• Developing and maintaining cloud architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices
• Implementing robust cloud security controls and ensuring compliance with industry standards
• Collaborating with engineering, DevOps, and data teams to deploy applications and ML pipelines
• Providing technical leadership and guidance across cloud-related initiatives
• Evaluating and recommending new cloud services and capabilities

What They're Looking For

Essential:

• 5+ years' experience designing and delivering cloud solutions (AWS preferred)
• Strong knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, IAM, Route 53)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Proven experience leading cloud migration strategies and implementations
• Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks (e.g. CIS, SOC2)
• Experience with DevOps tooling (e.g. Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ability to work in fast-paced, client-facing environments

Desirable:

• Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with hybrid cloud/on-prem integration
• Exposure to AI/ML workloads and data-driven platforms
• Background in large-scale consulting or transformation programmes

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
• Private medical insurance and generous pension
• 25 days annual leave + additional benefits
• Access to industry-leading training and certifications
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud and AI programmes
• Clear career progression within a global organisation