Role Title: Solutions Architect
Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2026
Location: Hybrid (no set number of days to be anywhere, just attending for required meetings in London)
Rate: up to £740 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Clearance required: Sole UK National and Active SC with a government agency used within the last 6 months
Role purpose / summary
Cloud Architecture & Design
Design end-to-end AWS cloud solutions aligned with business, security, and operational requirements.
Develop high-level and low-level architectural documentation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, patterns, standards).
Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure solutions are secure, cost-efficient, reliable, and scalable.
Select appropriate AWS services and define integration patterns across compute, network, storage, data, and application components.
Technical Leadership
Provide architecture guidance to engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Lead technical design workshops, discovery sessions, and solution walkthroughs.
Translate business requirements into technical designs and clearly communicate trade-offs.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for stakeholders.
Security, Governance & Compliance
Ensure designs comply with organisational cloud policies, security controls, and regulatory requirements.
Work closely with security and governance teams to perform design reviews and risk assessments.
Embed principles such as least privilege, encryption, network segregation, observability, and operational readiness.
Delivery & Collaboration
Support project teams in estimating effort, defining dependencies, and identifying technical risks.
Work collaboratively with product owners, delivery managers, security architects, and infrastructure teams.
Create prototypes or proofs of concept to validate architectural decisions.
Participate in incident reviews or problem investigations where architecture insight is required.
Continuous Improvement
Contribute to the evolution of cloud standards, reusable patterns, IaC modules, and architectural governance.
Stay current with AWS services, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
Recommend improvements to platform capabilities, tooling, and operating models.
Consider long-term usage and scalability in all solution designs.
Required Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
5-10 years of hands-on experience in software development, network administration, or IT systems.
Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design.
AWS Certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect Associate (as a minimum) * Strong understanding of AWS cloud services and architecture patterns.
Experience with project management principles and tools.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to manage risks and deliver solutions within time and resource constraints.
Desired Experience
Master's degree or MBA in Information Systems or related discipline.
AWS Certification - AWS Solutions Architect Professional * Familiarity with database design, data architecture, and relational databases.
Expertise in SOA and Web Services (REST/Restful).
Knowledge App principles and microservices architecture.
Experience with Agile and DevOps practices.
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply