Job Title: Technical Architect (AWS)
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Rate: £500 (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote
Clearance: BPSS
Stages: 1 Stage
Must Have Government Experience
Key Responsibilities
* Design end-to-endAWS cloud architecturesfor high-availability, secure, and scalable government systems
* Define and maintainsolution architecture blueprints, HLDs, LLDs, and technical roadmaps
* Lead architectural decisions acrossmicroservices, event-driven architecture, and serverless patterns
* Ensure solutions comply withGDS (Government Digital Service) standards,NCSC security principles, and DWP architecture governance
* Provide technical leadership across DevOps, engineering, and platform teams
* Definecloud landing zones, networking (VPCs, subnets, routing), and multi-account AWS strategies
* Support implementation ofCI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
* Ensure robustsecurity architecture(IAM, encryption, secrets management, zero trust principles)
* Evaluate and select AWS services (eg, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, RDS)
* Work with solution designers and engineers to ensure designs are implemented correctly
* Participate inarchitecture review boards (ARB)and governance forums
* Identify risks, technical debt, and propose remediation strategies
Required Skills & Experience
* Strong experience as aTechnical Architect or Senior Solution Architect
* Extensive hands-on experience withAWS cloud platform
* Background in designinglarge-scale, distributed systems
* Strong understanding of:
o Microservices architecture
o Event-driven systems (SNS/SQS/Kinesis/EventBridge) xsngvjr
o Serverless architecture
* Experience withInfrastructure as Code(Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
* Knowledge ofcontainerisation(Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
* Strong understanding ofnetworking, security, and identity in AWS
* Experience working inUK public sector or regulated environments(preferred)
* Familiarity withGDS Service Standardsand agile delivery models
* Ability to produce high-quality architectural documentation
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.