AWS Solutions Architect (API and Microservices)
* Location: Remote
* Clearance: Active SC
* Rate: £550 per day inside IR35
* Duration: initial 6 months
Overview
* We are seeking an experienced AWS Solutions Architect with strong expertise in API and microservices design. This role focuses on delivering secure, scalable, and well-integrated cloud solutions across multiple services and applications.
Key Responsibilities
* Design serverless and microservices-based architectures on AWS
* Define and implement RESTful API standards and integration patterns
* Enable data and system integration across distributed environments
* Identify technical debt and recommend modernisation approaches
* Collaborate with product and delivery teams to align solutions with business needs
* Support deployments, cutover, and post-go-live activities
* Ensure solutions are secure, observable, and compliant
* Design integrations with identity providers and secure access controls
Key Skills
* Strong AWS architecture experience, particularly APIs and microservices
* Knowledge of serverless and cloud-native design principles
* Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub, Jenkins)
* Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
* Understanding of AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, EKS, VPC
* Exposure to GraphQL and TypeScript is beneficial
* Awareness of AWS security tools such as GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail
Additional Information
* Broad experience across all listed technologies is not required
* Focus is on strong API and microservices architecture capability
Interested:
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