AWS Architect | £600 per day (Inside IR35)- Active SC Clearance required Location: United Kingdom (Remote/Hybrid) Duration: 6 Months Initial Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a seasoned AWS Architect to join one of the largest AWS-based platforms in the UK. This platform supports over 100 teams and manages multiple critical workloads, offering a high-scale environment for a pragmatist who thrives on complex problem-solving. The Role As a Solution Architect, your responsibilities will be split across three core pillars: Design & Governance: You will translate new requirements into robust design options, navigating them through formal assurance and into the delivery pipeline. Team Support: You will act as a technical touchpoint for delivery teams, helping to resolve roadmap blockers and providing architectural analysis for service incidents. Strategy: You will contribute to long-term architectural strategies and ad-hoc projects delegated by the Senior Management Team. Due to the scale of the platform, you will work closely with a wider architectural community to exploit 'tribal knowledge' and ensure solutions are integrated across multiple domains. Key Skills & Experience Mandatory Requirements: Expert AWS Knowledge: Deep understanding of core services including VPCs, subnets, EC2, Lambda, S3, Route 53, and VPC endpoints. Networking: Strong grasp of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, and proxy patterns. Containers: Good broad architectural understanding of Containers and Kubernetes. Documentation & Communication: Proven ability to produce high-quality design documentation and communicate complex technical issues to everyone from junior engineers to senior leaders. Soft Skills: Strong evidence of influencing, negotiating, and evidence-based decision-making. Desirable (Optional) Experience: We value architects who can adapt quickly to unfamiliar tools. Experience in any of the following is highly advantageous: Observability: Elasticsearch Stack, Dynatrace, Prometheus, or Grafana. Security & Identity: Hashicorp Vault, LDAP, Redhat SSO, OIDC, and Firewalling (Fortigate/AWS Network Firewall). Infrastructure/DevOps: Terraform, Concourse, AWS EKS, or Transit Gateway. Connectivity: VPNs (OpenVPN/Site-to-Site) and Proxy Servers (Nginx/Squid).