Principal Architect – AWS Up to £125,000 20% Bonus | Remote (Monthly Cardiff Office & Client Travel) We’re partnered with an IT Consultancy looking to appoint a Principal AWS Architect to lead and grow their cloud practice. This role blends hands-on AWS engineering with leadership, giving you the platform to shape a growing capability while staying close to delivery. The Role: Define and build the AWS practice, setting technical direction and delivery standards Stay hands-on with design and build, including Terraform (IaC), Lambda, Step Functions, and Bedrock integrations Deliver cloud transformation programmes for enterprise clients, acting as a trusted advisor Mentor and develop engineers and architects, fostering a high-performance team Combine strategic leadership with technical authority to drive the consultancy’s AWS growth What You’ll Bring: Proven background as an AWS Architect at Principal/Lead level Strong hands-on expertise in AWS: Terraform, Lambda, Step Functions, Bedrock Experience delivering large-scale cloud solutions and transformations Ability to balance hands-on work with building and guiding a practice Excellent communication and client-facing skills to influence senior stakeholders The Package: Salary up to £125,000 20% bonus Remote role with monthly visits to Cardiff office and travel to customer sites as needed The Opportunity: A rare chance to take ownership of a growing AWS practice, combining hands-on delivery with the opportunity to shape and scale a consultancy function. You’ll work directly with enterprise clients while building a capability around you