AWS Solution Architect
Bristol, UK ● Bromley, UK ● Cheltenham, UK ● Croydon, UK Req #1104 09 May 2025
About us:
We are the Information Intelligence Group (IIG) of CACI UK, a specialist technical consultancy providing bespoke solutions to solve complex operational problems. Due to growth within our Central Government business, we are seeking an experienced Technical Architect.
Role Location:
You can work from any of our 6 UK offices (including Bristol, Cheltenham, & London) or from home. Regular visits to our London team are required.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Technical Architect with expertise in cloud architectures to design, implement, and oversee cloud infrastructure solutions for mission-critical systems. The role involves using your knowledge of security architecture on cloud platforms to lead in building scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native systems based on AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, microservices, Java, and event-driven design.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Cloud Architecture Design: Lead design of cloud-based systems using AWS, microservices, event-driven architectures, and serverless computing to meet business needs.
2. Cloud Security: Develop and implement security architectures, ensuring data protection, compliance, and best practices (AWS IAM, encryption, VPC, monitoring, auditing).
3. Containerisation & Orchestration: Architect and oversee Kubernetes environments for high availability and scalability.
4. Event-Driven Systems: Lead architecture of systems using Kafka for real-time data processing across microservices.
5. Microservices Architecture: Design and oversee microservices-based systems, focusing on Java backend services.
6. Technical Leadership: Provide mentorship and guidance to teams on complex technical challenges.
7. Security & Compliance: Ensure architectures comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA) and security policies.
8. CI/CD & Automation: Promote pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and automation.
9. Collaboration: Work with DevOps, engineering, product management, and stakeholders to align strategies.
10. Performance & Cost Optimization: Drive performance tuning and cost management strategies.
11. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks.
12. Documentation & Standards: Maintain architectural standards, design patterns, and documentation.
The Fit:
Ideal candidate has experience in large-scale cloud systems with AWS, security architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), Kafka, Java, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), monitoring tools, serverless (Lambda), and holds relevant AWS certifications. Understanding of TOGAF is a plus. Must be a British citizen with at least 5 years UK residence for security clearance.
Why work for us?
We offer a culture of a small business with the benefits of a larger organization, including competitive salary, benefits, flexible hours, hybrid working, L&D opportunities, social events, pension, and healthcare.
We value diversity and are committed to inclusive employment practices. As a Disability Confident employer, we provide reasonable adjustments and interview opportunities for candidates with health conditions or disabilities.
Other details:
* Pay Type: Salary
* Locations: Bristol, Bromley, Cheltenham, Croydon
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