Cloud Architect Are you ready to make a real impact? At the forefront of national security, Roke is a trusted partner delivering mission-critical solutions that protect the UK and its interests. Step into a mission-critical role where your expertise in cloud architecture directly contributes to national safety, resilience, and technological advancement. This is your opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Big Data, and Digital Transformation - helping to shape the future of national security. What You’ll Be Doing: Develop and maintain a cloud architecture strategy, including standards, guidelines, and best practices. Design robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions on AWS. Lead and participate in the implementation of cloud solutions, including infrastructure setup, deployment automation, and application migration projects from on-premises or other cloud environments. Implement cloud governance policies, including cost management, security controls, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance frameworks. Ensure cloud environments meet security best practices and regulatory requirements. Continuously monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Identify opportunities for automation and improvement. Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to engineering, operations, and development teams on cloud-related topics. Act as a subject matter expert for cloud technologies within the organization. What You’ll Bring: Proven experience of delivering cloud-based programmes in the Public Sector, National Security or Defence domains A history of consulting customers throughout the delivery of cloud-based solutions Exposure to security risk analysis and management experience, related to technology platforms Detail orientated in nature, capable of assimilating large quantities of information and spotting risk/opportunity. Deep understanding of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, databases, security). Examples in AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Lambda Strong knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, load balancing, firewalls) Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) Understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Solid understanding of security principles and best practices in the cloud Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) Why Join Roke? You’ll work with smart, supportive people on projects that genuinely matter, in an environment that values technical excellence, collaboration and continuous learning. We invest in your growth, value diverse thinking and offer flexible working alongside a strong benefits package (including 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays). Roke combines a 70 year heritage with the agility to make a real impact. Where You’ll Work – Woking or Romsey Woking - You’ll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified – you’ll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5-minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage. Romsey - You’ll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on-site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring. There is an expectation that a proportion of your time may be spent working on client sites in the London area. Clearance This role requires candidates to hold valid DV clearance. If you don’t currently hold DV clearance, but do meet the eligibility criteria, we’d love you to explore other engineering opportunities. Visit our Careers Page. Eligibility Criteria: Please refer to the gov.uk website for more information.