Overview
Join the Senior AWS Solution Architect (Modernisation) role at Cloud Bridge. We are a fast-growing AWS partner specialising in cloud consultancy, managed services, cloud governance, FinOps, and AI/ML to help organisations unlock AWS potential. Cloud Bridge has been recognised as AWS Rising Star Partner of the Year for 2023 in EMEA and 2022 in the UK&I, with global expansion and a HQ in the UK.
As a Senior AWS Solution Architect (Modernisation), you’ll work with customers to modernise legacy applications and databases as they migrate to AWS. You will be a technical authority in designing and delivering cloud-native architectures, serverless solutions, and modernisation strategies. The role combines hands-on technical work, customer consulting, and practice development to scale modernisation offerings.
Responsibilities
* Engage with customers to understand their legacy application and database environments.
* Define modernisation strategies focusing on database migration, re-platforming, and serverless adoption.
* Design AWS architectures that are scalable, secure, and cost-optimised.
* Act as a trusted advisor, providing technical leadership to both internal teams and customers.
Database Modernisation & Migration
* Lead modernisation efforts for SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases.
* Drive migrations using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Schema Conversion Tool (SCT), and Babelfish for Aurora.
* Implement Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache to replace legacy databases.
* Optimise database performance through sharding, partitioning, and caching strategies.
Cloud-Native & Serverless Adoption
* Architect solutions leveraging AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and EventBridge.
* Support customers in breaking down monolithic applications into microservices.
* Define event-driven and asynchronous processing patterns to improve scalability.
Infrastructure as Code & DevOps
* Automate database deployments using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
* Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines using Flyway or Liquibase.
* Define observability and monitoring strategies using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and Prometheus.
Practice & Team Development
* Contribute to the development of modernisation frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
* Help shape packaged offerings, including AWS MAP-funded modernisation engagements.
* Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering a high-performance technical culture.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
* AWS Database Services – RDS (PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server), Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache.
* Database Migration – AWS DMS, SCT, and heterogeneous migrations.
* Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.
* Cloud-Native & Serverless – AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and ventBridge.
* DevOps & CI/CD – GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, database schema versioning (Flyway/Liquibase).
* AI-Powered development experience.
* Security & Compliance – IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, AWS Backup, GDPR considerations.
* Performance Tuning & Optimisation – Query tuning, indexing, caching, connection pooling.
Consulting & Leadership Skills
* Proven experience in customer-facing solution architecture or technical consulting.
* Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and technical stakeholders.
* Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
* Ability to define modernisation roadmaps and business cases.
Desirable Skills (Nice-to-Have)
* Experience with Redshift, Neptune, Timestream, or other AWS data services.
* Knowledge of multi-cloud (GCP/Azure) and hybrid cloud environments.
* Familiarity with machine learning & analytics pipelines on AWS.
* Experience working on AWS MAP-funded modernisation projects.
Benefits
* 25 Days Paid Time-off
* Birthday Leave
* Company Bonus Scheme
* Flexible Working
* Early Friday Finish (Monthly)
* Company Laptop and Peripherals
* Company Sabbatical Scheme
* Personalised Training & Development Plan
* Annual Wellness Allowance
* Company Events
* Private Health Insurance
* Wellbeing support
* Mental Health Champions
* Calm app subscription
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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