AWS Solution Architect (Contract) Location: London - Office Based Contract Duration: 6 months Day Rate: £467.50 (Inside IR35) About the Role We are seeking an experienced AWS Solution Architect to join our technical team on a 6-month contract. The role involves transforming traditional banking infrastructure and services by leveraging the scalability, security, and performance of AWS cloud solutions. You will design, implement, and optimise cloud-based architectures, ensuring compliance with banking standards and supporting high-performance data and application services. Key Responsibilities Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance AWS cloud infrastructure in line with banking standards. Re-envision the current data warehouse estate into a data products/marketplace model leveraging AWS/Snowflake. Review and enhance existing AWS infrastructure components to improve performance and efficiency. Design and implement ETL pipelines using AWS EMR (Elastic MapReduce) for efficient data processing. Integrate Tableau with AWS services for seamless reporting and data visualisation. Design and deploy containerised UI applications (frontend & backend) using microservices architecture on Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). Apply infrastructure-as-code principles using Terraform, Ansible, and implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins. Utilise scripting tools such as Python/Bash and container orchestration with Helm charts, Docker, Kubernetes. Implement and monitor cloud security best practices across AWS environments. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and architecture recommendations to the development team throughout the project lifecycle. Essential Skills & Experience Extensive knowledge of AWS services, including Lambda, EKS, EMR, and related cloud components. Experience in ETL design and implementation and Tableau integration with AWS services. Familiarity with Avaloq and private banking systems preferred. Strong expertise in infrastructure-as-code, scripting (Python/Bash), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts. Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud architectures. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Desirable Skills AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Experience in financial reporting systems or data-intensive applications. Knowledge of Angular and Node.js for frontend and backend development. Previous experience in the banking domain. Why Join Us This role provides the opportunity to drive cloud transformation in a challenging and rewarding environment, collaborating with highly skilled teams to deliver innovative solutions.