Job Description
AWS Solution Architect
Location: London, Manchester or Leeds (hybrid and flexible working options available)
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + package
Overview
We’re looking for an experienced AWS Solution Architect to join a leading digital consultancy working on large-scale cloud transformation projects across the public sector and defence industries. This is a high-impact role where you’ll work closely with clients to define cloud adoption strategies, design AWS-native architectures, and guide complex migration programmes.
You’ll play a key part in shaping the cloud journey for clients that make a tangible impact on the UK’s national security and critical infrastructure.
Responsibilities
As an AWS Solution Architect, you will:
1. Lead on technical design and migration enablement projects.
2. Define and document AWS architectures (baseline, target, roadmaps, patterns, standards, and reference architectures).
3. Work with development teams to ensure common standards and re-usable migration patterns.
4. Endorse and maintain infrastructure-as-code approaches for automated, repeatable deployments.
5. Conduct architectural reviews and provide assurance on AWS solutions.
6. Act as an escalation point...