Salary: £21,000 - 22,500 per year Requirements: Strong engineering background with hands-on delivery experience Commercial experience with JavaScript / TypeScript and Node.js Deep practical experience with AWS, particularly serverless services Experience designing and operating production systems at scale Knowledge of OAuth2 / OIDC or similar web-based authentication mechanisms Confidence working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams Ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly and pragmatically AWS certification is desirable but not essential Responsibilities: Design and build scalable, secure, cloud-native platforms on AWS Work directly alongside engineers, writing and reviewing production code Define and implement serverless architectures in large, multi-account AWS environments Use Infrastructure as Code, particularly AWS CDK, to shape platform foundations Design and evolve authentication and authorization solutions (OAuth2 / OIDC) Communicate architectural vision clearly to engineers and non-technical stakeholders Build internal tooling and shared platforms, primarily for other developers Technologies: AWS Architect Cloud JavaScript Serverless TypeScript Web NodeJS Security More: We are looking for a hands-on Lead Technical Architect with a strong engineering background to help design, build, and evolve cloud-native platforms used by other developers. This is not a strategy-only architecture role; you will work closely with engineers, contribute to codebases, and lead architectural decisions by building and delivering real systems. Located in Manchester, we offer a hybrid working model with flexibility, and occasional travel to other UK locations may be required for cross-team collaboration. last updated 19 week of 2026