Location: West London (Heathrow). Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office.
We are looking for a highly experienced Cloud Architect who is both architecturally strong and hands‑on in development.
This role is not a pure architect or governance role. The candidate must still actively write production code and design complex distributed systems.
The client specifically wants a small number of exceptional engineers rather than many average profiles.
Must Haves
* Strong AWS architecture and development experience
* Building event‑driven systems (Kafka, EventBridge or similar)
* Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
* SQL and NoSQL databases
* CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Most importantly, candidates must demonstrate they can both design architecture and build it themselves.
Nice to Have
* Experience in aviation or travel technology
* Knowledge of AI / ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
* Experience with observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch)
* Multi‑cloud experience (Azure or GCP)
* AWS certifications
* Open‑source contributions
Candidate Profile
* A senior engineer or architect who still codes daily
* able to operate in large enterprise environments
* strong communicator who can influence technical direction
Important
The client is prioritising quality over quantity and is specifically looking for top technical experts rather than general cloud engineers.
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