Senior AWS Platform Architect

Senior AWS Platform Architect

Location: Hybrid 23 days per week in Cheltenham

Permanent

Please note:

This role requires SC clearance and in future will require DV clearance. Active SC or DV is not required (although it is highly desirable) but you must be eligible to pass SC and DV clearance to be considered.

About Cloudscaler:

Cloudscaler are specialists in largescale AWS platforms and modern engineering practices working with private and public sector organisations who want to innovate motivate and deliver at scale.

We are an awardwinning company truly customerfocused with a track record to show that we do not just deliver results but go above and beyond with passion and innovation.

We look for innovators people who love to be creative and those who bring change to Cloudscaler as we believe that the more diverse motivated and empowered our teams are the better the solutions are that we deliver.

About the role:

As aSenior AWS Cloud Architect you will be responsible for designing and providing the technical governance over the delivery of significant workloads on the cloud. You will define the infrastructure network and security design along with the design of platform tooling services (based upon cloud managed services open source or commercial products). You will set the technical standards that define what good looks like for all services and put checks in place to ensure compliance.

Although a technical background and deep technical knowledge is required this position is not handson.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and providing the technical governance over the delivery of significant workloads on the cloud
• Defining the infrastructure network and security design
• Designing platform tooling services based upon cloud managed services open source or commercial products
• Setting the technical standards that define what good looks like for all services and put checks in place to ensure their compliance.
• Leading crossfunctional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and to the satisfaction of the customer
• Defining technical direction and strategy of teams and systems
• Designing complex multitenant systems aligned to bestpractice
• Provide thought leadership to colleagues and customers

Technical Skills:

• Thorough understanding of how to design and build secure scalable and resilient platforms on AWS
• Thorough understanding of complex requirements and how to architect appropriate and scalable Cloud solutions
• Experience architecting complex systems or platforms to enable them to run seamlessly at scale
• Experience designing landing zones and working in a landing zone environment
• Experience designing complex multitenant platforms and the ability to assess tradeoffs with design options
• Thorough understanding of the key security risks that are present when using AWS and how these can be prevented detected and remediated
• Hands on experience of designing and delivering workloads using a wide range of AWS services
• Proven technical leadership across several projects
• Hands on experience of working with key AWS security services
• Ability to advise on infrastructure as code structure and modularisation
• Can devise an approach to delivering a Cloud Security Model
• Defines policy and process for Change Management and Version Control

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Travel expensed for journeys over 50 miles
• Accommodation expensed when staying over 70 miles from home
• Life Assurance
• Long Term Disability cover
• Employee Assist Programme for employee advice and support (including legal and counselling helpline)
• Health Mental Health Wellbeing Financial and Legal support
• 24/7 GP access
• Hybrid working is the new norm in addition to a high spec laptop we pay 500 for home office set up and wherever possible well try to accommodate your working preferences.
• Public holiday optout scheme the option to work on public holidays creating the flexibility to enjoy your time off when it suits you.
• Personal and professional development youve chosen a career of continual learning we will support you with individual training and development plans A Cloud Guru online training subscription and payment for AWS qualifications and professional accreditations. You will also have 5 additional days of your choosing per year for training and/or exams
• Employee referral scheme well pay a referral bonus if you help us attract great people from your network (contractors or permanent staff).
• Client referral scheme help us grow by introducing us to new clients from your network and well reward you with a referral bonus.
• Cycle To Work Scheme which offers employees who want to cycle to work the opportunity to get a new bike and accessories taxfree

If you would like to join us on our adventure please apply!