Enterprise Architect AWS

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Tasks

Enterprise Architect AWS Migration

Location: London

2month Contract with possible extension

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to lead and govern largescale onpremises to AWS migration programs. The ideal candidate will drive endtoend architecture ensure enterprise tools and platforms integrate seamlessly into the target AWS environment and provide strong oversight on risk mitigation cost optimization delivery timelines and technical quality. This is a strategic role requiring deep technical expertise leadership and the ability to collaborate across engineering security compliance infrastructure and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Migration Strategy & Architecture

Define the overall cloud migration blueprint including landing zone architecture application migration patterns (rehost replatform refactor) and modernization opportunities.
Lead currentstate assessment and targetstate AWS architecture definition across compute storage networking security identity data and application domains.
Select appropriate AWS services aligned to enterprise standards scalability needs security controls and cost expectations.

Delivery Leadership for OnPrem to AWS Migration

Own delivery governance for migration execution ensuring adherence to architecture methodology and organizational best practices.
Guide migration teams on workload prioritization dependency mapping wave planning and cutover strategies.
Provide architectural oversight during build testing deployment and hypercare phases.

Enterprise Tool & Platform Integration

Ensure seamless integration of enterprise tools within the AWS target environment including:
Monitoring (e.g. Datadog CloudWatch AppDynamics)
Security tooling (SIEM/SOAR vulnerability scanners identity systems)
ITSM/ITOM platforms (ServiceNow CMDB integrations)
DevSecOps pipelines and enterprise CI/CD frameworks
Define integration patterns interface contracts and compliance controls for all cross-platform interactions.

Risk Management & Governance

Establish and maintain a migration risk register covering technical security compliance timeline and operational risks.
Drive proactive mitigation strategies and technical solutions to reduce migration complexity and cutover risks.
Ensure architectural decisions meet enterprise risk security and regulatory requirements.

Financial Governance & Cost Optimization

Develop cost models and TCO calculations for AWS target environments.
Ensure design decisions minimize unnecessary spend through rightsizing architectural efficiencies and use of AWS cost-optimization features.
Collaborate with FinOps teams to track usage patterns and optimize ongoing run-rate.

Timeline Program and Stakeholder Management

Partner with program management teams to define realistic migration timelines milestones and success measures.
Ensure cross-functional alignment between engineering security infra networking and business stakeholders.
Present architectural decisions risks and progress updates to senior leadership and steering committees.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

1822 years of experience in enterprise IT architecture including 46 years in AWS cloud architecture.
Proven hands-on experience designing and governing complex cloud migration programs.
Strong knowledge across:
AWS compute storage networking VPC design IAM KMS
Containers & serverless (ECS EKS Lambda)
Databases (RDS Aurora DynamoDB migration tooling like DMS)
Landing zone / multiaccount design (Control Tower Organizations)
Security architecture compliance encryption and zero-trust principles

Enterprise Architecture & Governance

Expertise in TOGAF SABSA or equivalent frameworks.
Ability to develop architecture roadmaps standards principles and reusable patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (highly preferred)
AWS Certified Security / DevOps Engineer certifications
Experience with hybrid-cloud multi-cloud and on-prem infrastructure modernization
Experience working with FinOps teams on cloud cost governance

TasksEnterprise Architect AWS MigrationLocation: London2month Contract with possible extensionRole OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect to lead and govern largescale onpremises to AWS migration programs. The ideal candidate will drive endtoend architecture ensure enterpr...