AWS Architect

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Tasks

Senior AWS Architect

London ( Hybrid)

6months with possible extension

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior AWS Architect with 14 years of enterprise technology experience and proven expertise in leading complex onprem to AWS migration programs. The ideal candidate will architect scalable secure cost-optimized target environments on AWS guide containerization & modernization initiatives and drive migration strategies such as rehost (lift & shift) replatforming refactoring and application consolidation.
This role requires a blend of deep hands-on AWS knowledge architectural leadership stakeholder management and the ability to articulate business value through AWS-native capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

AWS Target Architecture & Design

Define endtoend target-state architecture across compute networking security storage data and application layers.
Architect AWS landing zones multi-account structures and IAM strategy using AWS best practices.
Recommend and architect AWS-native solutions (e.g. EKS ECS Lambda RDS DynamoDB API Gateway CloudWatch S3 CloudFront KMS Control Tower).
Ensure architectures are scalable cost-efficient secure and operationally resilient.

On-Prem to AWS Migration Leadership

Lead the architectural vision and execution strategy for migrating large application landscapes.
Define migration patterns like lift & shift lift & optimize containerization application consolidation and modernization.
Perform application discovery dependency mapping and wave planning.
Provide architectural governance and oversight through design build test migration and cutover.

Containerization & Modernization Strategy

Define and lead containerization journeys using Amazon ECS EKS Fargate and container-focused CI/CD pipelines.
Guide teams in refactoring monolithic applications into containerized or microservices architectures.
Work closely with DevOps and platform teams to design secure automated and scalable container platforms on AWS.

Application & Infrastructure Consolidation

Identify opportunities for consolidation of on-prem workloads while designing simplified optimized AWS-based architectures.
Rationalize applications databases and infrastructure footprints to reduce complexity and improve cost efficiency.
Standardize patterns templates reusable modules and architectural blueprints.

AWS Native Services Enablement & Value Realization

Evaluate and recommend the right AWS-native services based on performance cost security and business outcomes.
Present detailed business cases showcasing benefits such as:
Cost optimization (right-sizing savings plans S3 tiers serverless models)
Operational efficiency (automation managed services observability)
Security enhancements (IAM KMS zero-trust designs)
Scalability & reliability (autoscaling global reach high availability)
Advise clients on cloud operating model transformation and best practices

Migration & Modernization Expertise

Proven experience leading end-to-end large-scale migration programs.
Strong understanding of application architectures (monolith microservices distributed systems).
Skilled in designing containerization & orchestration strategies (Docker Kubernetes EKS).

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

14 years of enterprise IT experience with extensive AWS cloud architecture expertise.
Strong hands-on skills across AWS compute networking (VPC TGW) IAM storage container platforms and automation tools.
Deep experience with:
EC2 Lambda ECS/EKS/Fargate RDS/Aurora/DynamoDB S3 CloudFront Route53
Designing secure IAM/KMS strategies
Architecting multi-account environments using Control Tower / Organizations
Expert-level understanding of migration tooling (CloudEndure DMS SMS) and modernization frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
AWS DevOps Engineer / Security Specialty certifications

TasksSenior AWS ArchitectLondon ( Hybrid)6months with possible extensionRole OverviewWe are seeking a highly accomplished Senior AWS Architect with 14 years of enterprise technology experience and proven expertise in leading complex onprem to AWS migration programs. The ideal candidate will archite...