AWS SME Architect

Description

AWS Architect

We are seeking an experienced AWS Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-scale Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions. As the AWS Subject Matter Expert, you will provide technical leadership across cloud transformation initiatives, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned to business objectives.

Working closely with architects, engineers, project teams, and stakeholders, you will define cloud strategy, establish best practices, and drive the adoption of AWS services, automation, and governance frameworks. You will play a key role in cloud migrations, application modernisation, infrastructure design, and the implementation of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and deliver AWS cloud architectures and landing zones.

Provide technical leadership and architectural governance across projects.

Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives.

Implement and promote Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation.

Ensure AWS environments meet security, compliance, resilience, and performance requirements.

Drive automation, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices using AWS DevOps tools and GitHub Actions.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to develop cloud strategies and roadmaps.

Mentor engineering teams and act as the escalation point for complex AWS-related challenges.

Key Requirements:

Proven experience in AWS Solution Architecture or Cloud Architecture roles.

Strong knowledge of AWS networking, compute, storage, security, identity, and governance services.

experience with cloud migration, infrastructure modernisation, and hybrid cloud environments.

Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, AWS CLI, and CI/CD pipelines.

Expertise in services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, and Route 53.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.

AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, or AWS Certified Security Specialty are highly desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled AWS professional to shape cloud strategy, drive innovation, and support the delivery of modern cloud solutions across the organisation.

Job Title: AWS SME Architect

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract

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