Posted 06 August, 2026
AWS SME Architect
Teksystems
London, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
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 ArchitectLocation: London, UKJob Type: ContractTrading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.TPBN1_UKTJ
