Solutions Architect

AWS Solution Architect

Location: London / Leeds / Manchester

Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 + package + DV allowance

About the Role

Our client is a major force in the UK’s cyber and national security landscape, delivering complex, high-impact programmes across government and defence.

They are hiring an AWS Solution Architect to lead cloud migration and architecture across large-scale, mission-critical environments. This is a hands-on architecture role where you will define how AWS is used from the ground up, shaping patterns, standards and long-term cloud strategy.

You will work directly with customers to design cloud-native solutions, ensuring migrations are not just successful, but scalable, secure and built for reuse. This is a key hire with real influence across architecture, engineering and stakeholder decision-making.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will operate as the technical lead across AWS migration and platform architecture.

• Leading architecture for AWS cloud migration, from current state through to target design
• Defining reusable cloud patterns, standards and reference architectures
• Working closely with engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and cost-effective
• Driving Infrastructure as Code and automation across deployments
• Running architecture reviews and continuously optimising platform design
• Acting as the escalation point for complex technical issues and incident management
• Collaborating across multiple teams to ensure consistency and alignment in delivery

Ideal Background

This role is suited to someone already operating at senior or lead architect level within AWS environments.

• Strong experience designing AWS cloud architectures in large, multi-account environments
• Proven track record delivering cloud migration programmes
• Deep understanding of AWS services, networking and security
• Experience with DevOps tooling and CI/CD pipelines
• Comfortable working in Agile environments and leading technical direction
• Ability to engage and influence both technical teams and senior stakeholders

Nice to have:

• AWS certifications (Associate, Professional or Specialist)
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading teams
• Exposure to scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum@Scale)

What You’ll Receive

• £70,000 – £90,000 base salary
• £7,000 DV bonus (tax free) once clearance is obtained
• Strong pension, bonus and flexible benefits package
• 25 days holiday with buy/sell options
• Clear progression with structured career support
• Opportunity to work on high-security, high-impact programmes

Key Requirements

• Must be a sole British national (DV clearance eligibility)
• Willing to go through Developed Vetting (DV)
• Comfortable with hybrid working (typically 3 days on-site)

Who Should Apply

This is a strong fit for architects who want to move into more complex, high-stakes environments, where the scale, security requirements and architectural challenges are significantly beyond typical commercial projects.