AWS Architect

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior AWS Architect with 14+ years of enterprise technology experience and proven expertise in leading complex on-prem 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.

Role Type: Contract Inside IR35

Duration: 4-6 weeks

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

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.

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).

Leadership & Communication

Ability to influence senior stakeholders and articulate architecture decisions.
Strong problem-solving, documentation, and presentation skills.
Experience collaborating across security, compliance, DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS DevOps Engineer / Security Specialty certifications
Experience with FinOps, cost modelling, and optimization frameworks
Experience in multi-cloud environments (nice-to-have)

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Company: Fairfield Consultancy Services Ltd
Location: London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type: Contractor
Salary: £600 - £625 per day
Posted: 9 hours ago

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