AWS Solutions Architect
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Contract Role: Solution Enterprise Architect (AWS) - Public Sector (Inside IR35)
Hybrid (Occasional London) Up to £765 per day BPSS + SC submission required- 5 years residency in the UK minimum
We're looking for a Solution Enterprise Architect (AWS) to join a major public sector programme, providing architectural leadership and guiding the design of secure, scalable AWS solutions. This is a hands-on design and governance role, ideal for someone confident engaging with stakeholders and shaping AWS architectures in a regulated environment.
What you'll be doing
- Designing end-to-end AWS cloud solutions aligned to business, security, and operational needs.
- Producing HLDs, LLDs, architecture diagrams, patterns, and standards.
- Applying the AWS Well-Architected Framework across security, reliability, performance, cost and ops.
- Selecting appropriate AWS services and defining integration patterns across compute, storage, networking, data and applications.
- Leading design workshops, discovery sessions and solution walkthroughs.
- Translating business requirements into clear technical solutions and explaining architecture to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ensuring all designs meet governance, compliance, and regulatory standards.
- Working closely with security teams on design reviews and risk assessments.
- Supporting delivery teams with estimates, dependencies, risks and PoCs where needed.
- Contributing to cloud standards, reusable patterns, IaC modules and ongoing improvements to tooling and governance.
- Keeping on top of AWS updates and recommending enhancements to ensure scalability and maintainability.
What you'll need
- Extensive experience across software development, networks, or IT systems.
- Strong background in engineering and software architecture.
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate (required).
- Solid knowledge of AWS services and architecture patterns.
- Experience working with delivery teams, project methodologies and risk management.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or MBA in Information Systems.
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification.
- Understanding of database and data architecture principles.
- Experience with SOA, RESTful services, microservices.
- Exposure to Agile and DevOps environments.
If you're an AWS architect with strong design and governance experience - and you enjoy shaping secure, well-engineered solutions - this contract offers a great opportunity to work on high-impact public sector programmes.
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Requirements
- Extensive experience across software development, networks, or IT systems.
- Strong background in engineering and software architecture.
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate (required).
- Solid knowledge of AWS services and architecture patterns.
- Experience working with delivery teams, project methodologies and risk management.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or MBA in Information Systems.
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification.
- Understanding of database and data architecture principles.
- Experience with SOA, RESTful services, microservices.
- Exposure to Agile and DevOps environments.
If you're an AWS architect with strong design and governance experience - and you enjoy shaping secure, well-engineered solutions - this contract offers a great opportunity to work on high-impact public sector programmes.
Benefits & conditions
Contract Contract £765 per day inside IR35
Your new company
Contract Role: Solution Enterprise Architect (AWS) - Public Sector (Inside IR35)
Hybrid (Occasional London) Up to £765 per day BPSS + SC submission required- 5 years residency in the UK minimum
