Platform Solution Architect

JLA Resourcing Ltd
Harlow, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 105K

Job location

Remote
Harlow, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Component-Based Software Engineering
Azure
Configuration Management Databases
Information Systems
Data Architecture
Relational Databases
Database Design
DevOps
Network administration
Software Architecture
Service-Oriented Architecture
Software Engineering
Web Services
Information Technology
REST
ServiceNow
Microservices

Job description

  • Design end-to-end AWS cloud solutions aligned with business, security, and operational requirements.
  • Develop high-level and low-level architectural documentation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, patterns, standards).
  • Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure solutions are secure, cost-efficient, reliable, and scalable.
  • Select appropriate AWS services and define integration patterns across compute, network, storage, data, and application components.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide architecture guidance to engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Lead technical design workshops, discovery sessions, and solution walkthroughs.
  • Translate business requirements into technical designs and clearly communicate trade-offs.
  • Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for stakeholders.

Security, Governance & Compliance

  • Ensure designs comply with organisational cloud policies, security controls, and regulatory requirements.
  • Work closely with security and governance teams to perform design reviews and risk assessments.
  • Embed principles such as least privilege, encryption, network segregation, observability, and operational readiness.

Delivery & Collaboration

  • Support project teams in estimating effort, defining dependencies, and identifying technical risks.
  • Work collaboratively with product owners, delivery managers, security architects, and infrastructure teams.
  • Create prototypes or proofs of concept to validate architectural decisions.
  • Participate in incident reviews or problem investigations where architecture insight is required.

Continuous Improvement

  • Contribute to the evolution of cloud standards, reusable patterns, IaC modules, and architectural governance.
  • Stay current with AWS services, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
  • Recommend improvements to platform capabilities, tooling, and operating models.
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Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 5-10 years of hands-on experience in software development, network administration, or IT systems.
  • Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design.
  • AWS Certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect Associate (as a minimum) * Strong understanding of AWS cloud services and architecture patterns.
  • Experience with project management principles and tools.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to manage risks and deliver solutions within time and resource constraints.

Desired Experience

  • Master's degree or MBA in Information Systems or related discipline.
  • AWS Certification - AWS Solutions Architect Professional * Familiarity with database design, data architecture, and relational databases.
  • Expertise in SOA and Web Services (REST/Restful).
  • Knowledge App principles and microservices architecture.
  • Experience with Agile and DevOps practices.

Benefits & conditions

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