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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Technical Architect - **Company:** VML\u002FWPPEnterprise Solutions - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Management of Software Versions, Enterprise Software Applications, Large Language Models, Technical Debt, Cloudformation, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Virtual Agents, Api Design, Terraform, Serverless Computing - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3f4ce1990d61c321 ## About the Role * Leadership & Consulting: Senior/Principal architect with experience in digital agencies or consultancies, skilled at leading development teams, guiding clients through workshops, and identifying business growth opportunities. * AWS & Serverless Architecture: Deep hands-on expertise in designing, documenting, and delivering resilient, high-availability enterprise applications on AWS (including serverless patterns and appropriate integration components). * Agentic AI & Commerce: Strong understanding of building agentic AI platforms on AWS (e.g., Bedrock, orchestrations, RAG, gateways/MCP) and awareness of emerging Agentic Commerce concepts and standards (ACP, AP2, A2A). * Software Engineering & API Design: Strong development background (ideally TypeScript/JavaScript) coupled with robust API design, documentation, and versioning experience. * DevOps & Quality Automation: Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines, and a strict quality-first mindset (unit testing, automated tooling). * Communication & Collaboration: Proactive, energetic collaborator with excellent written, verbal, and diagrammatic skills capable of translating complex technical concepts for senior stakeholders., * AWS Solutions Architect Professional (or Associate as a minimum) * AWS Specialty certifications (e.g., Security, Data/ML) * Familiarity with: * The C4 model * Diagrams-as-code * DevOps practices * Headless architectures * Practical application of LLMs within enterprises ## Description * Architect Agentic Solutions: Design enterprise cloud applications, specializing in agentic AI platform components (orchestration, memory, tool integration, identity, guardrails, observability) and emerging Agentic Commerce. * Lead Clients & Drive Growth: Serve as an outward-facing, energetic leader who runs workshops, participates in governance, and collaborates with commercial teams to identify and shape technical growth opportunities. * Hands-on Delivery & Mentorship: Remain close to the detail by proving solutions, reviewing code, and mentoring engineering teams to set a high bar for quality, automation, and best practices., * Technical Leadership & Governance: Act as the account's senior authority on complex cloud architectures (esp. 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