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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Solutions Architect - **Company:** Appnovation Technologies - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £89,677.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Cyber Security, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Load Testing, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Datadog, Caching, Backend, Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Low Latency, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5856953354 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field; 8+ years in engineering, with 3+ years in architecture. * Senior cloud architecture experience on AWS; certification (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional) preferred. * Experience designing high-scale, low-latency, multi-region distributed systems. * Caching strategies, data federation, and performance/load testing. * Security architecture, including role- and attribute-based access control (RBAC/ABAC). * Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes). * Strong grasp of networking, IAM, cost optimization, and observability tooling. * Ability to work within an established enterprise engineering lifecycle and hit the ground running. * Excellent stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills. * You think about how to scale, automate and operate, not just how to build a solution to an immediate problem * You understand lean thinking * You set high standards for code quality, performance/scalability and security and seek continuous improvement * You have solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills * You have a customer-first mindset and a devotion to customer service * You engage and build positive internal and external client relationships, while managing multiple initiatives, often with competing priorities * You have strong self-initiative, passion, interpersonal, oral and written communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work, influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of the organization * You are responsive and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse, high-performance environment with rapidly changing business needs * You actively seek out things outside your comfort zone with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies * You have prior experience in consulting * Prior experience and connections in the Life Sciences industry is preferred ## Description As a Cloud Solutions Architect, you will join a highly motivated and experienced team and think through scaling our platform from a small pilot to enterprise scale. You will architect for tens of thousands of users on AWS, design the caching, multi-region and federation strategies that keep the platform fast and resilient across geographies, and ensure the architecture meets the security and access-control needs of sensitive content. We are looking for people who can bring a strong, consulting and solution-focused mindset and contribute to architectural decisions, best practices and get things done. * Architect the platform for enterprise scale (tens of thousands of users) on AWS. * Evaluate scalability of the Postgres/Supabase backend; design caching tiers, multi-region, and global federation as needed. * Own the load-testing strategy and responsiveness targets across geographies. * Ensure the architecture meets security and access-control needs for sensitive content. * Produce architecture diagrams, decision records, and technical standards. * Guide and mentor engineers on cloud best practices and patterns. * Define non-functional requirements (availability, resilience, cost, observability). * Partner with security and compliance to meet enterprise controls. * Support build-vs-buy decisions and technology evaluations. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [HTTP headers that make your website go faster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1676-http-headers-that-make-your-website-go-faster) - [Seriously gaming your cloud expertise: from cloud tourist to cloud native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/373-seriously-gaming-your-cloud-expertise-from-cloud-tourist-to-cloud-native) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Building Well-Architected applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/691-building-well-architected-applications) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)