Solution Architect - SC cleared

Initialize IT

London, UK

4 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Configuration Management Continuous Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Identity and Access Management Prometheus Data Logging Load Balancing Delivery Pipeline Grafana Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Gitlab Cloudformation Containerization Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks AWS Fargate Route53 Cloudwatch Terraform AWS EKS Jenkins Microservices

Requirements

AWS Services & Networking: Advanced expertise in core AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53), with an emphasis on secure VPC design, subnetting, and strict IAM policy management.
Kubernetes (EKS): Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, specifically AWS EKS, including in-depth knowledge of cluster management, security policies, and multi-tenant environments.
ECS & Fargate: Proficiency in deploying and managing containerized applications on ECS and Fargate, focusing on load balancing, networking, and microservice architectures.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Demonstrable experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar tools to enable infrastructure automation, configuration management, and security by design.
Compliance & Security Controls: Familiarity with public sector compliance frameworks and controls, including GDPR, ISO27001, and NCSC guidelines for secure cloud deployments.
CI/CD & Automation Tools: Experience creating CI/CD pipelines and automating deployment processes for containerized applications with tools like AWS Code Pipeline, Jenkins, and GitLab.
Monitoring & Logging Tools: Knowledge of monitoring and logging solutions suitable for high-security environments, including CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging with ELK., * Solution architecture delivery across large, complex IT landscapes in a regulated, critical environment
Broad experience across solution architecture styles (eg cloud, distributed, monolithic, ETL, cross-platform and cross-organisational integration)
A pragmatic approach to picking up architecture work started by previous resources, quickly assessing what is needed and driving to conclusions
Excellent stakeholder management, including influencing senior stakeholders and negotiating contentious architectural issues to reach consensus
Experience managing and recording key design decisions
Good understanding of reference architecture and governance processes
Able to manage people, navigate conflict, problem-solve, distil key discussion points, organise work and communicate effectively