SC Cleared AWS Cloud Architect

Job Title: SC Cleared AWS Cloud Architect
Location: London - occasional travel to the office for meetings
Salary/Rate: £750 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 02/04/2026
Job Type: Contract - 3 months

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Consider long-term usage and scalability in all solution designs.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
Strong 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.

Desirable Skills/Experience
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

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.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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