AWS Solution Architect

AWS Solution Architect £85000 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent AWS Solutions Architect - London / Manchester / Leeds - £70,000-£90,000 (4 roles) A leading organisation within the defence and security sector is expanding its cloud capability and is hiring multiple AWS Solutions Architects across the UK. This is a chance to shape modern, cloud-native platforms in secure, high-impact environments. The Role You'll design and deliver AWS-based architectures, working closely with engineering teams and customers to build scalable, secure, and resilient solutions. The focus is firmly on cloud-native architecture, rather than pure migration work. This role suits architects from a platform engineering background who can still engage with code and engineering detail-but strong software engineers with the right architectural mindset are equally welcomed. Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AWS architectures aligned to customer needs
• Define scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions using core AWS services
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation
• Provide architectural guidance across networking, security, and platform design
• Contribute to best practices, standards, and reusable patterns

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience designing solutions in AWS
• Background in platform engineering or cloud-focused software engineering
• Solid understanding of AWS networking and security services (e.g. VPC, IAM, etc.)
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture
• Comfortable working in complex, stakeholder-heavy environments

Experience Level

• Candidates at mid-senior level considered (roughly GG11-GG13 equivalent)
• End-to-end migration experience not essential-early-stage involvement or purely cloud-native experience is equally valid

Nice to Have

• Experience in regulated or secure environments
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Exposure to containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes)

Package

• £70,000 - £90,000 base salary
• Strong benefits package
• Hybrid working (3 days onsite in London, Manchester, or Leeds)

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance. If you're looking to design impactful cloud solutions at scale, apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion. Reference: AMC/BCO/AWS1 #brco