AWS Tech Architecture Specialist

Job Description

Role: AWS Architecture Specialist
Location: Manchester
Career Level: Specialist/Consultant/Associate Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application.

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As a team:

We are one of the world's leading providers of Cloud Solutions. You'll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In our team you will:

• Work for tier-1 clients across industry sectors - helping them turn their cloud strategy into reality.
• Help design and deliver transformative cloud solutions - from migrating legacy applications onto Cloud, to building innovative, new cloud-native applications.
• Continue to learn and grow - we actively encourage and support continuous learning and certification.
• Serve as a cloud evangelist, educating customers on the value Cloud computing can bring to transform their business.

In your role as a Specialist/Consultant

• Design and implement AWS workloads using modern cloud patterns such as serverless, containerised, and microservices architectures.
• Develop scalable application solutions aligned with best practice for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to support rapid delivery.
• Apply cloud security principles, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Optimise architectures for scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Produce high-quality design documentation and contribute to architecture reviews.
• Execute testing strategies for functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, reliability).
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver robust, cloud-first solutions.

• Significant hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS cloud services.

• AWS Professional and/or Associate certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
• Experience in cost optimisation and familiarity with cloud best practices.

• Strong understanding of data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Experience designing AI/ML-driven solutions and data lifecycle management.

• Proficiency in designing application workloads using modern cloud patterns (e.g., serverless, containerised, microservices).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

• Deep knowledge of identity, access management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to implement security best practices across cloud environments.

• Understanding of integration patterns and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to design APIs and hybrid connectivity solutions.

• Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies.
• Ability to design for performance, resilience, and observability.
• Familiarity with monitoring and optimisation practices.

• Awareness of cloud governance, account management, and compliance standards.
• Ability to enforce auditing and cost allocation strategies.

• AWS Specialty certifications (e.g., Advanced Networking, Machine Learning, Security).

• •Advantageous to have experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).

In addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

*Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services, we are known for.

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