Summary
An experienced cloud architecture role responsible for designing secure and scalable solutions in a major cloud environment. The position involves architecture leadership, infrastructure automation, event-driven systems, and collaboration with technical stakeholders.
Highlights
Short-term contract opportunity designing scalable cloud solutions. Work with engineering teams on architecture decisions, cloud-native systems, security, resilience, and modern infrastructure practices.
Description
AWS Solutions Architect (Contract)
Location: Cambridge (2 days per week onsite)
Contract: 3 months
Start: ASAP
We are looking for an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to join a high-profile project on an initial 3-month contract.
This is a hands-on architecture role where you will be responsible for designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions within AWS, working closely with engineering teams to define best practices and technical direction.
Key Responsibilities
Design and deliver scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud solutions.Define architecture for cloud-native, microservices-based applications.Lead architectural design sessions and provide technical leadership across development teams.Design and implement event-driven architectures using AWS services and messaging technologies.Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CDK.Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resilience, and performance requirements.Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experience
8+ years' experience in software engineering, including at least 3 years in a Solutions Architect or Cloud Architect role.Strong hands-on experience designing solutions on AWS across compute, storage, networking, and security services.Proven experience with cloud-native and microservices architectures.Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), API design, and distributed systems.Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, Amazon SQS/SNS, EventBridge, or Kinesis.Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform and/or AWS CDK.Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Desirable Skills
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.Experience with Kubernetes and service mesh technologies (Istio, AWS App Mesh or Linkerd).Experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architectures.Knowledge of data streaming, data lakes, or modern data platforms.Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
If you are an experienced AWS Solutions Architect looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
