AWS Cloud Architect

AWS Cloud Architect

Posted 2 weeks ago by N Consulting Global

Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The AWS Cloud Architect role in Portsmouth involves leading the design and implementation of graph-based cloud solutions using Amazon Neptune and Java. The position requires expertise in architecting secure and scalable applications on AWS, focusing on graph databases for real-time querying and analytics. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders and mentor development teams while ensuring adherence to AWS best practices. This is a contract position with a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using Amazon Neptune and Java (Spring Boot).
  • Architect end-to-end graph database solutions, including data modeling, performance tuning, and integration with application services.
  • Lead cloud architecture initiatives using AWS best practices and Well-Architected Framework.
  • Implement secure, scalable, and resilient architectures using AWS services like Lambda, EC2, S3, IAM, API Gateway, VPC, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
  • Collaborate with DevOps engineers to automate deployments via Terraform or AWS CDK.
  • Work closely with developers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to build and optimize graph-based use cases such as recommendation engines, fraud detection, or network analysis.
  • Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions.
  • Maintain architectural documentation and provide mentorship to development teams.

Key Skills:

  • 8+ years of overall IT experience, with 3+ years in cloud architecture on AWS.
  • Hands-on expertise with Amazon Neptune, including Gremlin and/or SPARQL query languages.
  • Strong programming experience in Java, with hands-on expertise in Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
  • Solid understanding of graph database design, RDF, property graph models, and graph query optimization.
  • Proficient in building and deploying microservices and distributed systems in a cloud-native environment.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to architect and troubleshoot complex systems.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Portsmouth

Work Mode : Hybrid (3 Days work from office)

Job Type: Contract

About the Role: We are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Architect with strong experience in Amazon Neptune and Java to lead the design and implementation of graph-based cloud solutions. The successful candidate will architect secure, scalable, and high-performing applications on AWS, with a focus on leveraging graph databases for real-time querying, knowledge graphs, and relationship analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using Amazon Neptune and Java (Spring Boot).
  • Architect end-to-end graph database solutions, including data modeling, performance tuning, and integration with application services.
  • Lead cloud architecture initiatives using AWS best practices and Well-Architected Framework.
  • Implement secure, scalable, and resilient architectures using AWS services like Lambda, EC2, S3, IAM, API Gateway, VPC, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
  • Collaborate with DevOps engineers to automate deployments via Terraform or AWS CDK.
  • Work closely with developers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to build and optimize graph-based use cases such as recommendation engines, fraud detection, or network analysis.
  • Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions.
  • Maintain architectural documentation and provide mentorship to development teams.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 8+ years of overall IT experience, with 3+ years in cloud architecture on AWS.
  • Hands-on expertise with Amazon Neptune, including Gremlin and/or SPARQL query languages.
  • Strong programming experience in Java, with hands-on expertise in Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
  • Solid understanding of graph database design, RDF, property graph models, and graph query optimization.
  • Proficient in building and deploying microservices and distributed systems in a cloud-native environment.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to architect and troubleshoot complex systems.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.