AWS Platform Architect
Posted Today by Oscar Associates Ltd
£650 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The role of AWS Platform Architect involves supporting the development of cloud infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives for a client. The successful candidate will enhance and modernize the existing cloud landscape while defining cloud architecture strategies and best practices. This position requires extensive experience in AWS environments and collaboration with various teams to ensure secure and scalable cloud solutions. The role is hybrid and based in London, with a contract duration of six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and develop cloud architecture strategy, standards, and best practices across AWS environments
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud platforms
- Produce and maintain architectural artefacts including roadmaps, blueprints, and reference models
- Work closely with engineering, security, and compliance teams to support cloud integration and platform evolution
- Establish governance frameworks covering cloud security, compliance, and cost optimisation
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience architecting secure, highly available AWS cloud environments
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, storage, and database technologies
- Experience with containerisation, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures
- Hands-on knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling including Jenkins and Jira
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
AWS Platform Architect | £550 - £650 p/day | 6 months | Hybrid | London
Our client is looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Architect to support the ongoing development of its cloud infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives.
The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing and modernising the existing cloud landscapThe successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing and modernising the existing cloud landscape.
Key responsibilities:
- Define and develop cloud architecture strategy, standards, and best practices across AWS environments
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud platforms
- Produce and maintain architectural artefacts including roadmaps, blueprints, and reference models
- Work closely with engineering, security, and compliance teams to support cloud integration and platform evolution
- Establish governance frameworks covering cloud security, compliance, and cost optimisation
Required experience:
- Extensive experience architecting secure, highly available AWS cloud environments
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, storage, and database technologies
- Experience with containerisation, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures
- Hands-on knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling including Jenkins and Jira
If this sounds like you, apply now!
AWS Platform Architect | £550 - £650 p/day | 6 months | Hybrid | London
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