Cloud Solutions Architect
Posted Today by 1774454704
£750 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Cloud Solutions Architect role involves leading the cloud strategy for a respected London firm, focusing on designing scalable and secure cloud platforms. This senior, hands-on position emphasizes AI and advanced data architectures, allowing for the development of innovative solutions. The architect will collaborate with various teams to implement AWS-based platforms and drive enterprise-wide data modernization initiatives. Candidates should possess extensive experience in cloud architecture, particularly within AWS environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement AWS-based cloud platforms for large-scale, data-intensive workloads
- Drive cloud architecture for enterprise-wide data modernisation, migration, and AI initiatives
- Define patterns and best practices for scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency on AWS
- Collaborate with data engineering, platform, security, and AI teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Balance hands-on architectural problem-solving with strategic cloud direction, including AI-enabled systems
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or senior technical leader in AWS environments
- Track record of delivering large-scale data transformation and AI-focused initiatives
- Deep knowledge of AWS-native services for modern data and AI architectures (data lakes, analytics platforms, streaming, distributed processing)
- Experience designing systems to handle high volume, velocity, and variety of data
- Understanding of AI workflows and how to integrate machine learning pipelines into cloud architectures
Salary (Rate): £750/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Role: Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: Up to £750/day
Contract: 6-Month Rolling
Overview
We're partnering with a highly respected, long-established London firm seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead and shape its cloud strategy. This is a senior, hands-on role where you'll design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms that support business-critical systems across the organisation. There's also a strong focus on AI and advanced data architectures, giving you the chance to work on intelligent, future-facing solutions.
What you'll be doing
- Design and implement AWS-based cloud platforms for large-scale, data-intensive workloads
- Drive cloud architecture for enterprise-wide data modernisation, migration, and AI initiatives
- Define patterns and best practices for scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency on AWS
- Collaborate with data engineering, platform, security, and AI teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Balance hands-on architectural problem-solving with strategic cloud direction, including AI-enabled systems
What you'll need to have
- Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or senior technical leader in AWS environments
- Track record of delivering large-scale data transformation and AI-focused initiatives
- Deep knowledge of AWS-native services for modern data and AI architectures (data lakes, analytics platforms, streaming, distributed processing)
- Experience designing systems to handle high volume, velocity, and variety of data
- Understanding of AI workflows and how to integrate machine learning pipelines into cloud architectures
Skills
- Cloud Strategy
- Cloud Computing
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Data Transformation
- Computer Science
- Software Development
- Systems Design
- Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- DevOps
If you're a Cloud Architect with expertise in AI and cloud design, looking for a strategic, hands-on role with a respected London-based firm, we'd love to hear from you.