AWS Architect

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced AWS Architect for a 1-month rolling contract to work on a pharmaceutical client's AWS environment. The role involves conducting an audit, implementing an architecture, and ensuring operational parity in compliance with industry standards, making it an excellent opportunity to utilize and enhance your AWS expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience as an AWS Solutions Architect.
• Experience with regulated industries like healthcare or finance.
• Familiarity with cloud cost optimization strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a detailed audit of the client’s existing AWS infrastructure.
• Design and implement a new AWS architecture.
• Document deployment and management procedures clearly.

Skills

AWS services

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Networking

Security best practices

Cloud governance

DevOps tools

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

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AWS Architect – 1-Month Rolling Contract

Location: Fully Remote

An exciting opportunity for an experienced AWS Architect to work with a leading consultancy on a new piece of work for a pharmaceutical client.

Objectives:

• Conduct a detailed audit of the client’s existing AWS infrastructure.
• Design and implement an equivalent architecture in a new AWS environment.
• Ensure functional, security, and performance parity between environments.
• Provide clear, well-structured documentation for deployment and ongoing management.
• Collaborate with internal and client-side stakeholders.
• Proven experience as an AWS Solutions Architect (5+ years preferred).
• Deep expertise in AWS services: VPC, EC2, RDS, IAM, S3, Lambda, Route53, CloudFormation, etc.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Strong understanding of networking, security best practices, and cloud governance.
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Experience in replicating or migrating complex multi-account AWS environments.
• AWS certification(s) strongly preferred (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional).
• Experience working with clients in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, government).