AWS Architect

Richmond Square Consulting Limited; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Training & certifications

Hybrid working

Autonomy & influence

Job summary

Richmond Square Consulting Limited is seeking an experienced AWS Architect to design secure, scalable AWS environments for high-security workloads. You will lead architectural discussions, run workshops, and guide blueprints across greenfield and brownfield cloud programmes with strong customer engagement.

The role emphasizes autonomy, deep technical delivery, and collaboration with engineering and security teams. A DV/eDV clearance path is preferred, with hybrid working options in the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience designing AWS cloud architectures.
• Proven experience delivering large AWS implementations and migrations.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles for critical workloads.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• DV/eDV clearance desired or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering secure AWS cloud environments for business-critical workloads.
• Leading architectural discussions and technical workshops.
• Working on greenfield and brownfield cloud programmes.
• Supporting and leading large-scale AWS implementations and migrations.
• Translating customer requirements into pragmatic technical solutions.
• Collaborating with engineering, security and operations teams.
• Challenging cloud security approaches and architecture decisions.
• Shaping technical roadmaps and trade-offs with stakeholders.
• Building relationships with senior technical and operational stakeholders.
• Providing technical leadership across complex cloud programmes.

Skills

AWS architecture

Cloud strategy

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Security concepts

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

AWS Architect – DV leading to eDV Cheltenham | Hybrid £100,000 – £120,000 + discretionary bonus + benefits

AWS Architect required for a rapidly growing UK technology business delivering cutting-edge solutions into some of the country's most complex and security-sensitive environments. This is not a role for somebody who has simply worked with AWS. We are looking for an experienced Cloud / AWS Architect who has designed and delivered large-scale AWS environments, can sit confidently with customers and technical stakeholders, and is equally comfortable getting into the detail as they are leading architectural discussions. The company is growing rapidly, operates with very little bureaucracy and gives technically capable people genuine autonomy and influence.

Package

• £100k–£120k salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Benefits package
• Further training and certification
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Exposure to highly complex AWS environments
• Significant technical autonomy and influence

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and delivering secure AWS cloud environments supporting business-critical and highly sensitive workloads.
• Leading architectural discussions, technical workshops and design exercises.
• Working across both greenfield and brownfield cloud programmes.
• Supporting and leading large-scale AWS implementations and cloud migrations.
• Understanding customer requirements and translating them into pragmatic technical solutions.
• Working closely with engineering, security and operational teams.
• Reviewing and challenging cloud security approaches and architectural decisions.
• Helping customers shape technical roadmaps and make sensible engineering trade-offs.
• Building strong relationships with senior technical and operational stakeholders.
• Providing technical leadership across complex cloud programmes.

What we’re looking for

• Significant commercial experience designing AWS cloud architectures.
• Proven experience delivering large AWS implementations and/or migrations.
• Strong hands-on understanding of cloud infrastructure supporting critical workloads.
• Experience working within high-security, defence, government or similarly regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS security architecture and cloud security principles.
• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong customer-facing / consulting skills.
• Experience influencing technical roadmaps and challenging existing approaches where appropriate.
• Leadership capability and the confidence to take ownership of technical decisions.
• AWS certification at Associate level or above would be advantageous.
• Clearance: Due to the nature of the programmes involved, current Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) clearance is essential. We will consider DV candidates willing to undergo eDV.

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to join a genuinely ambitious technology company working on next-generation national defence and security technologies. The environment is deliberately low bureaucracy and technically led. Good ideas carry weight, people are trusted to get on with their jobs and strong performers are given genuine scope to grow.

If you are an experienced AWS Architect / Cloud Architect with current eDV clearance and want to work somewhere where you can genuinely influence how secure cloud environments are designed and delivered, I'd be very interested in speaking with you.