AWS Architect

JR United Kingdom; Wolverhampton; 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 assist a pharmaceutical client. You will be tasked with auditing current AWS infrastructure, designing a new architecture, and ensuring parity in functionality and security. This role requires strong AWS expertise and familiarity with regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an AWS Solutions Architect (5+ years preferred).
• Experience working with clients in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government).
• Strong understanding of networking and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

AWS Services

Infrastructure as Code

Networking

Security Best Practices

Cloud Governance

DevOps Tools

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Cost Optimization

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

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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).