AWS Cloud Architect (12 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

AND Digital; Bristol; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AND Digital is seeking a hands-on Cloud Architect in Bristol to lead cloud platform design and delivery for client engagements. You will implement architectures using AWS and related tools, sometimes solo and sometimes with a multidisciplinary team.

You will guide projects, write clear documentation and present complex solutions to stakeholders, while balancing client priorities and staying focused on delivering measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud architect with AWS expertise and professional certification.
• Proven ability to design cloud platforms and modern architectures.
• Experience leading client engagements and delivering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design cloud platforms using best practices from cloud providers.
• Implement platforms solo or with a team.
• Lead and manage people onsite with clients.
• Write documentation and present solutions clearly.
• Balance competing client needs and priorities.
• Contribute to pre-sales engagements and create content.
• Drive accelerations to partner status with major providers.
• Give and receive feedback to continuously improve.

Skills

AWS Expertise

Cloud Architecture

Team Leadership

Technical Writing

Stakeholder Communication

Problem Solving

Client Collaboration

Education

AWS Certification (Professional)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Jira

Jenkins

Job description

• As a Cloud Architect, you will act as a hands‑on cloud expert who has experience with building cloud platforms. You will work across the Cloud Engineering BU’s portfolio of clients. As a result, you will:
• Be a specialist in Amazon Web Services (AWS), holding relevant AWS certifications, ideally at the Professional level
• Use your expert tech knowledge to influence the direction of projects
• Able to design Cloud Platforms with the ability to incorporate best practices from cloud providers into the design. You will either implement these platforms solo, or as part of a bigger team
• Experience in leading/managing people onsite with clients, but being a team player as part of a team of engineers within AND
• Good at both writing documentation and presenting solutions, able to clearly express complex thoughts
• Flexible and responsive to people and client needs and opportunities, able to balance conflicting demands on time and priorities
• Growth mind, naturally curious and challenging and process minded
• Knowledge of containerisation, orchestration (Kubernetes), and serverless architectures
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) using tools like Terraform or Cloud Formation, CI/CD pipelines, Jira and Jenkins
• You will also be driving:
• Accelerations to our partner status competencies with major cloud providers
• Helping out with pre‑sales engagements
• Creating content for marketing, sales, clients, the BU, and the rest of AND
• Be able to give/receive feedback

You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused. You value low‑ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams. You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates. You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively. You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow. You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning. You care deeply about producing high‑quality work that delivers real value.