AWS Cloud Technical Architect

Stealth iT Consulting; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced AWS Architect. The ideal candidate will possess strong delivery ownership and exceptional communication skills with senior leadership. This role requires deep technical expertise in AWS and the capability to lead teams through the design and implementation of cloud solutions. Candidates should demonstrate proficiency in networking, security principles, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience as an AWS Architect with delivery ownership and stakeholder management.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business communication for leadership.
• Hands-on experience in cloud platforms and steering delivery teams.

Skills

Multi-Account strategy using AWS Organizations

IAM Roles & Resource Policies

Networking: Inter-VPC / Inter-Account connectivity

Transit Gateway architectures

AWS Network Firewall & traffic inspection patterns

Route 53: DNS, resolver rules

KMS – encryption controls & key lifecycle

ACM & Private CA

EKS deployment

VPC Endpoints / PrivateLink

Load Balancing: ALB, NLB, GWLB

Job description

Experienced AWS Architect with strong delivery ownership and cross-functional stakeholder management

Able to translate deep technical concepts into clear business-oriented communication for senior leadership

Hands-on capability to deep-dive into cloud platforms and steer delivery teams through detailed design and implementation

Core AWS Skills

• Multi-Account strategy using AWS Organizations
• IAM Roles & Resource Policies
• Networking: Inter-VPC / Inter-Account connectivity
• Transit Gateway architectures
• AWS Network Firewall & traffic inspection patterns
• Route 53: DNS, resolver rules, domain management
• KMS – encryption controls & key lifecycle
• ACM & Private CA (enterprise certificate governance)
• EKS deployment & cluster networking models
• VPC Endpoints / PrivateLink
• Load Balancing: ALB, NLB, GWLB

Broader Technical Capabilities

• Networking & Routing fundamentals
• Security principles & Zero-Trust models
• VPN technologies & high-availability patterns
• Firewalling & Suricata-based IDS/IPS
• Data logging / SIEM integrations
• Active Directory & identity federation
• TLS, PKI, mTLS & certificate lifecycle management
• Secure SDLC & modern delivery practices

Leadership & Communication

• Confident presenting solution rationale to senior executives
• Trusted advisor to engineering teams on architecture decisions
• Skilled in risk identification, governance, and compliance alignment
• Clear communicator with strong relationship-building skills