AWS Enterprise Architect - SC Cleared

Adecco; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an AWS Enterprise Architect with strong AWS-based solutions experience. This permanent role offers remote work with occasional travel and a salary of £85K plus a bonus. The position mandates ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE and is restricted to UK nationals. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in cloud architecture and a background in automation through code.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with AWS-based solutions.
• Strong background in automation and delivery through code.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for cloud architecture.
• Design and evolve cloud-native architectures.
• Mentor junior engineers and support internal teams.

Skills

Experience in Enterprise Architecture

AWS-based solutions

Automation and delivery through code

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

GitHub

ITIL frameworks

Job description

Overview

AWS Enterprise Architect - SC Cleared

Permanent/Full-time - £85K + 5% bonus

UK Wide - Remote, with occasional travel to end client

Due to the nature of the end client, this role requires ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE, and we can only offer the position to SOLE UK NATIONALS.

What You'll Do

• Act as the technical authority for cloud architecture and infrastructure governance.
• Design, review, and evolve cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
• Work closely with platform engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure architectural alignment.
• Stay hands-on with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), deployments, and environment configuration.
• Support and mentor junior engineers.
• Build strong relationships with both clients and internal teams.
• Act as the technical governance lead rather than a people manager.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in Enterprise Architecture, particularly with AWS-based solutions.
• A strong background in automation and delivery through code.
• Hands-on experience with tools and technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, GitHub.
• Knowledge of managed services and post-implementation support.
• Familiarity with ITIL frameworks and Agile delivery.
• A background in infrastructure and networking (a plus).
• Comfortable with critical national infrastructure and incident response.