AWS Solutions Architect - Cloud-Native & Pre-Sales Leader

Canvas Reply; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Reply, a United Kingdom-based technology solutions provider, seeks an AWS Solutions Architect to design cloud-native architectures and lead delivery across client projects. You will collaborate with client architects, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to align architectures with strategic goals and deliver measurable value.

You will balance delivery and pre-sales activities, contribute to reusable patterns, and stay current with cloud services, automation, and AI enablement.

Qualifications

• A 2:1 or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS.
• Confident working across application, data, and infrastructure domains.
• Ability to communicate architectural vision to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) is a plus, but not essential.
• Able to work in agile delivery teams and support multiple modes of delivery (e.g. MVPs, PoCs, scaled implementation).
• Comfortable operating in regulated environments and balancing innovation with compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of high-quality, cloud-native architectures across projects.
• Translate business and non-functional requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable designs.
• Work across the solution stack, with a particular focus on event-driven and decoupled architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure architecture is translated into effective implementation.
• Support pre-sales engagements, architecture assessments, and RFP responses.
• Contribute to the development of Reply's reusable patterns, reference architectures, and accelerators.
• Stay current with technology trends, particularly in cloud services, automation, and AI enablement.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder communication

Agile delivery

AWS expertise

Education

2:1 or higher in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

TOGAF

Job description

Reply, a United Kingdom-based technology solutions provider, seeks an AWS Solutions Architect to design cloud-native architectures and lead delivery across client projects. You will collaborate with client architects, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to align architectures with strategic goals and deliver measurable value.

You will balance delivery and pre-sales activities, contribute to reusable patterns, and stay current with cloud services, automation, and AI enablement.