Cloud Architect

Jefferson Frank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Frank is seeking a Principal AWS Cloud Architect to guide organisations through cloud transformation—from strategy and architecture to implementation and adoption. You will influence technical direction, mentor teams and drive meaningful outcomes using AWS in hybrid London environments.

You will lead architecture across cloud adoption, platform engineering, security, governance, and cost optimisation while collaborating with senior business and technology stakeholders on long-term

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformation programmes.
• Expertise designing solutions within AWS environments.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing technology decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud transformation programmes from strategy through implementation.
• Provide architectural leadership on cloud adoption, platform engineering, automation, resilience and security.
• Advise senior stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of major transformation programmes.

Skills

Enterprise cloud transformation

AWS architecture

Hands-on technical leadership

Engagement with senior stakeholders

Engineering principles

Platform delivery

Cloud operating models

FinOps and cost optimisation

Tools

Terraform and/or CloudFormation

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Job description

AWS Cloud Architect - £110,000 - Hybrid (London)

We're looking for a Principal AWS Cloud Architect to help organisations navigate complex cloud transformation journeys, from strategy and architecture through to implementation and adoption.

This role sits at the intersection of technology leadership and client engagement. You'll work with senior business and technology stakeholders to solve complex challenges, design future-state cloud platforms, and help teams embrace modern engineering practices.

If you enjoy influencing technical direction, mentoring teams, and delivering meaningful transformation using AWS, this could be an excellent opportunity.

The Opportunity

As a trusted cloud leader, you'll be responsible for helping organisations establish scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments that support long-term business growth.

You'll work across multiple initiatives, providing architectural leadership on topics including cloud adoption, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, resilience, security, governance, and operational excellence.

Alongside leading solution design, you'll contribute to technical strategy, support delivery teams, and act as a key advisor to senior stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of major transformation programmes.

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience leading enterprise cloud transformation programmes
• Deep expertise designing solutions within AWS environments
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing technology decisions
• A strong understanding of modern engineering principles, cloud operating models, and platform delivery
• A track record of helping organisations improve scalability, security, efficiency, and operational performance through cloud adoption

We're particularly interested in individuals with experience across:

• AWS architecture and cloud-native design
• Cloud migration and application modernisation
• Platform engineering and DevOps practices
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation)
• CI/CD and release automation
• Security, governance, compliance, and resilience
• FinOps and cloud cost optimisation
• Hybrid and multi-cloud environments