Cloud Architect (AWS)

Cloudscaler Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an AWS Cloud Architect, where your expertise in designing and operating enterprise-scale landing zones will be pivotal. In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with key stakeholders, ensuring secure and scalable cloud solutions while leading significant workloads. The company values openness and collaboration, offering bespoke learning opportunities and a supportive culture. This is a chance to make a real impact in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and excellence in cloud services.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave + 5 additional days for training

Life Assurance

Long Term Disability cover

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP access

Cycle To Work Scheme

Dog friendly office

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-scale landing zones on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of security risks and mitigation strategies in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable platforms on AWS tailored to client needs.
• Lead cloud architecture development and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Architecture

Security Risk Management

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Technical Governance

Cost Optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

AWS Certifications

Tools

AWS Management Console

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Cloud Architect (AWS)

Location: Central London – Hybrid. Onsite requirements can vary from one customer to another, however 1-2 days per week onsite is normal for our teams, with some customers requiring up to 4 days per week onsite.

Salary: £100,000-£125,000

SC Clearance Requirements:

Due to working with a number of government bodies, SC clearance is required for our customer facing teams. You do not need active SC clearance as we will undertake checks upon you joining, but you must be eligible to pass SC clearance. In future, DV clearance may be required, so the ability/willingness to pass DV clearance is advantageous but not essential.

About Us

We are experts in AWS landing zones, cloud risk mitigation and cloud operating models; thought leaders working with public and private sector enterprise organisations to help them unlock the true value of cloud.

Why you should join us

We care about our people and truly believe that high-performing teams are created through openness, collaboration and trust. We ensure that there are opportunities both inside and outside of work to collaborate, share ideas and build connections.

We recognise that everyone brings their own unique skills and experiences, so we regularly collaborate across all teams and functions, to build a truly inclusive culture, including team socials, quarterly company days, and monthly "town halls".

Recognising that everyone brings their own unique skills and experiences, our learning and development opportunities are bespoke to each individual; helping you to advance through our transparent career development pathways and achieve your career goals.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for AWS Cloud Architects with extensive landing zone knowledge. For us, this means experience of designing and operating enterprise-scale landing zones within AWS. It also means you need an understanding of the key security risks that are present when operating workloads within AWS and how to design a best practice landing zone to mitigate these risks.

We are thought leaders, so our Architects need to be opinionated about IaC structure and modularisation, controls and guardrails, network patterns, and how to architect appropriate and scalable Cloud solutions with the ability to assess trade-offs with design options.

What You'll Be Doing

You will be working closely with our customers’ key stakeholders, designing significant workloads on the cloud.

• Understanding complex requirements and designing secure, scalable and resilient platforms on AWS

• Designing and providing the technical governance over the delivery of significant workloads on the cloud

• Leading the development of cloudarchitectures, guiding teams andensuring alignment with client’sbusiness needs

• Developing client cloud andplatform strategies, ensuring alignment with client'sobjectives

• Establishing the client’s CloudCenter of Excellence (CCoE)teams, defining roles,responsibilities, and SharedResponsibility Model

• Developing cloud controlframeworks, defining risks,controls, and ownership forguardrails

• LeadingCloudscaler’slanding zoneenhancements, configuringplatform services and ensuringworkload migration strategiesare followed

• Leading workload migration andmodernisation efforts and developingroadmaps

• Leading Well Architected reviews,ensuring cloud solutions meetbest practice standards

• Leading cost optimisationinitiatives and developing policies forcost management

• Leading security strategies,implementing continuous securityposture management

• Leading identity managementstrategy, integrating userdirectories and secure SSO

• Leading client network strategy,managing RAM sharing andnetwork performancemonitoring

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days’ annual leave + 5 additional days for training/exams or volunteering

• Travel and accommodation expensed where eligible in line with our expenses policy

• Life Assurance

• Long Term Disability cover

• Employee Assist Programme for employee advice and support (including legal and counselling helpline)

• Health, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Financial and Legal support

• 24/7 GP access

• Public holiday opt-out scheme giving you the option to work on public holidays creating the flexibility to enjoy your time off when it suits you

• Individual training and development plans with online training and exam costs covered

• Recruitment referral scheme – referral bonus if you introduce us to someone we then hire

• Customer referral scheme – referral bonus if you introduce us to a new customer

• Cycle To Work Scheme

• Dog friendly office
  

Interview Process

• Screening call with our Talent Acquisition team

• 1st Interview - 30 minute remote interview with our hiring team

• 2nd Interview - 60 minute remote technical interview with members of our architecture team

• 3rd Interview - 60 minute in person interview with members of our Senior Leadership Team
  

If you would like to join us on our adventure, please apply!

Cloudscaler are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, parental status, religion or medical history.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please let us know when you speak to our Talent Acquisition team or contact [e-mail] at the earliest opportunity.