Cloud Architect — AWS Microservices & Kubernetes

Crossing Hurdles; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design and implement scalable microservices on AWS, leveraging Docker and Kubernetes for robust deployment. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to translate business needs into strong technical blueprints.

You will mentor stakeholders on cloud architecture best practices, contribute to security and performance improvements, and document key architectural decisions for the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science/engineering.
• Strong experience designing cloud architectures and deploying microservices in production.
• Proficient in AWS core services and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to explain complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable microservices on AWS to improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to translate requirements into technical blueprints.
• Design and maintain infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and related tools for efficient deployment.
• Ensure solutions meet reliability, security, and performance standards.
• Mentor stakeholders on cloud architecture best practices and trends; share knowledge.
• Document architecture decisions and communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

CloudFormation

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design and implement scalable microservices on AWS, leveraging Docker and Kubernetes for robust deployment. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to translate business needs into strong technical blueprints.

You will mentor stakeholders on cloud architecture best practices, contribute to security and performance improvements, and document key architectural decisions for the project lifecycle.