Cloud Architecture Lead - AWS, EKS, Secure & Scalable

Work For Scotland; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Security Scotland is seeking a Senior Technical (Cloud) Architect to lead design and assurance of cloud-hosted platforms in a cloud-first environment, primarily on AWS. You will translate complex business needs into governed architectures, provide technical leadership, and develop reusable patterns for secure, scalable, and cost-effective services.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, cyber security and delivery management to shape greenfield solutions and

Qualifications

• Lead the design and assurance of cloud infrastructures on AWS, including containerised platforms on Amazon EKS.
• Translate complex business requirements into governed architectures and reusable patterns.
• Provide technical leadership and design guidance to delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and assure cloud infrastructure architectures across AWS.
• Provide technical leadership, design guidance and reusable patterns.
• Collaborate with engineering, cyber security and delivery managers to ensure secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes / EKS

Security

Cost optimization

Tools

Amazon EKS

Terraform

Job description

Social Security Scotland is seeking a Senior Technical (Cloud) Architect to lead design and assurance of cloud-hosted platforms in a cloud-first environment, primarily on AWS. You will translate complex business needs into governed architectures, provide technical leadership, and develop reusable patterns for secure, scalable, and cost-effective services.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, cyber security and delivery management to shape greenfield solutions and