Lead AWS Cloud Architect for Secure, Scalable Platforms

QinetiQ Limited; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Amesbury, England, United Kingdom, seeks a Principal AWS Cloud Engineer to lead cloud strategy, architect scalable AWS systems, and mentor engineers. You will work at UK sites with on-call duties and a structured 37-hour week, ensuring high availability and rapid incident response.

Candidates must hold at least an AWS Associate certification and be eligible for SC clearance; site attendance is three days per week on a shift from 07:30 to 18:30 GMT.

Qualifications

• Extensive AWS cloud engineering experience.
• Strong IaC and automation background.
• Leadership of large, cross-functional tech projects.

Responsibilities

• Architect multi-region AWS environments aligned to business goals.
• Evaluate new AWS services to improve stack and time-to-market.
• Guide technical decisions across engineering squads and ensure secure prod integration.
• Design internal developer platforms and CI/CD frameworks.
• Implement cost optimization and resolve performance bottlenecks across services.

Skills

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Leadership

Programming

Job description

QinetiQ Limited in Amesbury, England, United Kingdom, seeks a Principal AWS Cloud Engineer to lead cloud strategy, architect scalable AWS systems, and mentor engineers. You will work at UK sites with on-call duties and a structured 37-hour week, ensuring high availability and rapid incident response.

Candidates must hold at least an AWS Associate certification and be eligible for SC clearance; site attendance is three days per week on a shift from 07:30 to 18:30 GMT.