Lead Cloud Architect

CloudMeUp; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudMeUp, a leading company, is seeking a Lead Cloud Architect to guide AWS cloud migrations and mentor team members. This remote freelance role offers flexibility and the chance to work closely with the CEO on high-impact projects for SaaS founders. Ideal candidates will have extensive AWS experience and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Flexible billing

Long-term potential for recurring projects

Work with a small, high-agency team

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud migrations from on-prem to AWS.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and architecture.
• Strong communicator and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Architect and guide end-to-end cloud migrations.
• Lead data pipeline builds, particularly ETL/ELT.
• Write or review Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

Skills

AWS DMS

AWS Glue

EKS

AppRunner

Load Balancers

VPC/Subnets

CI/CD workflows

Professional communication

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

Tools

Terraform

AWS Glue

Job description

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CloudMeUp helps fast-moving SaaS founders go from "barely hosted" to "cloud-native, production-ready" in 31 days or less — guaranteed. We’re a lean, technical team building out high-performance systems for early-stage, high-growth startups, and we’re looking for a Lead Cloud Architect to guide our technical trajectory.

This is a freelance, remote, client-facing role. You'll work closely with the CEO (a technical founder) and serve as both an architectural lead and a senior-level mentor. You’ll help us shape scalable cloud-native solutions and migrate scrappy MVPs to secure, production-grade infrastructure — fast.

What You’ll Do

️ Lead Cloud Architect (Freelance / Remote)

CloudMeUp helps fast-moving SaaS founders go from "barely hosted" to "cloud-native, production-ready" in 31 days or less — guaranteed. We’re a lean, technical team building out high-performance systems for early-stage, high-growth startups, and we’re looking for a Lead Cloud Architect to guide our technical trajectory.

This is a freelance, remote, client-facing role. You'll work closely with the CEO (a technical founder) and serve as both an architectural lead and a senior-level mentor. You’ll help us shape scalable cloud-native solutions and migrate scrappy MVPs to secure, production-grade infrastructure — fast.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and guide end-to-end cloud migrations from on-prem or single-node deployments to AWS.
• Own architecture decisions for projects using EKS, AppRunner, ELB, VPC/Subnets, DMS, and queuing/messaging systems (e.g., SNS/SQS).
• Lead complex data pipeline builds — particularly ETL/ELT with AWS Glue.
• Set up and review environments for performance, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.
• Mentor and collaborate directly with the CEO, bringing top-tier cloud knowledge in a collaborative way.
• Write or review Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CDK preferred).
• Help troubleshoot, audit, and optimize live SaaS workloads during or post-migration.

What You Must Have

• AWS Certified: Foundational, Associate, and Professional-level certifications (Solutions Architect Pro or DevOps Pro required).
• Deep experience leading on-prem to AWS cloud migrations (multiple successful projects).
• Expertise in:
• AWS DMS (Database Migration Service)
• AWS Glue or similar ETL tools
• EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
• AppRunner
• Load Balancers (ELB/NLB)
• VPC, Subnetting, Route Tables
• Messaging/Queueing: SNS, SQS, EventBridge, Kafka
• Strong understanding of multi-AZ deployments, scaling patterns, and CI/CD workflows.
• Professional communicator — able to distill complex ideas into actionable, business-aligned insights.

Bonus Points for

• AWS Bedrock or SageMaker experience
• Exposure to LLM-backed applications or AI/ML pipelines
• Experience working with influencer-led SaaS or personal-brand founders
• Familiarity with AppSec, compliance-light design, and high-growth scaling constraints

️ Working With Us

• Freelance contract only
• Remote (anywhere, async-friendly)
• Must have a registered business in your country or access to an umbrella company for invoice and tax compliance
• Paid monthly, flexible billing, long-term potential for recurring projects
• Collaborate with a small, high-agency team shipping real impact

Sound Like You?

Drop us a message with:

• Your portfolio, GitHub, or notable projects
• Certification proof (Credly link is fine)
• A note on your AWS migration experience (brief but specific)

CloudMeUp is where SaaS gets serious. Join us and help solo founders scale like pros — without the DevOps chaos.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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