Principal AWS Cloud Architect, Technology Consulting- London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle

Credera; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 82,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 3 days onsite

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Credera is seeking a senior Cloud Architect to shape cloud strategy and platform capabilities for public sector and regulated clients. You will lead architectural direction, advise senior stakeholders and guide delivery teams to produce scalable, secure cloud solutions using AWS and modern DevOps practices.

This permanent role in our Technology Solutions function offers a robust hybrid model with three days per week onsite at client sites or Credera offices in the UK, including Manchester.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cloud architecture, strategy and large-scale transformation delivery.
• Must hold professional AWS cloud architecture certification.
• Experience leading senior stakeholders and delivery teams in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural direction and lead delivery teams across complex cloud programmes.
• Advise senior stakeholders and design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms.
• Drive cloud strategy, platform engineering and DevOps practices for client engagements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS cloud

Leadership

DevOps

Platform engineering

Education

AWS certification

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of Cloud technology and AI on modern digital platforms? Does the idea of working for different public sector and regulated clients on complex, business-critical projects excite you? If yes, then read on!

Agency

Credera

Job Function

Consulting

Job Subfunction

Technology Consulting

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of Cloud technology and AI on modern digital platforms? Does the idea of working for different public sector and regulated clients on complex, business-critical projects excite you? If yes, then read on! We are looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping cloud strategy and platform capabilities for our clients, with deep expertise in AWS and cloud-native infrastructure, platforms, security and automation technologies. This is a senior role for someone who can set architectural direction, advise senior stakeholders and lead delivery teams, while designing scalable, secure and resilient cloud solutions that accelerate digital transformation and operational excellence. You will help clients realise the full value of cloud adoption through modern architecture, platform engineering, DevOps practices and infrastructure automation, delivering sustainable outcomes in complex and regulated environments. This is a permanent within our Technology Solutions function. At Credera, we operate a flexible hybrid working model, requiring 3 days per week onsite - either at client sites or your local Credera office (London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle). We value collaboration and client impact, balancing flexibility with in-person connection to deliver exceptional results. Please note: Due to the nature of this role and specific client engagement, any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance. To meet the client's eligibility requirements, applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last five years and must not have spent more than six consecutive months outside the UK during that period.

Requirements

You will combine hands-on architecture with senior leadership, owning complex cloud transformation and platform delivery initiatives while helping clients maximise the value of cloud technologies across public sector and regulated environments.

You Will Have

• Proven experience (8+ years) in cloud architecture, strategy, engineering and large-scale transformation delivery
• Professional-level AWS cloud architecture certification
• Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures, with experience designing secure, scalable and resilient platforms
• Experience defining cloud strategies, target architectures, operating models and transformation roadmaps aligned to business objectives
• Experience designing and leading complex cloud migration and modernisation programmes across enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of platform engineering, infrastructure automation and modern DevOps practices
• Experience implementing cloud security, governance, resilience and compliance controls for public sector and regulated environments
• Proven ability to lead multiple, complex areas of work to time, cost and quality with minimal direction, managing large teams as the key point of escalation
• Ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders, navigating the political landscape of client delivery to achieve programme objectives
• A track record of understanding the broader risk landscape and standing up multi-functional teams of SMEs to resolve complex challenges
• Recognised as a subject matter expert driving innovation and market-leading cloud practices across multiple clients and industries
• Strong understanding of cloud financial management, operational excellence and the key drivers of cost-effective cloud delivery
• Experience mentoring engineers and architects, building capability in junior team members and client counterparts
• Experience working in client-facing consulting environments, delivering measurable business outcomes through technology transformation
• You will be required to hold active SC clearance for this role

Desirable Skills

• Public sector or regulated industry experience (government, healthcare, financial services or similar)
• Experience across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• Deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation
• Experience implementing modern CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins or GitLab
• Experience designing and implementing cloud landing zones, platform engineering capabilities and cloud operating models
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, security and resilience patterns
• Experience supporting cloud engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) transformations
• Cloud architecture certifications in additional public cloud platforms (Azure or GCP)
• Experience using AI or agentic techniques within the role through GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or equivalent
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimisation frameworks

Benefits

Along with a great company culture, Credera provides an exceptional compensation package (£82,000-113,000) including a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit plan.

Our consistent growth over the years and entrepreneurial environment, provides an excellent platform to embark upon an exciting career path, where your contribution really counts, and we will recognise it. With personalised development opportunities, experienced colleagues around the globe and exciting client assignments, progression can be extremely rapid for high performers. We are a social bunch of people and connect as a team on a regular basis.

Credera is a global consulting firm that combines transformational consulting capabilities, deep industry knowledge, and AI and technology expertise to deliver valuable customer experiences and accelerated growth across a broad range of industries worldwide. Our one-of-a-kind global boutique approach means we provide our clients with tailored solutions unique to their organisation that can scale due to our extensive footprint. As a values-led organisation, our mission is to make an extraordinary impact on our clients, our people, and our community. We believe it is this approach that has allowed us to work with and transform the most influential brands and organisations in the world, from strategy through to execution.

We are part of the OPM Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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