Principal Cloud Architect: Agentic AI & AWS

twentysix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VML, part of WPP, seeks a Principal Technical Architect to own the design and quality of robust cloud applications and agentic AI platform components. You will lead workshops, govern technical standards, and mentor teams across AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, API design, and a strong quality-first mindset with IaC and CI/CD practices, in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Senior/Principal architect with experience in digital agencies or consultancies.
• Deep hands-on expertise in designing enterprise cloud architectures on AWS (serverless).
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading discovery workshops with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect agentic AI platform components and enterprise cloud applications.
• Lead client workshops, governance, and identify opportunities for growth.
• Provide hands-on delivery, review code, and set quality standards with IaC, CI/CD.

Skills

Leadership

AWS

Serverless Architecture

Agentic AI & Commerce

TypeScript/JavaScript

API Design

DevOps

Communication & Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

Job description

VML, part of WPP, seeks a Principal Technical Architect to own the design and quality of robust cloud applications and agentic AI platform components. You will lead workshops, govern technical standards, and mentor teams across AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, API design, and a strong quality-first mindset with IaC and CI/CD practices, in a hybrid work environment.