Principal Cloud Architect - Digital Platforms (AWS)

Invesco Ltd.; South Oxfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company healthcare

Annual leave

Hybrid working

Pension provisions

Income protection

Health and wellness benefits

Volunteering days

Enhanced parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Invesco Ltd. is seeking a Principal Architect to define and lead cloud architecture across Digital Platforms, spanning web, servicing, and internal tools. You will shape end-to-end designs in AWS, integrate AEM and Fastly-based edge delivery, and drive standards across multiple teams.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Cloud and DevSecOps functions, and translate business roadmaps into scalable, secure solutions. A strong communicator with stakeholder influence is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a computing-related field.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale cloud solutions in AWS.
• Experience with web platforms, APIs, and integration landscapes.
• Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead cloud architecture strategy for Digital Platforms across web, servicing, and internal tools.
• Lead architecture and delivery of complex AWS-based solutions for applications, integrations and infrastructure.
• Design end-to-end architectures including AEM and edge/CDN delivery (e.g., Fastly).
• Establish cloud standards, reference architectures, and reusable patterns.
• Enforce non-functional requirements: security, performance, scalability, resilience, cost.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Web platforms

API-first design

Security/compliance

DevSecOps

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related discipline

Tools

AWS

AEM

Fastly

CI/CD

Job description

Invesco Ltd. is seeking a Principal Architect to define and lead cloud architecture across Digital Platforms, spanning web, servicing, and internal tools. You will shape end-to-end designs in AWS, integrate AEM and Fastly-based edge delivery, and drive standards across multiple teams.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Cloud and DevSecOps functions, and translate business roadmaps into scalable, secure solutions. A strong communicator with stakeholder influence is essential.