Senior AWS Solutions Architect - Public Sector

International Business Machines Corporation; Hursley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Paid paternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

Private medical cover

Dental & optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Group pension plan

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for UK public sector accounts, with emphasis on government security standards and MOD requirements.

The role requires translating complex requirements into robust AWS designs, implementing infrastructure as code, and ensuring governance and security controls across multi‑account environments. UK SC security clearance is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures in public sector/defence contexts.
• Strong knowledge of government security and compliance requirements.
• Security-first approach to cloud architecture and governance.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and technical requirements into robust AWS solutions aligned with UK standards.
• Design and implement secure cloud architectures,Infrastructure as Code, and well‑architected reviews.
• Collaborate with security, delivery teams and stakeholders to minimize architectural risks.

Skills

AWS architecture

Public sector security

Security by design

Governance & compliance

Cloud strategy & transformation

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for UK public sector accounts, with emphasis on government security standards and MOD requirements.

The role requires translating complex requirements into robust AWS designs, implementing infrastructure as code, and ensuring governance and security controls across multi‑account environments. UK SC security clearance is essential.