Senior Solutions Architect, WWPS Global Defence Partners

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch) is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead technical strategy for defence-sector cloud adoption and modernization on the AWS platform. You will own end-to-end architectures spanning AI/ML, HPC, digital engineering and data platforms, engaging executives to define modernization roadmaps.

You will drive cross-project architecture decisions, deliver deep AWS expertise, and act as a trusted technical advisor to partners navigating mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology domains (software, cloud, systems, security, data & analytics).
• 3+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications and infrastructures.
• Experience communicating to executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and architecture for defence-sector partners undergoing cloud adoption.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture across AI/ML, HPC, and data platforms on AWS.
• Engage with executive-level stakeholders to translate objectives into architectures.
• Provide thought leadership and best-practice guidance within the AWS Solutions Architect community.
• Coordinate multiple partner engagements to position AWS as strategic platform.

Skills

Executive communication

Cloud architecture

Platform design

Tools

AWS platform

Security clearance (UK)

Job description

Description

Do you like helping customers implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

As a Senior Solutions Architect within the AWS WWPS Partner team, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of AWS services—including AI/ML, high-performance computing (HPC), advanced analytics, digital engineering, and manufacturing systems modernization—directly with our ecosystem of defence-sector systems integrators, consulting and technology partners. You will serve as a dedicated technical resource for high-growth defence partners navigating critical cloud adoption and modernization initiatives, leading strategic engagement at the executive level with minimal oversight. Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining implementation architectures across compute, data, machine learning, and operational tooling; responding to RFPs; developing deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform; and serving as a subject matter expert on defence industry workflows, compliance frameworks, and the unique technical challenges of mission-critical environments. You will drive architectural decisions across multiple concurrent workstreams and ensure AWS is positioned as the strategic infrastructure partner of choice during critical scaling periods. This role requires the ability to operate independently, communicate credibly with both technical and executive stakeholders, and maintain momentum across complex, multi-domain engagements. This position requires that the candidate selected be a UK national and hold, or be able to attain, UK Security Clearance. This position may require up to 25% travel.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and architecture for defence-sector partners undergoing cloud adoption, modernization, and digital transformation
• Own end-to-end solution architecture spanning AI/ML, HPC, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing systems, and data platforms on AWS
• Operate as a trusted advisor at the executive level, translating business objectives into AWS-native architectures with clear modernization roadmaps
• Bring defence industry expertise to engagements — understanding mission-critical workflows, compliance frameworks, and the operational constraints unique to A&D partners
• Provide thought leadership and capture best-practice knowledge within the AWS Solutions Architect community
• Drive architectural decisions across multiple concurrent partner engagements, ensuring AWS is positioned as the strategic platform of choice

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Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
• Experience with AI/ML, HPC, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, or data engineering workloads on AWS
• Familiarity with defence compliance frameworks.
• This position requires that the candidate selected be a UK national and hold, or be able to attain, UK Security Clearance.

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Company

- AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

Job ID: A10464684