Solutions Architect - AWS

Lumenalta; Leeds; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Solutions Architect with expertise in AWS to design and implement scalable cloud solutions. This role offers the chance to work fully remotely, leveraging over 20 years of remote work experience. You will collaborate with diverse teams, using best practices in DevOps and cloud-native design to optimize architectures for performance and cost. If you are passionate about mentoring and driving digital transformation, this position is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the IT services sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in solutions architecture focusing on AWS.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services and DevOps best practices.
• Experience with automation and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable cloud solutions on AWS.
• Implement infrastructure as code for efficient deployments.
• Collaborate with teams to define monitoring and alerting strategies.

Skills

AWS Services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Linux Systems Administration

Monitoring and Logging Tools

Communication Skills

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

Join to apply for the Solutions Architect - AWS role at Lumenalta.

Experience remote work done right. With over 20 years of remote experience, our 500+ staff work 100% remotely, fostering vibrant relationships and providing excellent career growth opportunities with stellar clients on ambitious projects.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Architect and design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on AWS, using best practices in DevOps and cloud-native design.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform for efficient and consistent deployments.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and management of infrastructure and services using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to define and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies using AWS-native tools like CloudWatch or third-party solutions.
• Optimize cloud architectures for cost, performance, and security; advise clients on best practices for infrastructure, data, and application deployment.
• Mentor teams on AWS architecture patterns, DevOps methodologies, and operational best practices.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party tools and services into AWS environments to enhance automation, performance, and security.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in a solutions architecture role focusing on AWS.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch.
• Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux systems administration, networking, and security best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or AWS CloudWatch.
• Proven ability to architect solutions that meet business and technical requirements while balancing performance, scalability, and cost.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lumenalta is committed to hiring diverse talent. If you share our values and enthusiasm for digital transformation, we encourage you to apply.

What’s it like to work at Lumenalta?

• Seniority level: Director

• Employment type: Full-time

• Job function: Consulting, Information Technology, and Engineering

• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Banking, Advertising Services