Technical Architect AWS Java

Client Server; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing tech company is seeking a hands-on Technical Architect (AWS Java) who will drive the architecture for their core insights platform with a competitive salary up to £100k. The role demands strong Java coding skills, substantial experience with AWS, and the ability to implement scalable architectures for data workloads. Collaborating with development and data engineering teams, the successful candidate will champion security and compliance in line with GDPR and ISO27001. Enjoy the flexibility of remote working while working within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Care

Remote working

Qualifications

• Strong experience architecting large scale systems on AWS, ideally in regulated environments.
• Proficiency in Java with knowledge of Python, Go for automation.
• Experience designing and managing containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end architecture for the core insights platform.
• Implement scalable AWS architectures for IoT and data workloads.
• Define and enforce infrastructure as code and automation frameworks.

Skills

AWS architecture

Java coding

Microservices architecture

DevOps practices

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD pipeline design

Security architecture

Data flows and APIs

Agile/Scrum methodology

Tools

AWS services (ECS, EKS, EC2)

Kafka

GitHub Actions

Job description

Technical Architect (AWS Java) Remote UK to £100k

Are you a hands‑on Technical Architect with strong Java coding skills and experience architecting and operating large scale systems on AWS?

You could be progressing your career as a Technical Architect at a growing tech company that provide a range of IoT and Data solutions for the Emergency Services.

As the Technical Architect you’ll take ownership and drive the end‑to‑end architecture for the core insights platform, across infrastructure, data, security and application layers. You’ll design and implement scalable, cost effective AWS architectures that support high‑throughput, mission critical IoT and data workloads, governing platform standards, documentation and best practices across multiple engineering teams.

Your role will also encompass leading the definition and enforcement of infrastructure as code (IaC), observability and automation frameworks and integration of streaming and messaging solutions such as Kafka, SQS or SNS for data ingestion and event‑driven processing. You’ll collaborate with development, DevOps and data engineering on various initiatives and champion security and compliance within the platform to adhere to GDPR, ISO27001 and data governance frameworks.

Location / WFH:

There’s a remote first policy, you could be based anywhere in the UK but must be British citizen or hold the right to work in the UK.

About you:

• You have strong experience of architecting and operating large scale systems on AWS, ideally within high‑availability or regulated environments
• You have a strong knowledge of core AWS services (ECS / EKS, EC2, S3, RDS / Aurora, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, Lambda, Terraform / CloudFormation)
• You have strong Java coding skills and a working knowledge of other languages (Python, Go, etc) for supporting services and automation
• You have a strong understanding of microservices architecture, event‑driven design and integration patterns
• You have experience of designing and managing containerised environments
• You have experience with CI/CD pipeline design using GitHub Actions and a good working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), observability and monitoring tools
• You have a good knowledge of security architecture, identity management and network segmentation in cloud environments
• You have a good understanding of data flows, APIs and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, SQS, SNS)
• You’re collaborative and pragmatic with experience of managing or leading technical delivery teams using Agile / Scrum framework

What’s in it for you:

As a Technical Architect you’ll receive a competitive package:

• Salary to £100k
• Bonus
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Care
• Remote working

Apply now to find out more about this Technical Architect (AWS Java) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We’re an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.