Remote Platform Architect (SC/NPPV3 Cleared) – AWS

Whitehall Resources Limited; United States; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Resources Limited is seeking a Platform Architect with active SC and NPPV3 clearance for a remote, 12-month contract. You will lead the design of scalable AWS platforms, enforce security controls, and guide engineering teams.

This role requires hands-on leadership in cloud governance, IaC adoption, and cost optimisation. You will collaborate with product owners and delivery managers to ensure compliant, resilient cloud solutions across environments, while staying updated with AWS

Qualifications

• Active SC and NPPV3 clearance is required.
• Experience designing scalable, secure cloud architectures on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, highly available architectures using AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, and CloudFront.
• Select AWS services based on business requirements, performance needs, and cost considerations.
• Define and enforce cloud architecture best practices, patterns, and standards.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Architectural Leadership

Security & Compliance

IaC

Cost Optimisation

Serverless

Microservices

Monitoring & Alignment

Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Job description

Whitehall Resources Limited is seeking a Platform Architect with active SC and NPPV3 clearance for a remote, 12-month contract. You will lead the design of scalable AWS platforms, enforce security controls, and guide engineering teams.

This role requires hands-on leadership in cloud governance, IaC adoption, and cost optimisation. You will collaborate with product owners and delivery managers to ensure compliant, resilient cloud solutions across environments, while staying updated with AWS