AWS Solution Architect

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Stott and May Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

Job Description
AWS Solution Architect (Contract)
Location:
London – Office Based

Contract Duration:
6 months

Day Rate:
£ Inside IR35)

About The Role
We are seeking an experienced AWS Solution Architect to join our technical team on a 6-month contract. The role involves transforming traditional banking infrastructure and services by leveraging the scalability, security, and performance of AWS cloud solutions. You will design, implement, and optimise cloud-based architectures, ensuring compliance with banking standards and supporting high-performance data and application services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance AWS cloud infrastructure in line with banking standards.
  • Re-envision the current data warehouse estate into a data products/marketplace model leveraging AWS/Snowflake.
  • Review and enhance existing AWS infrastructure components to improve performance and efficiency.
  • Design and implement ETL pipelines using AWS EMR (Elastic MapReduce) for efficient data processing.
  • Integrate Tableau with AWS services for seamless reporting and data visualisation.
  • Design and deploy containerised UI applications (frontend & backend) using microservices architecture on Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
  • Apply infrastructure-as-code principles using Terraform, Ansible, and implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
  • Utilise scripting tools such as Python/Bash and container orchestration with Helm charts, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Implement and monitor cloud security best practices across AWS environments.
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and architecture recommendations to the development team throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Extensive knowledge of AWS services, including Lambda, EKS, EMR, and related cloud components.
  • Experience in ETL design and implementation and Tableau integration with AWS services.
  • Familiarity with Avaloq and private banking systems preferred.
  • Strong expertise in infrastructure-as-code, scripting (Python/Bash), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud architectures.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Desirable Skills

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
  • Experience in financial reporting systems or data-intensive applications.
  • Knowledge of Angular and for frontend and backend development.
  • Previous experience in the banking domain.

Why Join Us
This role provides the opportunity to drive cloud transformation in a challenging and rewarding environment, collaborating with highly skilled teams to deliver innovative solutions.

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