At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a major Azure-to-AWS transformation in a regulated financial services environment.
- Company: Join a dynamic team focused on cloud migration and modernisation.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, fully remote work, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact by driving cloud transformation strategies.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in Azure to AWS migrations and strong technical leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Up to £550 per day (OUTSIDE IR35) Fully Remote in the UK 6 months (Extension highly likely)
Lead a major Azure-to-AWS transformation within a highly regulated financial services environment. We're looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end architecture and delivery of a large-scale cloud migration and modernisation programme. This is a customer-facing role requiring strong technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and deep AWS migration expertise.
What You'll Do
- Lead architecture for a complex Azure-to-AWS migration programme
- Drive application and infrastructure modernisation initiatives
- Guide senior stakeholders on cloud transformation strategy
- Produce high and low-level designs, migration plans, and technical governance
- Act as the senior technical authority throughout delivery
Key Requirements
- Proven experience leading Azure to AWS migrations across:
- Infrastructure (Windows Servers, Windows Containers)
- Databases (SQL Server)
- Legacy .NET application estates
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- AWS MAP (Migration Acceleration Programme)
- Amazon EKS
- Windows-to-Linux modernisation
- SQL Server to PostgreSQL migrations
- AWS RDS PostgreSQL
- Ability to define migration strategies, target architectures, and modernisation roadmaps.
- Excellent customer-facing communication and executive stakeholder presentation skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience within Mortgage, Banking, or Financial Services
- Understanding of regulatory, security, and data governance requirements in highly regulated environments
If you've successfully delivered enterprise-scale AWS migration and modernisation programmes and enjoy working directly with customers, we'd love to hear from you.
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Solutions Architect – AWS Migration & Modernisation Cloud Bridge Opportunities · · in Edinburgh
AWS Migration Expertise
Azure-to-AWS Migration
Infrastructure Modernisation
Windows Servers
Windows Containers
SQL Server
.NET Application Migration
