AWS Technical Architect

At DXC Technology, we help organisations solve complex technology challenges through cloud, security, and modern infrastructure solutions. We’re looking for an experienced AWS Technical Architect to join our team and help deliver secure, scalable, and innovative AWS solutions for enterprise customers across a variety of industries. This is a great opportunity to work on large‑scale cloud transformation programmes, collaborate with talented engineers and architects, and play a key role in designing secure, scalable, and modern AWS environments for enterprise customers.

We’re passionate about building diverse, inclusive teams and actively encourage applications from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates, with support and adjustments available throughout the hiring process. We also genuinely value work‑life balance, continuous learning, and creating an environment where people can do great work while continuing to grow their careers.

As an AWS Technical Architect, you’ll take high‑level customer requirements and turn them into practical, secure, and production‑ready AWS solutions. You’ll work closely with CloudOps, DevOps, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders to design cloud platforms that are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost‑effective. This is a hands‑on role but also highly collaborative and strategic – ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems while guiding teams and influencing architecture decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Solution Design: Architecting cloud solutions on AWS according to business requirements, covering infrastructure design, application architecture, security, and integration patterns.
• DevOps Automation and IaC: Champion an automation‑first mindset, ensuring all scalable architectures are driven by Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern automation tools.
• Cloud Migration: Assisting in migrating on‑premises infrastructure and applications to AWS cloud with minimal disruption and optimal performance.
• Security and Compliance: Implementing security best practices and compliance standards within AWS environments, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security.
• Network Architecture: Establish central AWS transit and network infrastructure, acting as the core gateway for all inter‑account communication and outbound traffic to external services.
• Cost Optimization: Designing cost‑effective solutions by selecting appropriate AWS services and implementing cost management strategies.
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Designing architectures for high availability and disaster recovery using AWS services.
• Performance Optimization: Tuning configurations and leveraging AWS services for optimal performance of applications and infrastructure.
• Monitoring and Logging: Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail to ensure the health, performance, and security of AWS environments.
• Technical Leadership and Collaboration: Providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to team members, collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Continuous Learning and Innovation: Staying updated with the latest AWS services and best practices, driving innovation for improved efficiency and reliability of AWS solutions.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven track record as an AWS Technical Architect
• Hands‑on experience across AWS/public cloud environments
• Strong practical AWS knowledge across infrastructure, networking, security, and cloud operations
• Experience working closely with DevOps and CloudOps teams
• Proficiency in deploying Landing Zone, particularly Secure Landing Zone/PALZ and expertise in Control Tower and AWS Organizations.
• Practical experience in designing and implementing Continuous Integration and Deployment utilizing tools like GitHub Actions.
• Expertise in managing and maintaining secure AWS cloud environments and various AWS security services.
• Experience with authentication and authorization protocols such as OAUTH2, SAML2.0, and OIDC.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing cloud‑native solutions, including serverless applications, containerised applications, CI/CD pipelines, Network Infrastructures like Transit Gateway and Direct Connect, Identity and Access Management, and programmable infrastructure.
• Knowledge and experience in infrastructure as code solutions using tools like Terraform, GitHub Actions, Python, Bash or PowerShell.
• Experience with network concepts such as VPC, Transit Gateways, Gateway Load Balancers, AWS Private Link, Endpoint Services, Route 53, IPAM, CIDR management, and hybrid networks.
• Proficiency in tools like Git/GitHub, Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Proficiency in containerisation using EKS, ECS, and ECR, along with understanding of release management techniques.
• Understanding of additional AWS services like WorkSpaces, AWS Managed AD, and Palo Alto.
• Knowledge of AWS managed database services and collaboration in building, testing, and deploying global infrastructure.
• Ability to work in an Agile environment, drive continuous improvement, and maintain attention to detail.

Certifications & Clearance

• Two AWS Associate certifications or one AWS Professional or Specialty certification.
• Either already hold UK security clearance or have UK settlement status (ILR) and be eligible to obtain clearance.

Why Join DXC?

You’ll be joining a collaborative and supportive team working on meaningful enterprise‑scale cloud projects across a variety of industries. Most importantly, we want people to feel supported, valued, and able to bring their authentic selves to work. In addition, DXC offers a competitive salary, bonus, and a flexible benefits package designed to support you both professionally and personally – including pension, private medical cover, and wellbeing programmes. If you’re passionate about AWS, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to be part of a supportive team where you can genuinely make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritises in‑person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.